Re: Windows XP won't connect to Internet through router WAN port

Steve - I tried the suggestions but still can't get IE to connect to AllTel
on the one machine. The router shows normal traffic from both machines except
for IE traffic from and to M2. The only difference that is left between the
machines is the MAC address of the LAN adapters. AllTel says it does not
track MAC addresses, but they say the Orckit/Fujitsu modem has been known to
block MAC addresses. I have 2 other Fujitsu modems with multiple machines
that don't block, but that is the last item for this setup that makes any
sense.

My question - should/can I spoof the MAC address for M2 to match M1?

Thanks, Paul

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <DEF1D875-BF9B-467B-BC5C-BBDFDE301CEA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "PS"
> <PS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >I have a frustrating problem. I just installed a NetGear WGU624 router. Two
> >Windows XP machines (I will call them M1 and M2) are connected to the LAN
> >ports, AllTel DSL is connected to the WAN port. AllTel requires PPPoE, so I
> >configured the router using the user name and password. Both machines have
> >internal 10/100 ports, and are configured for tcp/ip, MS client for networks,
> >MS file sharing, and the QoS packet manager. M1 and M2 see each other on the
> >network and file sharing works fine. M2 can access the internet through the
> >router WAN port with no problem. However the identically configured M1 cannot
> >see the internet.
> >
> >When IE is started it shows the browser searching for proxy settings (normal
> >for AllTel), but then a page not available error message appears. It acts
> >like the user name and password are not getting passed to AllTel from M1, but
> >are getting passed by M2 and/or the router. I have tried every obvious and
> >not so obvious fix, with no success. My questions, is the router responsible
> >for passing the userid and password, or do both the router and the individual
> >machines have to “sign-in”? If M1 has to pass the user info to AllTel, where
> >in XP do I find a place to put the logon info? All I see is logon info for
> >dial-up and not broadband.
> >
> >Is there something else that might be going wrong? I shut down the Windows
> >Firewall and Norton Firewall on the machine before trying to connect. Also,
> >the internet connection was working before the LAN was attached. Plus I have
> >a couple other small LAN’s working fine with the same router / system
> >combinations. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> The router passes the userid and password to AllTel. The computers
> don't -- they get their Internet connection by Ethernet from the
> router, and they don't even know that the router's Internet connection
> uses PPPoE.
>
> M2 shouldn't be searching for proxy settings. In IE, click Tools |
> Internet Options | Connections | LAN Settings and clear all of the
> boxes in that window. Reboot and try Internet access again.
>
> If that doesn't solve the problem, compare the TCP/IP settings on M1
> and M2. Right-click each computer's LAN connection and click Status |
> Support | Details. They should show the same subnet mask, default
> gateway, and DNS servers, and they should have different IP addresses
> in the same subnet.
> --
> 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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