Internet Sharing Problem

[Gweedo]

I've got three computers here. One, the internet sharer, running XP, another running 2k Server, and a third running 98. The internet sharing computer obviously has internet and I know shares it, because I've had another computer work perfectly with it. However, the other two machines see this computer, but they don't see the internet. Can anybody help?

[Garry]

Have you set the "default gateway" in the TCP/IP properties of the guest machines to the IP address of your host (XP) machine? Can you ping any IP addresses from the guest machines? Try pinging google.com.

Dos prompt:

Type: ping 216.239.33.100

See what happens and let me know.

[Gweedo]

I set the IP in the Gateway tab in the TCP/IP settings to the IP of this computer and it still didn't work. Pinging didn't work either, it said it was unreachable.

[Garry]

And the IP addresses are all the same range? If you're using Windows ICS, the host should be 192.168.0.1, and the two guests should be 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3?

I find it odd that neither guest are working. Just make-double sure ICS *is* enabled... :)

[OPaul]

Make sure the two machines are set to get IPs via a DHCP server.

[Gweedo]

ICS *is* enabled. Does DHCP need to be enabled? IFY, I am going through 2 NICs in this computer, if that effects anything.

[John Veteran]

the two computers (2000 server and 98) need to be set to get an IP from a DHCP server, like opaul said. dhcp is turned on automatically on the xp machine because it is running ICS.

[Garry]

I beg to differ. DHCP should work fine - but then again, so should static IP addressing, as long as the IPs are in the correct range.

[Deryck]

This is probably a little low brow for answers but have you turned off the firewalls on the machines that are having trouble? Verify the firewalls; do not forget Microsoft Windows XP's own firewall as well.

[Gweedo]

Wow! Gotta love XP. I just ran the Network Setup Wizard for the heck of it and bam! Works perfectly. I guess I messed up some settings at that last LAN party. Thanks for the help though guys.

[m0]

  Gweedo said:

Wow! Gotta love XP. I just ran the Network Setup Wizard for the heck of it and bam! Works perfectly. I guess I messed up some settings at that last LAN party. Thanks for the help though guys.

Excellent :yes:

sometimes that wizard can be a real pain, and sometimes its just great ;)

m0.

[John Veteran]

  Gweedo said:

Wow! Gotta love XP. I just ran the Network Setup Wizard for the heck of it and bam! Works perfectly. I guess I messed up some settings at that last LAN party. Thanks for the help though guys.

i love that wizard :yes: