NTL Broadband Internet Connection Sharing

sorry about the binary. - IP details follow - incidentally I have Norton
Personal Firewall installed on both PC's

Appreciate the help

Mike



C:\>ipconfig/all



Windows 2000 IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP1

Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX (with
Magic

Packet) PCI Ethernet Adapter #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-84-25-86-06

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.85.175

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :



Ethernet adapter The Internet connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX (with
Magic

Packet) PCI Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-84-25-62-45

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 81.96.183.210

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 81.96.183.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 62.254.0.20

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.8.100

194.168.4.100

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 28 July 2003 17:14:09

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 29 July 2003 09:32:37





C:\>ipconfig/all



Windows 2000 IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP2

Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Kingston EtheRx PCI 10/100 Fast
Ethe

rnet Adapter(KNE120TX)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-F0-54-BE-D3

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.250.88

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :





"BRG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns93C6A9EE29774BrianGxxx@62.253.162.114...
> "Michael George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:PwaVa.1768$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > thanks again, diagnostics included:
> >
> > begin 666 clip_image002.jpg
> >
> > Attachment decoded: clip_image002.jpg
> > `
> > end
> >
>
> Michael,
>
> Please would you use the following revised versions of steps 10)
> and 11):
>
> Provide Diagnostic Info:
> ========================
> 10) On PC1, open a fresh command box and type
> IPCONFIG /ALL<enter>
> Right-click anywhere inside the DOS window and select 'Select All'
> from the drop-down menu, then press <return>
>
> Open a reply to this thread and paste, which should paste the text
> from your command box into the reply.
>
> 11) Repeat step 10) on PC2 and paste as a separate reply.
>
>
> --
> BRG
> ===
> http://www.brgservices.co.uk/

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:46:46 GMT, BRG wrote:

> phoenix <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:33k1ifdtqltt$.(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:36:55 +0100, Michael George wrote:
>>
>>> thanks again, diagnostics included:
>>>
>>>
>>> snip
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> If that's the PC connected to your CM/STB then you have no
>> connection to the NTL DHCP severs as you're not picking up a
>> valid IP address.
>>
> <snip>
>
> Can't be certain but it looks like PC2 to me, because it only has
> one NIC fitted. I've requested Michael has another go at the
> IPCONFIG stuff, see my separate response.

Duh, of course it is. I must wake up today.

The same question about a firewall still applies.

Regards

Bill

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:41:37 +0100, Michael George wrote:

> sorry about the binary. - IP details follow - incidentally I have Norton
> Personal Firewall installed on both PC's
>
> Appreciate the help
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> C:\>ipconfig/all
>
>
>
> Windows 2000 IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP1
>
> Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX (with
> Magic
>
> Packet) PCI Ethernet Adapter #2
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-84-25-86-06
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.85.175
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter The Internet connection:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX (with
> Magic
>
> Packet) PCI Ethernet Adapter
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-84-25-62-45
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 81.96.183.210
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 81.96.183.254
>
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 62.254.0.20
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.8.100
>
> 194.168.4.100
>
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 28 July 2003 17:14:09
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 29 July 2003 09:32:37
>
>
>
>
>
> C:\>ipconfig/all
>
>
>
> Windows 2000 IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP2
>
> Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Kingston EtheRx PCI 10/100 Fast
> Ethe
>
> rnet Adapter(KNE120TX)
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-F0-54-BE-D3
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.250.88
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>
>
>
>
> "BRG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns93C6A9EE29774BrianGxxx@62.253.162.114...
>> "Michael George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> news:PwaVa.1768$(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>>> thanks again, diagnostics included:
>>>
>>> begin 666 clip_image002.jpg
>>>
>>> Attachment decoded: clip_image002.jpg
>>> `
>>> end
>>>
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> Please would you use the following revised versions of steps 10)
>> and 11):
>>
>> Provide Diagnostic Info:
>> ========================
>> 10) On PC1, open a fresh command box and type
>> IPCONFIG /ALL<enter>
>> Right-click anywhere inside the DOS window and select 'Select All'
>> from the drop-down menu, then press <return>
>>
>> Open a reply to this thread and paste, which should paste the text
>> from your command box into the reply.
>>
>> 11) Repeat step 10) on PC2 and paste as a separate reply.
>>
>>
>> --
>> BRG
>> ===
>> http://www.brgservices.co.uk/

Hi

Try setting the 'Internet Zone' or whatever Norton calls it to Medium (on
the ICS host), most firewalls won't allow any outgoing conections from the
client with it set at high. If that doesn't work try adding your LAN subnet
to the local zone and if that doesn't work then you *nust* disable, or
preferably uninstall, the firewall from bot PCs to ensure that you can set
the LAN up correctly.

Regards

Bill

"Michael George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:rlcVa.2207$(E-Mail Removed):

> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX
(with
> Magic
>
> Packet) PCI Ethernet Adapter #2
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-84-25-86-06
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.85.175
>
Refering back to the physical diagram:

_PC1_ PC2
STB | | |
/CM--------NIC1 NIC2--------NIC3


NIC1 on PC1 looks to be configured OK. Your DNS server addresses
are the same as mine and the IP and gateway addresses look
plausible - assuming you're in the Nottingham area?

NIC2's settings are wrong for ICS. When you enable ICS for NIC1,
Windows should set NIC2 to IP address 192.168.0.1 and enable NIC2
as a DHCP server for the local LAN. The 169.254.x.x address means
NIC2 is timing out after not finding a DHCP server - i.e. its
behaving as if ICS is not switched on at all.

NIC3 (on PC2) has a 169.254.x.x address, confirming that there is
no DHCP server visible to it.

To eliminate it from suspicion, please would you disable (uninstall
if necessary) Norton Personal Firewall on both systems and try the
setup process again?

--
BRG
===
http://www.brgservices.co.uk/

Tried controlled restart with Firewall on both PC's disabled and again with
firewalls uninstalled - with no success! I have also spoken to the techies
at my work & they don't seem to be able to shed any light on the problem
other than to suggest I upgrade to XP Pro or buy something like Sygate Home
Network software.

Mike


"BRG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns93C6D344D6C9CBrianGxxx@194.168.222.40...
> "Michael George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:rlcVa.2207$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX
> (with
> > Magic
> >
> > Packet) PCI Ethernet Adapter #2
> >
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-84-25-86-06
> >
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> > Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.85.175
> >
> Refering back to the physical diagram:
>
> _PC1_ PC2
> STB | | |
> /CM--------NIC1 NIC2--------NIC3
>
>
> NIC1 on PC1 looks to be configured OK. Your DNS server addresses
> are the same as mine and the IP and gateway addresses look
> plausible - assuming you're in the Nottingham area?
>
> NIC2's settings are wrong for ICS. When you enable ICS for NIC1,
> Windows should set NIC2 to IP address 192.168.0.1 and enable NIC2
> as a DHCP server for the local LAN. The 169.254.x.x address means
> NIC2 is timing out after not finding a DHCP server - i.e. its
> behaving as if ICS is not switched on at all.
>
> NIC3 (on PC2) has a 169.254.x.x address, confirming that there is
> no DHCP server visible to it.
>
> To eliminate it from suspicion, please would you disable (uninstall
> if necessary) Norton Personal Firewall on both systems and try the
> setup process again?
>
> --
> BRG
> ===
> http://www.brgservices.co.uk/

"Michael George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:VVJVa.26$%(E-Mail Removed):

> Tried controlled restart with Firewall on both PC's disabled and
> again with firewalls uninstalled - with no success! I have also
> spoken to the techies at my work & they don't seem to be able to
> shed any light on the problem other than to suggest I upgrade to
> XP Pro or buy something like Sygate Home Network software.
>
> Mike
>

ICS on Windows 2K works fine, if only we can persuade it to do so!
Before you give it up, let's try a few other things:

Services
========
1) Right-click on the My Computer icon (or menu entry) and select
Manage.
2) In the LH pane, select Services and Applications, then Services
3) In the RH pane, scroll down to Internet Connection Sharing entry
in the list - it *should* show Status=Started and Startup
Type=Automatic
4) Double-click the Internet Connection Sharing entry and select the
Dependencies tab.
5) Note which other services are listed as dependencies.
6) Click cancel
7) Check each dependent service is running OK.

System Event Log
================
1) In the LH pane of Computer Management, click Event Viewer, then
double-click System in the RH pane
2) Scan the event log from the top down, going back to the nost
recent reboot. Look for errors and warnings that might give us a hint
as to what is going awry. Double-click any suspect entry to expand
its details.

Repair Reinstall
================
Assuming neither of the above reveals any clues, time for some brute
force. Run setup from your Windows 2K installation CD and do an
upgrade installation. This will do a 'repair reinstallation' i.e.
reinstall the system files, drivers and registry settings without
disturbing your applications and user data. Will take an hour-ish to
run.

--
BRG
===
http://www.brgservices.co.uk/

"Michael George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:_xbVa.333$(E-Mail Removed)...
> thanks for help - diagnostics follow:

Check problem isn't on host computer (one with internet connection). This
happened to me! I still can't figure out how to fix it though. I unshared
the connection, tried to re-share and it wouldn't, stating an error message.
Guess I'm gonna have to re-install.

Marcus