Re: Internet Connection Sharing problem

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From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:29:33 -0700

In article <BCD89AB8-703D-469B-B507-E499564E6F92@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"David" <David@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I am trying to connect my laptop to the internet through my desktop which is
>connected to my broadband. The desktop works fine, and ICS is set up and
>working. The laptop can connect to the desktop, exchnaging files etc. The
>laptop can also connect to web pages using IP addresses, but not using fully
>qualified domain names. Any ideas how I can fix this?
>
>Thanks
>David

Check the laptop's DNS server setting. If you've configured its
TCP/IP settings manually, set DNS to either 192.168.0.1 (the desktop)
or your ISP's DNS server address.
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