Re: ICS not working



In article <DFB7401C-E639-44D7-BC15-42FD8D86DC84@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Degerrin" <Degerrin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>HI,
>>>I have a problem accessing the Internet from an ICS client:
>>>
>>>I have 2 WinXP computers connected through LAN (file sharing, IP and pinging
>>>each other works fine).
>>>I configured the internet host (Win XP SP1) to allow ICS, and configured the
>>>firewall (Sygate personal firewall) to allow access.
>>>
>>>The problem is the ICS client computer's (Win XP SP2) browser cannot connect
>>>to the internet through the browser. Pinging an external site's domain or IP
>>>results in "Destination host unreachable". This also happens when if I turn
>>>of the firewall.
>>>
>>>(P.S. I cleared the "LAN settings" checkboxes under IE's "Internet Options")
>>>
>>>Would appreciate any idea and assistance.
>>>
>>>Degerrin.
>>
>>These tests should help find the problem:
>>
>>1. On the ICS host computer, right click the local area network
>>connection and click Status | Support | Details. It should show:
>>
>> IP Address: 192.168.0.1
>> Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway: none
>> DNS Server = none
>>
>>2. On the ICS client computer, right click the local area network
>>connection and click Status | Support | Details. It should show:
>>
>> IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
>> Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
>> DNS Server = 192.168.0.1
>>
>>3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the client
>>and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:
>>
>> ping 192.168.0.1
>> ping 216.239.39.99
>> ping google.com
>>
>>4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on
>>the client. They should both take you to the Google web page:
>>
>> http://216.239.39.99
>> http://google.com
>
>Hi,
>
>Setting the Gateway and DNS on the ICS client did the job.
>
>Thank you very much !
>
>Degerrin.

You're welcome. When you assign a static IP address to an ICS client,
you have to make those settings along with the IP address and subnet
mask.
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