Re: Need Help with Internet Sharing

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From: Ravensburg (ravensburg_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 02/07/04


Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 17:56:10 -0000

okay man you only need to post once honest!
"Carla F." <bratdawg@gilanet.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:40251d3a$1@news.zianet.com...
> I am trying to set up an xp computer to share the internet, so that my
> laptop can plug into the net via the little network I've set up.
>
> My laptop is already configured with a static IP address to go thru the
host
> (at work we use winproxy). I have tried setting up this computer the same
> as the host at work - same work group name, host ip, subnet mask, tcp/ip,
> etc. I was hoping the laptop would think it was at work....
>
> It doesn't seem to be working. Other aspects of the network are working -
I
> can see the shared directories, etc. Just not the internet. What else
can
> I check? The host at work is win98, so I'm not as familiar with xp's
> quirks.
>
> Thanks,
> Carla
>
>
>
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