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I have 2 XP PC's networked peer to peer on the master PC
I can access any web site but on the slave I can only
access certain web sites. master PC is running XP home
and Slave is running XP Pro. Help please!!
 
"Craig" said:
I have 2 XP PC's networked peer to peer on the master PC
I can access any web site but on the slave I can only
access certain web sites. master PC is running XP home
and Slave is running XP Pro. Help please!!
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This is a common problem with shared DSL connections that use PPP Over
Ethernet (PPPoE). Here are some possible fixes. Any one of them
should solve the problem:

1. Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 on the ICS host computer.

2. Find the right MTU setting on the client computers, as shown here:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107

and then make the setting manually on the client computers, or use
DrTCP to make it:

http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html

3. Download the free RASPPPoE program and install it on the host
computer. Use it instead of XP's PPPoE program. Details at these
sites:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/adslpoe2.htm
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/

See these sites for more information:

Connectivity Problems on ICS Clients When You Use a PPPoE Connection
on a Windows XP ICS Host
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319661

Troubleshooting MTU Size in PPPoE Dialin Connectivity
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/794/router_mtu.html
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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