I am stumpped - becuase all of a sudden the nic stoped working and the other
nic stopped working too - as i detailed below - so i reinstalled windows xp
and i ran the network connection wizard - but i cant connect to the internet
via the internet sharing computer- arrrgggghhh !!!!

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <437689F7-EFB7-4252-9827-2B1E49B87481@microsoft.com>, Max
> <Max@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >If you add a new computer to a network i know that you have to run the
> >network setup wizard on that computer - do you have to however re run the
> >wizard on every other computer that is already in the network - according to
> >the qizard you do.
> >
> >my problem relates to adding a computer into a network and i run the wizard
> >- however i am not able to get access to the internet which was though
> >another computer. However for a period of time other computers could connect
> >to mine but after a time the connection would drop - this was both wireless
> >and wired and i would have to reboot to reiniate the connection.
> >
> >i did not think you have to run the wizard on every other computer - but i
> >am having alot of problems with this computer and its connection - checked
> >the cable - ok- checked the nic on another network and that works fine ( i
> >thought it was the nic- but maybe not)
> >
> >so has anyone come across before having to re run the network setup wizard ?
>
> The messages from the Network Setup Wizard are misleading:
>
> 1. You don't have to run the Network Setup Wizard at all. You can
> make all of the required network settings manually.
>
> 2. If you run the Wizard on a new computer, you don't have to re-run
> it on computers that are already set up. In fact, you shouldn't run
> it.
>
> It's hard to say what's causing problems on the new computer. I'd
> start by downloading and installing the latest network card drivers on
> that computer.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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