Home Router <--> Win2k Pro <--> Win98

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I have a Windows 2000 Professional workstation with two network adapters:
onboard Ethernet that I don't normally use and an HPNA (phoneline
networking) card that talks to the "home router" that is connected to the
cable modem.

Now I'm rehabilitating a Windows 98SE PC with an Ethernet card. Since I have
a crossover Ethernet cable, I'd like to be able to use that and the Win2k
box's Ethernet to give the Win98 box access to the Internet.

I have no problem getting to two machines to see each other over the
crossover cable, but I can't get the Win98 box to see the "home router" (and
thus the 'net). Since the HPNA connection uses DHCP for its IP and DNS
addresses, I don't think I can use ICS for this the way I might if I were
directly hooked up to the cable modem (but I'll be happy to be proven wrong
if it comes with detailed instructions).

I did set IPEnableRouter to 1 in the Windows 2000 machine's Registry (for
all the good it did).

Can anyone tell or point me to a step-by-step on how I should be setting
this up? I'm sure it's something the machines should be capable of.
 
Presumably, http packets from the Win98 machine are being routed through
your Win2k's HPNA connection to the "home router." The problem is that the
"home router" has no idea where send reply packets destined for the Win98
machine. You will have to consult the documentation for this device to see
whether you can configure a static route to the Win98 IP address - the
gateway to the Win98 IP is the IP address of the Win2k HPNA adapter.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
Presumably, http packets from the Win98 machine are being routed through
your Win2k's HPNA connection to the "home router." The problem is that the
"home router" has no idea where send reply packets destined for the Win98
machine. You will have to consult the documentation for this device to see
whether you can configure a static route to the Win98 IP address - the
gateway to the Win98 IP is the IP address of the Win2k HPNA adapter.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
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Doh!

Now I feel stupid. I've gotten so used to NAT that I didn't think about not
having a return route.

Can you tell it's been years since I had to do anything serious with TCP/IP?

Thanks, Doug. I guess I'll see if the local surplus computer parts store
still has some of those old Compaq USB to HPNA boxes cheap.
 
If you can enable ICS on the Win2k's HPNA adapter, it 'might' work. The
problem is that you would have a double NAT situation and sometime that
won't work well or at all.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
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