In article <030b01c39a77$572b7f40$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Al"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>A windows Xp computer has a broadband connection shared
>and the internet can be browsed on a Windows 2000 PRO
>computer perfectly but not on Win ME. Sometimes a message
>comes up saying unable to browse network and the computer
>doesn't pick up the internet Gateway when sometimes it
>does! Please help!
It's possible that the ME computer isn't able to get its TCP/IP
configuration from the Xp host computer. The next time there's a
problem, go to Start | Run | Winipcfg, select the network card, and
click More Info. It should show these values:
IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1
An IP address of 169.254.x.x is a sure sign that ME can't communicate
with the XP host computer. If that happens, click the Renew button
and see if it succeeds.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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