Problem with Internet Connection Sharing

My son has XP and I have Win 98SE. We are networked via a crossover cable. For over a year ICS has worked fine (with XP PC as Host, 98 as client) until last week. Now, after each reboot of the XP PC, ICS will not work. To get it to work we have to disable ICS on the XP PC and then re-enable it. ICS then works fine again until the next time the XP machine is rebooted when we have to go through the disable/enable again.

We have up to date AV on both PCs, all patches are up to date and Zone Alarm running on both. We have tried disabling ZA but the above problem still happens. Even when ICS is not working, both PCs can see each other and Ping each other etc.

I suspect my son has downloaded something (game patch etc?) that is causing this. Grateful for any ideas........

Steve

 

One place to check is "DHCP" in Services of the XP PC. This should be set to Auto. Had the same problem once and that corrected it. Worth a look.

 

Mudd, I've checked DHCP in Services as you suggest. It is set to Auto already so it must be something else.

Thanks anyway though.........

Steve

 

Hang on a while as there are several Network people that will probably be online later today and they are Experts! They will get you to going without a doubt.

 

Next time it quits on you, do the following on the XP PC and post the contents of the text file you will create to a reply in this thread.

start~run~cmd followed by
ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt

Note the spaces before and after the > symbol.

Do both the XP host and the 98 client lose the ability to get to the internet?

The PCs 'seeing' each other simply indicates the network is still running. ICS is only needed to allow the two PCs to share the modem and get to the internet.

 

Very strange - it's now started working OK again. I'll see how it goes over the next few days but fingers crossed......!!

Thanks for the help though guys!

Steve

 

Internet sharing not working -Windows XP

Hi again

I have a machine running windows xp pro networked with my laptop Windows XP pro(hp Pavilion zt3000)I have followed all the instructions.I've configured the pc as the host and the laptop as a client.The host is running cable connection and i'm using a switch.I can see each other on the network with no problems,however im unable to browse the internet on client's pc.


Here is some of the configuration taken from both


XP MACHINE

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : COMPUTER2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASUSTeK/Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-06-90-53
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nsw.bigpond.net.au
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Motorola SURFboard 4200 USB Cable Modem
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-E5-A2-8D-F1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.45.70.93
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 203.45.70.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.18.80
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 61.9.192.14
61.9.128.15
61.9.192.15

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, 25 May 2004 1:09:51 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, 25 May 2004 6:58:14 AM




LAPTOP COnfiguration

I done ipconfig and there was nothing displayed.I left it as assign IP automatically.



any clues please

 

PeteC - OZ does strange things with time and it was probably tomorrow there when he ran ipconfig.

simond - even with all the info set to auto-assign, ipconfig should have showed you the information.

You may have some problems with the TCP/IP pieces on the laptop. You might try the winsock repair tool from http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe

 

Oops. He certainly is. Oops. Don't know where I got Australia.

In that case, the time thing could certainly be the issue unless the machine somehow has the wrong time zone set.

 

Actually im from australia
I've forgotton to update my info.I've installed the winsock file you mentioned but still same problem

i can see the configuration on the laptop now but still same issue

 

Maybe he got it from the specs posted.

That or he is psychic

 

Okay still can't share the internet on windows xp pro,i have formatted everything.no firewall is enabled at all what so ever,both pc are in the correct workgroup and can ping each other.I have enabled netbios over tcp/ip on both workstations,all updates done.

the laptop is the ics server with networked cards,,
one is the internet lan and other one is internal lan card.i have enabled the internal card and assigned ip address.

laptop config



Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computer1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-24-C1-2D
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139C+ Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-3F-6C-FB-E5
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :



Ethernet adapter Internet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nsw.bigpond.net.au
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Motorola SURFboard 4200 USB Cable Modem
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-E5-A2-8D-F1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.45.70.184
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 203.45.70.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.18.80
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 61.9.192.14

61.9.128.15

61.9.192.15

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 07, 2004 11:43:59 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 07, 2004 12:43:59 PM


here is the client pc



Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computer2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASUSTeK/Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-06-90-53
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1




any clues

 

Set computer2 to use DNS servers at 61.9.192.14, 61.9.128.15, and 61.9.192.15 and see if things improve.