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ICS with a Broadband connection

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by awaretech

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ICS won't work with Broadband connection:
I have a crossover network with a Win98 client and a WinXP server that worked beautifully using a dialup modem connection. However after adding a DSL external modem by Bell when I reconfigure to use it everything looks good but the client cannot get email through Outlook Express (it sees the mail but times out and can't access it).
Also the client can only reach CERTAIN web sites?? Go figure. The client is setup to get IP address automatically and the server is running DHCP I think. Would adding a hub and rewiring be necessary? Any help would be appreciated.

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by thechas

Is the DSL modem a network, or USB device?

If a network device, did you add a second network card into the server?

If not, that is the root of your problem.
You either need to use a hub/switch, and forget about ICS.
Or, set up the server with 2 network cards.

If you do have 2 network cards, you may need to move them around in the MB slots to find a configuration that doen't cause them to share to many resources.

Another thing to look at is your DSL contract. The providers are getting better at setting things up to restrict connection sharing. If the contract specifies that you are not allowed to share the connection, there may be items in the hardware and software to restrict sharing.

Chas

by timthetoolman

Hi,

...and if its a USB modem, then you may not have ICS configured correctly at all. The reason you see some web pages and your mail folders is that you're probably looking at cached data on the client.

Take a look at the following site and follow the links to what you want - it leads you through the correct configurations...

http://www.internet-sharing.com/

(remove spaces from the above URL)

Cheers,
Tim.

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