Internet sharing problem

[McLarnon]

I have a laptop running Windows XP Home that connects to the Internet via my usb ADSL modem. All work fine.

I am repairing a desktop PC running Windows 2000 and want to connect it to my laptop so that it can access the Internet for updates.

I have connected the W2K PC to my laptop's ethernet card via a crossover cable. The XP has ip address 192.168.0.1 and the W2K 192.168.0.2. Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and the default gateway on the W2K is the IP of the XP laptop. Both are part of the same work group.

In the lan settings for the W2K Internet explorer I have the proxy as the IP for the XP (192.168.0.1) using port 808.

I can ping both ways and can also share files.

I ran the ICS on the XP laptop and the connection is being shared. When I look at the network connections for the laptop all seems fine although there is a 'network bridge' connection which is showing as disconnected and I cannot delete it.

I have disabled my firewall's and virus software but still cannot access the Internet from the W2K PC. I also downloaded a free proxy tool, ccproxy and I'm running that on the XP laptop.

I have used a similar setup before only the W2K was an NT PC and it worked fine. I cannot see any obvious problems and would appreciate any input.

Thanks in advance.

McLarnon.

 

[bcastner]

Duplicate post.

You do not need and should not set the proxy address in Internet Options. (and the port should not be 808 in any case).

All that is needed is to leave the Gateway IP empty on the laptop, and place 192.168.0.1 as the Gateway IP for the desktop.

 

[McLarnon]

Bcastner, while I appreciate your help (which I have tried to no avail) I thought I would try my post on a different board so it might get more response. I'm sure it must be common for some technical users to hang around one board more than another. I didn't mean to cause upset and all I'm looking for is a solution to my problem.

Thank you

 

[manarth]

(refer to thread586-638668)

<marc> i wonder what will happen if i press this...[ul][li]please give feedback on what works / what doesn't[/li][li]need some help? how to get a better answer: faq581-3339[/li][/ul]

 

[bcastner]

See if Steve Winograd's site has something helpful:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

The MS XP ICS Troubleshooting site(s):

http://support.microsoft.com/common...et Connection Sharing&CDID=EN-US-KB&LCID=1033

 

[McLarnon]

Bcastner, the proxy settings where required. It wasn't port 808 but 8080. It now works.

McLarnon.

 

[bcastner]

They may be required by your &quot;free proxy tool&quot; but they are assuredly not required for XP or Win2k ICS.