Re: Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Sharon F:

Thanks for the tip. I read at least two versions of instructions for
configuring ICS. Each set of instructions specifies that the "client"
workstation(s) should be configured to obtain an IP addres and DNS server
address automatically.

On the first day I setup ICS, I initially configured both the ICS "host"
and the client to obtain an IP addresses automatically. This configuration
did not work well, as the "client" was assigned a random IP address that was
out of the valid range of the ICS"host". I subsequently configured the
static IP address 192.168.0.1 and a mask of 255.255.255.0 on the "host'" and
left the "client" configured to receive its information automatically. This
configuration allowed the workstations to work well together, sharing the
Internet connection as well as a local printer.

Today, after both workstations were restarted, the "client" workstation
again was assigned the random IP address and subnet mask. Now the ICS
workstation cannot communicate with the "client", nor can they share the
printer, or the Internet connection.

By the way, on the first day of connecting them, I did restart both
computers several times to verify that could share the Internet connection as
well as the local printer.

--
weyde_one


"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:51:05 -0700, Weyde_one wrote:
>
> > When using XP ICS, my understanding is that the ICS workstation is suppose to
> > act as a DHCP sever to provide the remote workstations with IP address,
> > subnet mask, and default gateway information.
> >
> > I have a small workgroup in which one workstation uses dial-up for
> > connection to the Internet. I configured ICS on this workstation and used a
> > static IP address and subnet mask and configured the other workgroup computer
> > to obtain addressing information dynamically. Why is the IP address obtained
> > dynamically by the "remote workstation" a random IP address and subnet mask.
> > The dynamically-obtained IP address is is not even within the same network
> > (or IP address class) as the ICS workstation?
> >
> > Can anyone explain this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ----
> > weyde_one
>
> I believe ICS is hard coded to use a specific IP on the "host" computer:
> 192.168.0.1
>
> How to Configure a Static Client for Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309642
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>
.

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