On Feb 28, 2:20*pm, "Sunny" wrote:
"Tua Loh Au" wrote in ...





I have two old Dell machines, both running XP Pro.

Recently I connect two together in a network.

The setup is like this:

Machine A has two ethernet cards. Machine B has one.

Machine A connects to the Internet (ADSL) with netcard 1.

Machine A's netcard 2 connects to Machine B's only netcard.

I have used XP's default "network connection" to set up a "workgroup",
both with the same name.

The network between Machine A and Machine B does function.

Right now, Machine A can connects to the Internet but not Machine B.

All the browsers in Machine B can't access to the Net. All report the
same problem - can't find the server.

Why?

I have checked the IP addresses, the subnet mask, the default gateways
of both machines - under the TCP/IP

Under the "TCP/IP Properties":

For Machine A, the IP address (under TCP/IP) is 192.168.0.1 and for
Machine B, the IP address is 192.168.0.2

The subnet mask for both machines are 255.255.255.0.

The Default Gateway for Machine B is 192.168.0.1 while the Default
Gateway for Machine A is blank.

I have checked every thing that I can think of, and still Machine B
can't get to the Internet.

It's a very simple network setup, I know, and I have set up much more
complicated networks - and they work - but not this time.

I have checked and re-checked, and re-checked it again.

And still I can't find a clue what is going on.

I have even disable the firewall on Machine B and still Machine B
can't access the Internet.

WHY ????

I have flushed the winsock cache on Machine B. Still no go.

I have flushed all the browser caches of all the browsers (IE, Chrome,
Opera, Firefox) and still none of the browsers on Machine B can access
to the Internet.

What have I missed? I dunno.

What else should I do?

Can someone please give me some advice, please?

Thank you !!

If you are using internet connection sharing (ICS), give it away and buy
yourself a router.
Get one that has 4 ethernet connections and wireless capability for the
best of both worlds.
(You then only need one ethernet card in each PC)

ICS requires the "master PC" to be on, but, with a router all PCs are
capable of connecting to the internet.




First of all I thank you and all the rest who have so generously
replied to my original message.

However, if you were to check the headers of my message you would know
that I am not from a First World Country. No, I am from a poor Third
World Country and the two machines that I network together I did it
for a non-profit organization, which is very very lack in funds and
resources.

In First World Country routers come by easily - and cheaply, by your
living standard.

But in Third World Country - while a router isn't something
"luxurious", for that poor non-profit entity, to think of spending
money that they don't have on a router is still a luxurious dream.

In fact, the two old Dell computers I donated to that non-profit
organization, and they have only ONE internet connection, and with no
router, that's the only way I can get both computers online.

I know, I know, I have to t urn on Machine A in order to have Machine
B accessing the Net, but that's the way it is, right now, until of
course, they can find a router.

Back to the main topic - what have I done wrong and what should I do
to make both machines accessible to the internet?

I can ping from Machine A to Machine B without problem.

I can ping from Machine B to Machine A without problem.

That means the two Machines are talking to each others - the network
between them is working.

Then how come Machine A can access the Net but not Machine B?

How come Machine B's browsers keep giving me that "Server Not Found"
error?

I need help to solve this problem withOUT the router.

Can you help, please??

Thank you all again !