If I disable the other protocols I don't get any kind of connection between
the computers. I'm using a cable to give a direct link between the NIC cards
(is that a cross over cable?)
Win2K box doesn't have Windows Firewall. XP Home has Windows Firewall
turned off.
Both have ZoneAlarm and I can now ping between the two, but I still can't
connect from the client (XP box) through the shared internet connection (2k
box) to the internet.
Any ideas?
Thanks
J.

"Gareth Saunders" wrote:

> Hi James
>
> The connection you're getting between the two computers at the moment (file
> sharing etc) could be done via netbeui. I'd suggest removing all protocols
> except for TCP/IP. Are you connecting via a hub/switch or standard cross over
> cable? If you're connecting via a cross over cable, I'd suggest using a small
> hub or switch (both very cheap from reputable pc dealers).
>
> One last thing, please make sure that the windows firewall is turned off on
> both machines!
>
> "James Kilner" wrote:
>
> > Subnet mask on both was 255.255.255.0
> > From what I could make out from tutorials/help files, I only needed to set
> > the gateway on the client because I have a USB DSL modem connected to one of
> > the computers.
> > At present my setup is as follows.
> > Win2K box has USB DSL modem (IP address for the modem is dynamically assigned)
> > IP address for the NIC is 192.168.0.1
> > Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
> >
> > XP Home box:
> > IP address for NIC is 192.168.0.2
> > Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
> > Default gateway 192.168.0.1
> > Preferred DNS server 192.168.0.1
> >
> > There are a whole bunch of other protocols running. On the XP Home box,
> > there is NetBIOS and on the 2K box there is NetBIOS and NetBEUI.
> >
> > Thanks for the quick response.
> > James
> >
> >
> > "Gareth Saunders" wrote:
> >
> > > James
> > >
> > > Have you checked that your subnet mask and gateway are the same on both
> > > machines? Also what other protocols are you running?
> > >
> > > "James Kilner" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have XP Home (Laptop) and Win2k (desktop). I have a network cable giving a
> > > > direct link between the two of them. I can view shared docs on each of them,
> > > > but I cannot ping between the two or share my internet connection.
> > > > I have tried to share the internet connection from the Win2k box and from
> > > > the XP Home box, but it just doesn't work. I have looked at several on-line
> > > > tutorials for how to get this up and running, but have still come up blank.
> > > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > James