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Connection sharing problem - XP and 98

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by donalda-m

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Well, I must have brain fog or something, but I cannot solve this one. I?m looking for some fast help, so I?m being generous with points. Thanks!

A friend of mine has a crossover cable network with a shared cable modem Internet connection. The host computer is Windows XP Professional. The other computer is a Windows 98SE. He had full network connectivity and Internet sharing (via ICS) until he ran the Repair option in the XP install program. I have since completely reinstalled XP and ran the network connection wizard on both the XP and 98 machines. The problem below still remains:

The 98 machine can ping the XP machine, and winipcfg shows the XP?s IP address (192.168.0.1) as the dns and dhcp server. The 98 machine can also ping Internet IP addresses, but cannot ping Internet names or of course browse the Internet. Any suggestions as to how to proceed?

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by donalda-m

Correction and additional info - the 98 machine CAN ping internet names (www.google.com) as well as IP's.
IE does not have any dialup or vpn connections set up and all boxes under Connections/LAN settings are cleared.
XP's address (192.168.0.1) is also listed as the gateway in winipcfg. Also noted on winipcfg is the netbios resolution uses DNS is checked and the type of connection is Mixed, wins is not enabled.

by srikrishna

It infers on Win XP u donthave any problems...
okie..Win 98 You can ping www.google.com or valid IP address but you cant browse from IE...Then you can check IE settings..Lan settings..
If you can give more info like wht error u r getting on browser it'd be much helpful to solve the prob

by donalda-m

I already listed the IE settings in my comment, and the error is the standard "page cannot be displayed."

by gkrishna_rath

Restart your pc in ms Dos mode.
type ipconfig /all
Fing out your IP
ping your ip address
like ping 202.66.64.1

then type----

by gkrishna_rath

Continue....

then write ----
ipconfig /release_all
afterthat shutdown your pc and restart in ms dos mode.

write ---

ipconfig /renew_all

then check your internet connection if it is not running well

If u r using proxy
go to internet explorer
Tools ---> Internet Option ---> Connection ---> Lan Setting ---> swich on proxiy server.

If still your problem is not solved then put one external software like WinProxy. then configure it.

bye
Kriss

by donalda-m

One does not need to start in dos mode (actually command prompt in XP) in order to run ipconfig, and I already noted the ip address of the XP machine above. There is no problem in pinging between the machines, only in reaching an Interet url address.

by phil.hall

Is the ICF firewall turned on on the Windows XP computer? If so, turn it off and see what happens.

by donalda-m

I already tried that, and firewall was implemented before without problems. Note that I can reach the Internet, but not via url or browser.

by smithscg

The DNS settings on the Windows98 machine (networking properties -TCP/IP)should read as the 192.168.0.1. Also check if the network card is disabled on the Windows98. THis sometime happens with a cross-over cable setup.

Try this and see how u go

Regards

Peter Smith

by donalda-m

DNS and DHCP entries are 192.168.0.1, and if the network card did not work how could I ping an Internet address?

by donalda-m

CLOSING QUESTION. We decided to install a router, as I was able to get it and the cabling for around $30 and cut my losses.

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