>Hello,
>
>I have a strange problem with Internet Connection Sharing. I have one
>computer ("HOST") with two network adapters. One adapter is connected to
>the Internet and has a static public IP. The second adapter is connected
>to my second computer using a crossed cable. This second adapter has IP
>192.168.0.1 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned; my second computer's
>("SLAVE") adapter has IP 192.168.0.2 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned,
>the Default Gateway is set to 192.168.0.1 and Primary DNS to
>192.168.0.1. Both my computers are part of the same WORKGROUP. On my
>HOST computer i enabled Internet connection sharing for my Internet
>adapter (i configured all settings manually without any luck, then i
>used Network Setup Wizard and i got the same result). My HOST computer
>has no problem accessing the Internet.
>
>The problem is that i cannot connect to the Internet from my SLAVE
>computer. I can ping the HOST computer (192.168.0.1), i can ping my
>Internet IP (my HOST computer second adapter) and nothing more. If i try
>to ping a host i get "Request time out". I HAVE Sygate Personal Firewall
>enabled on my HOST computer with a rule saying "Allow all traffic from
>192.168.0.2 ip on all ports". I have turned OFF Windows Firewall on both
>machines (no other firewall or security application is running on my
>HOST or SLAVE computer).
>A tracert to any ip / host gives me:
>
>tracert google.com
>
>Tracing route to google.com [72.14.207.99]
>over a maximum of 30 hops:
>
>   1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  ZEUS [192.168.0.1]
>   2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>   3     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>   4     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>And so on.
>
>I was thinking the problem could arrise from the fact some windows
>services are stopped on my HOST or / and SLAVE computers so i checked
>with a clean Windows XP Pro and configured all services as they look
>like on a fresh system.
>
>Any help would be really appreciated (i'm trying to solve this problem
>for about 2 months now).
>
>Stefan

> In article <e#FUQHnBGHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Stefan
> <ste***@no-email.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I have a strange problem with Internet Connection Sharing. I have one
>>computer ("HOST") with two network adapters. One adapter is connected to
>>the Internet and has a static public IP. The second adapter is connected
>>to my second computer using a crossed cable. This second adapter has IP
>>192.168.0.1 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned; my second computer's
>>("SLAVE") adapter has IP 192.168.0.2 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned,
>>the Default Gateway is set to 192.168.0.1 and Primary DNS to
>>192.168.0.1. Both my computers are part of the same WORKGROUP. On my
>>HOST computer i enabled Internet connection sharing for my Internet
>>adapter (i configured all settings manually without any luck, then i
>>used Network Setup Wizard and i got the same result). My HOST computer
>>has no problem accessing the Internet.
>>
>>The problem is that i cannot connect to the Internet from my SLAVE
>>computer. I can ping the HOST computer (192.168.0.1), i can ping my
>>Internet IP (my HOST computer second adapter) and nothing more. If i try
>>to ping a host i get "Request time out". I HAVE Sygate Personal Firewall
>>enabled on my HOST computer with a rule saying "Allow all traffic from
>>192.168.0.2 ip on all ports". I have turned OFF Windows Firewall on both
>>machines (no other firewall or security application is running on my
>>HOST or SLAVE computer).
>>A tracert to any ip / host gives me:
>>
>>tracert google.com
>>
>>Tracing route to google.com [72.14.207.99]
>>over a maximum of 30 hops:
>>
>>  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  ZEUS [192.168.0.1]
>>  2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>  3     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>  4     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>And so on.
>>
>>I was thinking the problem could arrise from the fact some windows
>>services are stopped on my HOST or / and SLAVE computers so i checked
>>with a clean Windows XP Pro and configured all services as they look
>>like on a fresh system.
>>
>>Any help would be really appreciated (i'm trying to solve this problem
>>for about 2 months now).
>>
>>Stefan
>
>
> Some firewall programs are incompatible with ICS on the host computer.
> As a test, I'd enable the Windows firewall, disable the Sygate
> firewall, and see if that solves the problem.

"Stefan" <ste***@no-email.com> wrote in message
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> Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
>> In article <e#FUQHnBGHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Stefan
>> <ste***@no-email.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I have a strange problem with Internet Connection Sharing. I have one
>>>computer ("HOST") with two network adapters. One adapter is connected to
>>>the Internet and has a static public IP. The second adapter is connected
>>>to my second computer using a crossed cable. This second adapter has IP
>>>192.168.0.1 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned; my second computer's
>>>("SLAVE") adapter has IP 192.168.0.2 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned, the
>>>Default Gateway is set to 192.168.0.1 and Primary DNS to 192.168.0.1.
>>>Both my computers are part of the same WORKGROUP. On my HOST computer i
>>>enabled Internet connection sharing for my Internet adapter (i configured
>>>all settings manually without any luck, then i used Network Setup Wizard
>>>and i got the same result). My HOST computer has no problem accessing the
>>>Internet.
>>>
>>>The problem is that i cannot connect to the Internet from my SLAVE
>>>computer. I can ping the HOST computer (192.168.0.1), i can ping my
>>>Internet IP (my HOST computer second adapter) and nothing more. If i try
>>>to ping a host i get "Request time out". I HAVE Sygate Personal Firewall
>>>enabled on my HOST computer with a rule saying "Allow all traffic from
>>>192.168.0.2 ip on all ports". I have turned OFF Windows Firewall on both
>>>machines (no other firewall or security application is running on my HOST
>>>or SLAVE computer).
>>>A tracert to any ip / host gives me:
>>>
>>>tracert google.com
>>>
>>>Tracing route to google.com [72.14.207.99]
>>>over a maximum of 30 hops:
>>>
>>>  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  ZEUS [192.168.0.1]
>>>  2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>  3     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>  4     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>And so on.
>>>
>>>I was thinking the problem could arrise from the fact some windows
>>>services are stopped on my HOST or / and SLAVE computers so i checked
>>>with a clean Windows XP Pro and configured all services as they look like
>>>on a fresh system.
>>>
>>>Any help would be really appreciated (i'm trying to solve this problem
>>>for about 2 months now).
>>>
>>>Stefan
>>
>>
>> Some firewall programs are incompatible with ICS on the host computer.
>> As a test, I'd enable the Windows firewall, disable the Sygate
>> firewall, and see if that solves the problem.
>
> Thank you, Steve. I was thinking to include this in my previous message,
> but i somehow forget about it.
>
> So, i tested with the following configurations:
> 1. Windows Firewall enabled (this happens by default when you run Network
> Setup Wizard) and no other security program enabled.
> 2. Windows Firewall disabled and no other security program enabled (very
> risky - do NOT try this at home! :) )
> 3. Windows Firewall disabled and Sygate enabled.
> 4. Windows Firewall enabled and Sygate enabled.
>
> I had no luck getting ICS working.
>
> Still waiting for some help.
>
> Stefan

> "Stefan" <ste***@no-email.com> wrote in message
> news:eOsOHunBGHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>>In article <e#FUQHnBGHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Stefan
>>><ste***@no-email.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>
>>>>I have a strange problem with Internet Connection Sharing. I have one
>>>>computer ("HOST") with two network adapters. One adapter is connected to
>>>>the Internet and has a static public IP. The second adapter is connected
>>>>to my second computer using a crossed cable. This second adapter has IP
>>>>192.168.0.1 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned; my second computer's
>>>>("SLAVE") adapter has IP 192.168.0.2 (subnet 255.255.255.0) assigned, the
>>>>Default Gateway is set to 192.168.0.1 and Primary DNS to 192.168.0.1.
>>>>Both my computers are part of the same WORKGROUP. On my HOST computer i
>>>>enabled Internet connection sharing for my Internet adapter (i configured
>>>>all settings manually without any luck, then i used Network Setup Wizard
>>>>and i got the same result). My HOST computer has no problem accessing the
>>>>Internet.
>>>>
>>>>The problem is that i cannot connect to the Internet from my SLAVE
>>>>computer. I can ping the HOST computer (192.168.0.1), i can ping my
>>>>Internet IP (my HOST computer second adapter) and nothing more. If i try
>>>>to ping a host i get "Request time out". I HAVE Sygate Personal Firewall
>>>>enabled on my HOST computer with a rule saying "Allow all traffic from
>>>>192.168.0.2 ip on all ports". I have turned OFF Windows Firewall on both
>>>>machines (no other firewall or security application is running on my HOST
>>>>or SLAVE computer).
>>>>A tracert to any ip / host gives me:
>>>>
>>>>tracert google.com
>>>>
>>>>Tracing route to google.com [72.14.207.99]
>>>>over a maximum of 30 hops:
>>>>
>>>> 1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  ZEUS [192.168.0.1]
>>>> 2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>> 3     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>> 4     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>>And so on.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking the problem could arrise from the fact some windows
>>>>services are stopped on my HOST or / and SLAVE computers so i checked
>>>>with a clean Windows XP Pro and configured all services as they look like
>>>>on a fresh system.
>>>>
>>>>Any help would be really appreciated (i'm trying to solve this problem
>>>>for about 2 months now).
>>>>
>>>>Stefan
>>>
>>>
>>>Some firewall programs are incompatible with ICS on the host computer.
>>>As a test, I'd enable the Windows firewall, disable the Sygate
>>>firewall, and see if that solves the problem.
>>
>>Thank you, Steve. I was thinking to include this in my previous message,
>>but i somehow forget about it.
>>
>>So, i tested with the following configurations:
>>1. Windows Firewall enabled (this happens by default when you run Network
>>Setup Wizard) and no other security program enabled.
>>2. Windows Firewall disabled and no other security program enabled (very
>>risky - do NOT try this at home! :) )
>>3. Windows Firewall disabled and Sygate enabled.
>>4. Windows Firewall enabled and Sygate enabled.
>>
>>I had no luck getting ICS working.
>>
>>Still waiting for some help.
>>
>>Stefan
>
>
> I've had little luck getting ICS working if i manually assign the client pc
> an IP address - such as the 192.168.0.2 you're using.
> But with the client set to obtain an IP address automatically i find ICS
> works fine.
>
> Martin.
>
>