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437928 2006-03-14 02:43:00 Hi there,

I was wondering if someone would be able to help me. I connected my two home computers on the weekend using a good old crossover cable and the Internet Connection Wizard (both computers are running WinXP).

Now, both computers can see each other and share files without any major problems, and the client machine can "see" the internet conection on the host machine, but when I try and browse the internet or even ping our ISP it basically times out.

Now, when I first linked the machines and tried to ping our ISP it would come back and say the host could not be found, etc. After playing around with various settings its now actually resolving the IP of the domain, but comes back saying Request Timed Out.

I'm stuck!

If someone out there could give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated :)

Details you may need are as follows:
Both machines are running WinXP
Both using Zone Alarm for firewall
Internet is Bitstream through Orcon

Is there anything else I need to give you?

Thanks in advance :)

- bofa 		bofa (9978)
437929 2006-03-14 02:50:00 In Zonealarm click on firewall, blocked zone security, on the main PC, change it to this computer is an ICS/NAT gateway.

And under it, change it to 192.168.0.1 if this is the ip address, you've given it.

On the networked PC, go to the same place, and select this computer is a client of an ICS/NAT gateway.

Can you select ICS thru the dialup as well on Orcon?? I dont know. I dont use broadband. 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
437930 2006-03-14 03:45:00 You might want to do yourself a favour, and use a hardware based firewall / router to share the Internet connection .

The LevelOne FBR-1418TX, Router/Firewall is $70 .
. level1 . com/products3 . php?sklop=10&id=560154" target="_blank">www . level1 . com

The D-Link DI-704P IP Router/Firewall, 4-Port 10/100Mbps Switch is $98
. dlink . com . au/default . aspx?ArticleID=882" target="_blank">www . dlink . com . au

There's also plenty of free Linux based ones is you have a spare PC, and some free time .

I usually do it in this order .

1) place DSL order and wait till phone line is 'DSL-enabled'

2) while I wait till DSL installed, choose a private address spaces, to help ensure hackers don't get in, before I'm ready .
. faqs . org/rfcs/rfc1918 . html" target="_blank">www . faqs . org

3) point a PC's default gateway, and possibly the DNS, DHCP services, at router address (this step may be earlier / later depending how you initially communicate with router with factory default settings)

4) connect a PC to firewall / router and change admin password, to something complex preferably (resist temptation: don't hook to DSL modem even it's available)

5) turn off unneccessary services on firewall / router, and otherwise tighten security

6) connect other PC's to router

7) disable local software based firewalls, and get file sharing to work .

8) at some point DSL modem is installed

9) connect DSL 'modem' to firewall / router

10) make sure *router* can ping / resolve DNS

11) make sure PC's can connect to Internet (should first time)

12) reenable local software based firewall on PC's

13) make sure PC's can connect to Internet, and still file share 		kingdragonfly (309)
437931 2006-03-14 20:30:00 Thanks fro your replies guys . . . I feel like a moron, because when I got home from work last night and switched on the computers internet was being sharing shared like chips in a playground .

Buggered if I know what was wrong, but its all good now :thumbs:

- bofa 		bofa (9978)
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