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Windows XP Inernet Connection Sharing

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by daveyuen

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I have 2 computers (P4 and P2) using Windows XP, I want to use ICS on both of them. the P4 is the main computer directly connected to Rogers Cable while the P2 is the client computer. The network is a PHONE network. I have set the IP to the local connection NIC on P4 to 192.168.0.1 while the client IP on P2 is 192.168.0.2 and the IP on the P4 cable NIC is set to automatically receive IP. I even have run the Windows XP network setup wizard using th XP CD to setup Main and Client connection. Now,they both can see each other on network environment and can ping each other BUT the client P2 cannot get into the internet (P4 is OK). We can I do now to get the P2 into the net? Thanks!

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by daveyuen

before I install the XP, the P4 is running Windows 2000 Pro and the P2 is running Win98 SE on the same Phone network, they can use ICS and access the internet without any problem. When I upgrade the P4 to XP I have trouble in sharing the ICS to P2, so I upgrade the P2 to XP also but still P2 cannot access the internet.

by saihib

Check out this Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
How to Configure a Default Gateway for Multihomed Computer with LAN and Internet Access (Q262397)
I don't really understand your setup. Does the P4 have 2 NIC's? Are your using a hub. Post a comment.

by daveyuen

I am using 2 NIC for P4, one is for cable directly connected and another for local lan and as I said I am using phone network. Phoen network does not requried hub, it is directly connect to the phone jack on the wall.

by john shi

Think you may want to put the P4 IP as the default gateway on P2, and also remember to config your ISP Proxy on P2 if there is any.

by shawns

You might try letting ICS assign the IPs automatically on the 2 phone NICs as they might be conflicting with the IP assigned by you ISP on the NIC hooked up to your cable modem.Also make sure when asked for the connection to the internet in the ICS wizard you select the NIC hooked up to the cable modem.

by daveyuen

If you have read my word carefully, the IP I am using are 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 which are the default sharing ip for all ICS, normally no ISP will use such IP address for their client

by shawns

OK yes normally that would be true but your not sure why your not getting out. You might also try finding out what your ISPs DNS server addresses are and assign them manually on the client PC and use the NIC connected to the cable modem as the gateway address.Also are all 3 NICs using TCP/IP protocall if not make sure they are.

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