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Internet Connection Sharing won't work!
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I have a desktop and a laptop, I use the desktop to connect to my ISP via dial-up. both computers are connected via a crossover cable since I only have to connect 2 PC's together. Both computers can see each other on the network, and both can share files and printers. Internet sharing used to work but then suddenly stopped, anybody has any ideas on why this happened?
and btw, both are running win2k...
and btw, both are running win2k...
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Hrm... Where to begin...
First of all, can the machines ping each other? Sometimes they can see one another through NETBIOS, which is a seperate protocol from TCP/IP. Can the Desktop ping anything on the Internet? If yes, can the laptop ping the IP address of the desktop?
Pretty much, you'd troubleshoot this like you would any router. See if the router can ping an Internet site, see if the client can ping the Internet-facing interface on the router. That should help you determine in some way or another what's going on. It may boil down that you need to uninstall/reinstall ICS on the desktop system.
First of all, can the machines ping each other? Sometimes they can see one another through NETBIOS, which is a seperate protocol from TCP/IP. Can the Desktop ping anything on the Internet? If yes, can the laptop ping the IP address of the desktop?
Pretty much, you'd troubleshoot this like you would any router. See if the router can ping an Internet site, see if the client can ping the Internet-facing interface on the router. That should help you determine in some way or another what's going on. It may boil down that you need to uninstall/reinstall ICS on the desktop system.
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
ok, answers to your questions.. yes, they can ping each other.. I don't see any problem on the network... I am connected to the internet via modem dial-up. the computer that connects to the internet works fine... but the client for the ICS is not connecting to the internet at all... lastly, can you uninstall ICS on win2k??? Im not really sure if it can be done...
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*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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Wait did you say a crossover cable why don't you use a Phoneline/Network Router? It will probably save you a big time headache.
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Hello,
Do your logs offer any advice? Perhaps some service is no longer starting properly, or perhaps you installed some firewall product.
Christian
Do your logs offer any advice? Perhaps some service is no longer starting properly, or perhaps you installed some firewall product.
Christian
Now here's a weird one! This Knowledge base article suggests you need Cable or ADSL for ICS with Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307311
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307311
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Originally Posted by MAD_DOG
Wait did you say a crossover cable why don't you use a Phoneline/Network Router? It will probably save you a big time headache.
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Originally Posted by kc0arf
Hello,
Do your logs offer any advice? Perhaps some service is no longer starting properly, or perhaps you installed some firewall product.
Christian
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*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
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*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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Originally Posted by oalee
ok, answers to your questions.. yes, they can ping each other.. I don't see any problem on the network... I am connected to the internet via modem dial-up. the computer that connects to the internet works fine... but the client for the ICS is not connecting to the internet at all... lastly, can you uninstall ICS on win2k??? Im not really sure if it can be done...
I've had most of my experience with ICS in Win 98 SE. There, it was an optional component that could be installed through Add/Remove Programs -> Windows Setup. I'd imagine you may be able to do the same in 2k-- Add/Remove programs -> Add/Remove windows components.
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
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Originally Posted by alc6379
I've had most of my experience with ICS in Win 98 SE. There, it was an optional component that could be installed through Add/Remove Programs -> Windows Setup. I'd imagine you may be able to do the same in 2k-- Add/Remove programs -> Add/Remove windows components.
Everything was working really fine until one day it stopped working... I'm getting really frustrated by this... I'm starting to consider internet routing softwares such as wingate...
any other suggestions?
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*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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Since you seem to be out of other ideas.... here's a longshot...
Is this by chance a work laptop? I know that when I had a laptop issued to me from work, I experienced something similar when the company started monitoring my internet usage. One day I could connect via my home network just fine, the next nothing. I could still connect at work just fine, but nothing at home.
Is this by chance a work laptop? I know that when I had a laptop issued to me from work, I experienced something similar when the company started monitoring my internet usage. One day I could connect via my home network just fine, the next nothing. I could still connect at work just fine, but nothing at home.
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