XP Pro host can't find ICS clients

[Guest]

I've repeatedly tried to set up an internet connection sharing network between my dial-up XP pro and two XP home computers without any success.
The clients can see each other without any problem but the host can't see the clients.

My setup on the XP Pro consists of:
internal 56k modem that connects to the web just fine
internal NIC card that connects to a Hub which in turn connects to a 12 port patch panel, (I've tested the cables, HUB, and patchpanel and all work perfectly.
Using the MS ICS directions, I've enabled "sharing" on my dial up connection manually after also running the connection wizard numerous times.

On the client systems, I followed the original MS directions and then also manually configured with static IPs of 192.168.0.x (where x is 2-10)

My next step will be to uninstall all the networking components off of the host machine and then reinstall but I was hoping that there might be another option. Please help.

 

[pjay]

I've repeatedly tried to set up an internet connection sharing network

between my dial-up XP pro and two XP home computers without any success.

The clients can see each other without any problem but the host can't see the clients.

My setup on the XP Pro consists of:
internal 56k modem that connects to the web just fine,
internal NIC card that connects to a Hub which in turn connects to a 12

port patch panel, (I've tested the cables, HUB, and patchpanel and all work
perfectly.)

Using the MS ICS directions, I've enabled "sharing" on my dial up

connection manually after also running the connection wizard numerous times.

On the client systems, I followed the original MS directions and then also

manually configured with static IPs of 192.168.0.x (where x is 2-10)

My next step will be to uninstall all the networking components off of the

host machine and then reinstall but I was hoping that there might be another
option. Please help.
My setup and understanding is that all clients must be set to "Obtain IP
Addy Auto" - or words to that effect.

Pjay

 

[networker]

-----Original Message-----
... components off of the
host machine and then reinstall but I was hoping that there might be another
option. Please help.

My setup and understanding is that all clients must be set to "Obtain IP
Addy Auto" - or words to that effect.

Pjay

Thanks Pjay. Yes, that is my understanding as well and
is what the client computers are currently set at.

Upon creating a new dial-up configuration (An effort to
force out any old reg settings and using the same dial-up
info and settings) I was able to get the lone Win98SE
machine to connect to the network and internet connection
without any problems.

I've also gone through and removed any old ALT IP info
from the clients' LAN properties.

At this point in time it's as if I have two networks:
- The XP Pro host and Win98SE client
- and the two XPhome clients that can see each other
but not the host and the host cannot see them.

Any ideas?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I've repeatedly tried to set up an internet connection sharing network between my dial-up XP pro and two XP home computers without any success.
The clients can see each other without any problem but the host can't see the clients.

My setup on the XP Pro consists of:
internal 56k modem that connects to the web just fine,
internal NIC card that connects to a Hub which in turn connects to a 12 port patch panel, (I've tested the cables, HUB, and patchpanel and all work perfectly.)
Using the MS ICS directions, I've enabled "sharing" on my dial up connection manually after also running the connection wizard numerous times.

On the client systems, I followed the original MS directions and then also manually configured with static IPs of 192.168.0.x (where x is 2-10)

My next step will be to uninstall all the networking components off of the host machine and then reinstall but I was hoping that there might be another option. Please help.

Both automatic and manual IP addresses are OK on the ICS clients.

These steps should help you get everything working:

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other firewall
programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.

For more information, see:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm

4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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