Home network and website access

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I am running a home network. One computer is a desktop running Windows XP Pro (it also has Norton Iternet Security). The other is a desktop running Windows XP Home (also has NIS). I ran the home networking wizard on both computers and it seemed to work fine at first. The desktop (which is connected directly to the internet through a cable modem) can access any website just fine. The laptop cannot access certain websites such as, www.google.com, www.suntrust.com, www.ebay.com, and many more. I cannot figure out why it is doing this. I have tried turning off the Norton firewall on both computers, I have tried re-running the home network wizard on both computers. If I connect the laptop directly to the cable modem, then everything works fine. So I'm pretty sure the problem has something to do with the internet connection sharing.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Brendan
 
Greetings Brendan,

Ensure all firewalls are disabled or removed while troubleshooting. XP's firewall is only direct connections to the Internet and must be disabled on local area networks. Make sure each machines has the same Workgroup name (default MSHOME), and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. If they are different, they are on different networks. If DHCP is present, open the command prompt, and type "ipconfig/release" then "ipconfig/renew" to renew your settings.

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Eric

----- Brendan wrote: -----

I am running a home network. One computer is a desktop running Windows XP Pro (it also has Norton Iternet Security). The other is a desktop running Windows XP Home (also has NIS). I ran the home networking wizard on both computers and it seemed to work fine at first. The desktop (which is connected directly to the internet through a cable modem) can access any website just fine. The laptop cannot access certain websites such as, www.google.com, www.suntrust.com, www.ebay.com, and many more. I cannot figure out why it is doing this. I have tried turning off the Norton firewall on both computers, I have tried re-running the home network wizard on both computers. If I connect the laptop directly to the cable modem, then everything works fine. So I'm pretty sure the problem has something to do with the internet connection sharing.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Brendan
 
I have the identical problem with (2) brand new Compaq
Laptops with XP Home that I just bought.

I have a P-P Network with 3 Desktops. 2 are running XP
Pro and the other is running Win 98. One of the XP Pro
machines is connecting thry dial-up and the others
connect thru internet connection sharing. This network
has been up for about 2 years now and the desktops work
fine.

I am just having this problem on the new Laptops. Could
it be something in XP Home?
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Greetings Brendan,

Ensure all firewalls are disabled or removed while
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troubleshooting. XP's firewall is only direct connections
to the Internet and must be disabled on local area
networks. Make sure each machines has the same Workgroup
name (default MSHOME), and a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0. If they are different, they are on
different networks. If DHCP is present, open the command
prompt, and type "ipconfig/release" then "ipconfig/renew"
to renew your settings.
__________________
Eric

----- Brendan wrote: -----

I am running a home network. One computer is a
Click to expand...
desktop running Windows XP Pro (it also has Norton
Iternet Security). The other is a desktop running
Windows XP Home (also has NIS). I ran the home
networking wizard on both computers and it seemed to work
fine at first. The desktop (which is connected directly
to the internet through a cable modem) can access any
website just fine. The laptop cannot access certain
websites such as, www.google.com, www.suntrust.com,
www.ebay.com, and many more. I cannot figure out why it
is doing this. I have tried turning off the Norton
firewall on both computers, I have tried re-running the
home network wizard on both computers. If I connect the
laptop directly to the cable modem, then everything works
fine. So I'm pretty sure the problem has something to do
with the internet connection sharing.
 
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