network client can't browse internet

13 Nov 2006 1:16 AM

leevan

My client computer can't connect to internet. Obviously my host computer
can. I can ping my ISP from the cient computer without problem. When I try
to use the IE browser on the client I get an dns error.

13 Nov 2006 4:52 AM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <9BBFF525-D85E-458E-A133-400837401***@microsoft.com>,
leevan <lee***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My client computer can't connect to internet. Obviously my host computer
>can. I can ping my ISP from the cient computer without problem. When I try
>to use the IE browser on the client I get an dns error.

These tests should help find the problem:

1. On the host computer, 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 client computer, 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 or your ISP's DNS server

3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the client
and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:

   ping 192.168.0.1
   ping <DNS Server address>
   ping 216.239.39.99
   ping google.com

4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on
the client. They should both take you to the Google web page:

   http://216.239.39.99
   http://google.com

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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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