Re: Help with XP networking

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Hi
I am not familiar with McAfee Firewall but some of these "Genius Firewalls" run processes even when they are disabled. Check the Running processes and the startup and make sure that it is Not Running anything in background.
These two free utilities (StartUp & Process Explorer) might help in finding out, http://www.ezlan.net/infestation#startup
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"David Gondek" <mutex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uZx2oQjqIHA.1736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the response.

I tried disabling the McAfee Firewall but that didn't help.

I have two network connections listed on one of the computers. One looks
like a normal network connection (with normal properties) and one is listed
as 'Internet Connection' which has virtually no information when you check
it's properties. Usually I can't disable this 'Internet Connection'. When
I try nothing happens. One time I got it disabled for a couple minutes but
when I checked again it was enabled.

On another computer there is an item labeled 'Internet Gateway' in the
components of it's network connection.

Using tcp/ip I can access the computer with two network connections listed
from other computers but none of the other computers can access anything but
themselves.

Using ipconfig shows me the ip addresses for the computers are
192.168.0.n --- my understanding is that these are ICS ip addresses not
Lynksys router addresses.

I would like to use just the router but I can't figure out how.

Thanks.





"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:p5re14lqvahccipujeddnn3tth5t962pv0@xxxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:48 -0500, "David Gondek"
<mutex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am trying to get a small peer-to- peer network set up for file sharing. I
can get everything working with the ipx/spx protocol but not with tcp/ip.

There are 4 Windows XP Pro computers connected through a Lynksys router and
a DSL modem that connect to the Internet fine.

Someone previously installed Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and
this may be what is preventing the computers from connecting to folders on
other computers and even seeing themselves in 'My Network Places'.

I ran the XP Networking Wizard but it keeps saying that I am connecting
through ICS no matter what I select.

I have tried stopping/disabling the Firewall/ICS service but this doesn't
change anything.

The DSL modem apparently requires a username and password but when I try
setting up a new manual connection this way I can't even connect to the
Internet.

How do I uninstall ICS? Could the problem be the Internet Gateway software?
Do I need ICS for some reason even though there is a router?

I have never worked with ICS or networking DSL before so I feel a little
lost.

Thanks for any help or insight anyone can provide!

You don't need ICS with a router. You can't install or un-install
ICS. You can only enable or disable it.

Do you see an "Internet Gateway" connection in the Network Connections
folder? That's your router. It doesn't indicate that ICS is enabled.
If ICS is enabled, you'll see "Shared" in the information about one of
the high-speed network connections.

Does the Network Setup Wizard say that it has found a shared network
connection? That's your router. It doesn't indicate that ICS is
enabled.

The most likely problem with networking via TCP/IP is that a firewall
program is blocking access. Configure any firewall (Windows Firewall,
Norton, McAfee, ZoneAlarm, etc) to allow access by other computers on
the LAN. Note that some recent antivirus programs have firewall
components, such as "Internet Worm Protection" in Norton, that need to
be configured.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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