ICS Setup not working

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Alan Chantler

I have a network of five PCs all running XP (four Pro one
Home). As soon as I enable ICS using the Wizard the host
with shared folders becomes inaccessible on the network.
If I disable ICS it works again. Anyone got any ideas?
 
I have a network of five PCs all running XP (four Pro one
Home). As soon as I enable ICS using the Wizard the host
with shared folders becomes inaccessible on the network.
If I disable ICS it works again. Anyone got any ideas?
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Is there any firewall on your ICS host? Are there any messages in Event
Viewer?

Regards

Bill
 
Yes, ICS host has firewall activated. How do I get to see Event Viewer?

Alan
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Hi

I guess you mean the XP Firewall? It shouldn't make a difference as you're
using the Wizard but try disabling the firewall first and run the Wizard
again, let me know what happens.

Regards

Bill
 
Yes, ICS host has firewall activated. How do I get to see Event Viewer?

Alan
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......and I meant to add that Event Viewer is in Start Menu/Administrative
Tools - if you can't find it ther then type 'eventvwr.msc' in a command
prompt (without quotes) and hit enter.

Regards

Bill
 
Thanks. I'll try that and post the results.

Alan
phoenix said:
.....and I meant to add that Event Viewer is in Start Menu/Administrative
Tools - if you can't find it ther then type 'eventvwr.msc' in a command
prompt (without quotes) and hit enter.

Regards

Bill
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Alan,

You might want to check out this windows XP ICS setup article

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/using/howto/networking/ics.asp

When you enable ICS, the local area network connection to the home or small
office network is given a new static IP address and configuration.
Consequently, TCP/IP connections established between any home or small
office computer and the ICS host computer at the time of enabling ICS are
lost and need to be reestablished. For example, if Internet Explorer is
connecting to a Web site when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled,
refresh the browser to reestablish the connection. You must configure client
machines on your home or small office network so TCP/IP on the local area
connection obtains an IP address automatically. Home or small office network
users must also configure Internet options for Internet Connection Sharing.
To enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Discovery and Control on Windows
98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition computers, run
the Network Setup Wizard from the CD or floppy disk on these computers. For
ICS Discovery and Control to work on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition,
and Windows Millennium Edition computers, Internet Explorer version 5.0 or
later must be installed.

cheers,

Ben
 
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