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I have a weird problem here. I have two XP machines, one with a direct
connection to the internet and the other is setup as an ICS client. You
used to be able to browse just fine from the latter, but during the
last few weeks the internet has stopped working. In the course of the
investigation, I found something interesting - I can browse to any
google page, can search for anything I want to google, but cannot click
on any of the external links offered (though I can open an external
content page if it is cached by google).
Both machines run XP Professional SP2 and are patched with critical
updates. The ICS settings are correct on the client, and it is not a
general network problem as when I plug my laptop into the cable that
connects to the desktop client (that isnt working), the laptop can
browse the internet fine.
I heard it might be a Winsock issue, but I ran a utility to check this
and the results were fine. I also removed the computer from the
workgroup and readded it to no effect. Finally, I uninstalled the
network card and rebooted the pc to force it to reinstall, but this
made no change either.
This is really weird, so any light that can be shed upon this would be
much appreicated.
Thanks,
KC
connection to the internet and the other is setup as an ICS client. You
used to be able to browse just fine from the latter, but during the
last few weeks the internet has stopped working. In the course of the
investigation, I found something interesting - I can browse to any
google page, can search for anything I want to google, but cannot click
on any of the external links offered (though I can open an external
content page if it is cached by google).
Both machines run XP Professional SP2 and are patched with critical
updates. The ICS settings are correct on the client, and it is not a
general network problem as when I plug my laptop into the cable that
connects to the desktop client (that isnt working), the laptop can
browse the internet fine.
I heard it might be a Winsock issue, but I ran a utility to check this
and the results were fine. I also removed the computer from the
workgroup and readded it to no effect. Finally, I uninstalled the
network card and rebooted the pc to force it to reinstall, but this
made no change either.
This is really weird, so any light that can be shed upon this would be
much appreicated.
Thanks,
KC