Re: Sharing Modem

I believe I have got it all working !!!!
To cut a long story short, the fix was staring me in the face .... needed to
change a setting in the host's firewall.

Thanks for all your help.
--
Bruce


"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <B8D3FF9B-E640-407F-AC1F-146A29A98F62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Bruce" <Bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> >Decided to rerun Network Setup Wizard on clinet to point of accepting
> >>>> >options ..
> >>>> >Notice a difference to you site instructions ...
> >>>> >
> >>>> >After I select "Computer will use internet connection on another computer
> >>>> >etc" I do not get the window displaying the host connections, but go straight
> >>>> >to the window to enter computer name etc.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >What does this mean?
> >>>>
> >>>> It probably means that the Wizard has automatically detected the local
> >>>> area network connection to use. That could be because your computer
> >>>> only has one local area network connection.
> >>>
> >>>OK looks like everything is set up OK, maybe I just dont know how to access
> >>>the shared modem.
> >>>
> >>>What is the procedure to connect to the internet from the client computer?
> >>
> >>There's no procedure. Just run a program that accesses the Internet:
> >>web browser, E-mail program, news reader, etc.
> >>
> >>If that doesn't work, these tests should help find the problem:
> >>
> >>1. On the 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 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
> >
> >Thanks:
> >All Host addresses OK.
> >Client addresses OK except there is nothing about DNS Server!
> >
> >Cannot ping anything, get timeouts, packages sent but no packages received
> >
> >IE will ask for a connection when I try to connect to anything, and all I
> >get to select from are the local connections set up on the client.
> >
> >Reminder.. The network works as far as sharing printers and files, but not
> >the modem.
>
> Can the client ping 192.168.0.1? Can the client ping its own IP
> address?
>
> Is the client's LAN connection configured to obtain an IP address
> automatically? If it is, it should be receiving a DNS server address
> automatically, too.
>
> Have you configured the client's LAN connection manually? If so, be
> sure to specify a DNS server address of 192.168.0.1 (or your ISP's DNS
> server).
>
> In Internet Explorer, go to Tools | Internet Options | Connections and
> configure it to never dial a connection.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
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