Re: Internet connetivity over LAN problem


"millin" <ssuj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(No Spam)> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I am having problem with connecting to the internet.
> My ISP is connected to an XP pro PC and which is shared by ICS.
> Normally I am using ICS (XP Pro) for connecting to my home network
> computers
> to the internet.Recently I have added one more computer which is running
> windows SERVER 2000 to my home networking system.I have downloaded the NIC
> driver from manufacturer web site and I do not thing any problem with my
> NIC
> driver.Cause when I ran the ipconfig/all command i can see it is getting
> an
> ip address in the range of 192.168.xxx.xxx.But I can't connect to the
> internet as well as i can't see my computer on the eorkgroup.
> can anybody give me some info/advice/help to solve this issue.
> Thanks in advance.
> mill

My advice? Ditch ICS and get yourself a decent broadband router/firewall
appliance (Netgear, Linksys, Dlink, etc). ICS stinks. Set up the router to
do NAT - and have DHCP run from the server or from the router. Since you're
using a server, you probably want it to have a static IP itself.


.

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