Re: VPC lost internet connectivity

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Good answers! I'm in the right place.

Domain names do not resolve. I haven't tried pinging by address. I'll try
that tonight.

Explorer just gives the server not found screen.

Blew my free call on the MTU issue with my ISP months ago. They went right
to the problem. That one was pretty subtle, too. You had access, but
couldn't update windows. (Good catch!)

The reason I was surprised about the firewall sharing is that the MS
Knowledge base said to go there and turn it on. Good to know this behaviour
isn't something new.

Which brings us back to....

Anyone else having this problem? Any ideas?


--
Victims, aren''''t we all?


"Unseelie" wrote:

> There IS another firewall running, as far as the Mac OS is concerned...
> it's called Shared Networking (it's redirecting ports, just like NAT
> does) within Virtual PC, and all that warning means is that you can't
> change Apple firewall settings while VPC is running. This is expected
> behavior.
>
> If you've never called MS for support, that $35 fee will be waived (you
> get one free incident).
>
> How does this "no internet connectivity" manifest in Windows? I'm going
> to assume you can't browse the web, but have you tried pinging another
> machine's IP address?
>
> You might also try searching this group with the phrase "MTU".
>
> usul wrote:
> > I have Panther on a powerbook G4, and VPC7 with XP Professional
> > installed.
> > It worked fine through the airport for internet access for several
> > months,
> > but I guess one of the Apple updates, or Windows updates did it in.
> > Now I
> > get a network connection, but can't get to the internet from the VPC.
> > The
> > Mac says that there is another firewall (when you check the sharing,
> > firewall
> > tab in System Preferences) whenever the VPC is running. There isn't.
> > I even
> > unistalled PCCillin, and turned off the windows firewall. Anyone else
> > suddenly lost internet connectivity with VPC7?
> >
> > (Obvious questions: Mac has access. Repaired disk and file
> > permissions.
> > Current update on Mac OS (Panther, not Tiger))
> >
> > The only knowledge base article on this is the one that says not to use
> > firewalls. Otherwise, they want $35 to answer an email or phone call.
> >
> >
> > Victims, aren''t we all?
>
>
.

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