Re: ICS works with static IP client but not DHCP client
From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 02/05/05
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Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:49:45 -0700
In article <AFAEC50B-B570-4F20-B759-8411C179FE46@microsoft.com>, Naz
<Naz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Hi there. Wondering if anyone has encountered this and may be able to shed
>some light. I have a simple home network: a desktop "host" machine running
>ICS connected to a broadband modem and also to a Netgear wireless access
>point. I also have a laptop "client" machine that connects wirelessly to the
>AP.
>
>I set up ICS on the host machine using all the default settings, and then on
>the client machine I've configured the wireless adapter with an IP address of
>192.168.0.2 and a gateway/DNS server of 192.168.0.1 . Eerything works
>beautifully -- the client can share files with the host, and they both access
>the internet.
>
>If I try to switch the client to "DHCP mode" however, it all falls apart. I
>set the wireless adapter to "Automatically obtain an IP address" and poof, no
>file sharing and no internet access on the client. Client can't obtain an IP
>address via DNS ... it just appears as 0.0.0.0. It seems like ICS on the
>host machine is just not giving out IP addresses.
>
>Both the machines have WinXP Pro on them. The DT machine is SP2, and the
>notebook machine has whatever combination of patches my office has put on
>there plus it's on the work domain. Incidentally, I've also tried
>eliminating the Wireless AP from the setup and just used plain wires, and the
>same thing happens.
>
>Anyone have any ideas of what could be going on? I really want to get DHCP
>to work because it's a pain to have to reconfigure my IP settings every day
>when I come home from work. I should really just go buy a router (I've
>wasted WAY too much of my time already), but I have too much pride to give up
>in defeat.
Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer on the host computer?
To run it, click Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance |
Administrative Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
If you can't get DHCP to work, you can specify the static values as
the alternate TCP/IP configuration for its network adapter. At work,
where there's a DHCP server, it will use DHCP. At home, where the
DHCP server doesn't work, it will use the static values.
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