ICS with ME host and XP client

I installed internet connection sharing on my ME system so
that I could use it to give my laptop access to the dialup
connection.

Both ME and XP systems are on a home network using fixed
IP addresses. I can ping both ways and the XP laptop sees
file shares on the ME system.

The ICS icon appears on the ME system taskbar and it is
marked enabled.

The XP makes no attempt to connect to the internet through
the ICS. I'm not even sure that it sees it.

I've been through the troubleshooter on the XP end but it
concentrates on XP being the ICS host. Do I need to do
something on the XP end to make it aware of the ICS as a
client?

In article <093d01c37d3c$b36757f0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "R. Winks"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I installed internet connection sharing on my ME system so
>that I could use it to give my laptop access to the dialup
>connection.
>
>Both ME and XP systems are on a home network using fixed
>IP addresses. I can ping both ways and the XP laptop sees
>file shares on the ME system.
>
>The ICS icon appears on the ME system taskbar and it is
>marked enabled.
>
>The XP makes no attempt to connect to the internet through
>the ICS. I'm not even sure that it sees it.
>
>I've been through the troubleshooter on the XP end but it
>concentrates on XP being the ICS host. Do I need to do
>something on the XP end to make it aware of the ICS as a
>client?

If you assign a fixed IP address to the XP client, set its default
gateway and DNS server address to the IP address of the ME system's
local area network connection (default is 192.168.0.1).
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Thanks Steve, that did the trick.

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <093d01c37d3c$b36757f0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "R.
Winks"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I installed internet connection sharing on my ME system
so
>>that I could use it to give my laptop access to the
dialup
>>connection.
>>
>>Both ME and XP systems are on a home network using fixed
>>IP addresses. I can ping both ways and the XP laptop
sees
>>file shares on the ME system.
>>
>>The ICS icon appears on the ME system taskbar and it is
>>marked enabled.
>>
>>The XP makes no attempt to connect to the internet
through
>>the ICS. I'm not even sure that it sees it.
>>
>>I've been through the troubleshooter on the XP end but
it
>>concentrates on XP being the ICS host. Do I need to do
>>something on the XP end to make it aware of the ICS as a
>>client?
>
>If you assign a fixed IP address to the XP client, set
its default
>gateway and DNS server address to the IP address of the
ME system's
>local area network connection (default is 192.168.0.1).
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>