"Stefan" <stefan@no-email.com> wrote in message
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> Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
>> In article <e#FUQHnBGHA.344@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Stefan
>> <stefan@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.