>Hi.  I'm very new to this, and badly need help.  I have my main PC (XP Pro)
>connected to another (XP home) via two ethernet cards and a cable.  The
>network is working fine for file and printer sharing, and my main PC has a
>working internet connection.  I set this all up by running the network wizard.
>
>However, the other PC's network icon is marked as 'limited or no
>connectivity', but as I say, is working fine apart from internet sharing.
>
>Since I urgentlly need that machine to be able to access the net, I would be
>really grateful if anyone could point me to a step by step page that might
>help me sort this out.  I'll be very happy to provide any other details that
>are needed, if anyone has any ideas.
>
>Many thanks.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <8366685B-6469-4BC8-A6A9-FD04986D4***@microsoft.com>,
> Whitefort <Whitef***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >Hi.  I'm very new to this, and badly need help.  I have my main PC (XP Pro)
> >connected to another (XP home) via two ethernet cards and a cable.  The
> >network is working fine for file and printer sharing, and my main PC has a
> >working internet connection.  I set this all up by running the network wizard.
> >
> >However, the other PC's network icon is marked as 'limited or no
> >connectivity', but as I say, is working fine apart from internet sharing.
> >
> >Since I urgentlly need that machine to be able to access the net, I would be
> >really grateful if anyone could point me to a step by step page that might
> >help me sort this out.  I'll be very happy to provide any other details that
> >are needed, if anyone has any ideas.
> >
> >Many thanks.
>
> Please run the Network Setup Wizard again on both computers.
>
> On the main PC, select the connection method "This computer connects
> directly to the Internet.  The other computers on my network connect
> to the Internet through this computer."
> 
> After the Wizard finishes on the main PC, run the Wizard on the other
> PC.  If the Wizard detects the main PC's shared Internet connection,
> tell it to use that.  Otherwise, select the connection method "This
> computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway or
> through another computer on my network."  Then, finish the Wizard and
> wait a couple of minutes.
>
> If the other PC still can't access the Internet after that, these
> tests should help find the problem:
>
> 1. On the main PC, right click the local area network connection and
> click Status | Support | Details.  It should show:
>
>    IP Address: 192.168.0.1
>    Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
>    Default Gateway: none
>    DNS Server = none
>
> 2. On the other PC, right click the local area network connection and
> click Status | Support | Details.  It should show:
>
>    IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
>    Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
>    Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
>    DNS Server = 192.168.0.1
>
> 3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the other
> PC and enter these lines.  Each one should get four replies:
>
>    ping 192.168.0.1
>    ping 216.239.39.99
>    ping google.com
>
> 4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer.
> They should both take you to the Google web page:
>
>    http://216.239.39.99
>    http://google.com
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>

> Hi.  I'm very new to this, and badly need help.  I have my main PC (XP Pro)
> connected to another (XP home) via two ethernet cards and a cable.  The
> network is working fine for file and printer sharing, and my main PC has a
> working internet connection.  I set this all up by running the network wizard.
>
> However, the other PC's network icon is marked as 'limited or no
> connectivity', but as I say, is working fine apart from internet sharing.
>
> Since I urgentlly need that machine to be able to access the net, I would be
> really grateful if anyone could point me to a step by step page that might
> help me sort this out.  I'll be very happy to provide any other details that
> are needed, if anyone has any ideas.
>
> Many thanks.

"nadeem" wrote:

> I'm not too sure how much of a help this'll be but you can give it a
> shot. If you go to control panel and then network connections on the
> computer connected to the internet you should be able to see your
> ethernet card. right click it and go to properties. Then go to the
> advanced tab. Tick the box saying "Allow other network users to connect
> through this computer's internet connection." That should help. Good
> luck.
>
> Whitefort wrote:
> > Hi.  I'm very new to this, and badly need help.  I have my main PC (XP Pro)
> > connected to another (XP home) via two ethernet cards and a cable.  The
> > network is working fine for file and printer sharing, and my main PC has a
> > working internet connection.  I set this all up by running the network wizard.
> >
> > However, the other PC's network icon is marked as 'limited or no
> > connectivity', but as I say, is working fine apart from internet sharing.
> >
> > Since I urgentlly need that machine to be able to access the net, I would be
> > really grateful if anyone could point me to a step by step page that might
> > help me sort this out.  I'll be very happy to provide any other details that
> > are needed, if anyone has any ideas.
> >
> > Many thanks.
>
>

>Thank you, guys, my problem is (almost) solved.
>
>This will probably sound so basic to you that you'll fall around laughing,
>but...  It occured to me that the client machine had previously been part of
>another home network.  For this network, I just clicked the default 'mshome'
>name.
>
>When I thought of this, I wondered if it was still stored somewhere, and XP
>didn't like me trying to be in two networks with the same name.  Anyway, I
>changed the workgroup name on both computers.  The internet icon immediately
>appeared on the client PC.
>
>I still couldn't connect, but I've now tracked this very definitely to
>interference from ZoneAlarm.  This will be easy to sort out, and isn't really
>a topic for this group.
>
>So many thanks, once again.
>
>John Scott

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <E6B840AC-B78B-44A2-8F7C-308F13506***@microsoft.com>,
> Whitefort <Whitef***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >Thank you, guys, my problem is (almost) solved.
> >
> >This will probably sound so basic to you that you'll fall around laughing,
> >but...  It occured to me that the client machine had previously been part of
> >another home network.  For this network, I just clicked the default 'mshome'
> >name.
> >
> >When I thought of this, I wondered if it was still stored somewhere, and XP
> >didn't like me trying to be in two networks with the same name.  Anyway, I
> >changed the workgroup name on both computers.  The internet icon immediately
> >appeared on the client PC.
> >
> >I still couldn't connect, but I've now tracked this very definitely to
> >interference from ZoneAlarm.  This will be easy to sort out, and isn't really
> >a topic for this group.
> >
> >So many thanks, once again.
> >
> >John Scott
>
> You're welcome, John.  Nice job of getting to this point.
>
> Workgroup names have nothing to do with Internet access.  It's a
> coincidence that Internet access started working after you changed the
> workgroup name.  Rebooting the computers is probably what fixed it.
>
> Which computer has ZoneAlarm?  Running the free version of ZoneAlarm
> on the main PC will almost certainly interfere with the other PC's
> Internet access.  The paid version of ZoneAlarm can work with Internet
> sharing on the main PC.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>