Re: Networking 2 WinXP PCs using ICS not working....
- From: eddie864@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 30 Oct 2005 14:21:20 -0800
Well it says it does... it does have the right boxes etc.. I can't get
any sort of network running here. Nightmare
Brockbridge wrote:
> I am not to sure, ( always used Pro ) but does ICS work on home edition, as
> there is a number og differences
> --
> Robert
>
>
> "eddie864@xxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:
>
> > Sorry if this is an old one. I cannot get ICS to work.
> >
> > Initially I was going to connect a cable modem to a router and share
> > the connection between to WinXP machines. Couldn't get this to work.
> > So decided to share via ICS instead with a crossover cable.
> >
> > So, I have two pcs running WinXP home. I have a cable modem supplying
> > an onboard nic and that connection works. I have also in this machine
> > a Realtec RTL 8139 NIC that is connected to the other PCs Netgear FA311
> > NIC via a crossover cat5e cable.
> >
> > I run ICS but it fails and says it cannot complete. I have tried
> > manually setting the ip address of the Realtec to 192.168.0.1 and am
> > not sure about DNS and Gateway settings. Have tried some including the
> > 192.168.0.1 but to no effect.
> >
> > I set the other PCs nic to get the ip address automatically using dhcp
> > (i think) and set its DNS to be the realtecs 192.168.0.1 and the
> > gateway the same. However the client machines nic is using a private
> > ip address of 169.254.118.58. Clearly it is not getting its ip address
> > fromthe host machine.
> >
> > Can anybody help. What am i doing wrong here. I feel i am on the
> > verge of understanding this!!
> >
> > Martin.
> >
> >
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