Home Network-2 XP Machines__ att Steve

att Steve

I have followed your discussion about Home Network, and it sounds to me that
you are a expert person about this fuzzy subject.

MY QUESTION :
Is it possible to add a 3th PC to a 2 PCs LAN (PC1- PC2) using crossover
cables, and having the Internet in the *crazzy* 3th PC (PC3) ?

Network
PC1 (winxp) PC2 (winxp) PC3 (win2k)
Internet side:
PC1 connected to Internet thru a moded ADSL. IP is dynamic.
Firewall applied.

LAN side:
PC1 with static IP : 192.168.0.1 , mask 255.255.255.0
all the configuration was not touched after the wizzard
PC2 with static IP: 192.168.0.2, mask 255.255.255.0
all the configuration was not modified, except the IP that was set to
192.168.0.2
Gateway and DNS of PC2 were set to the IP of PC1 (192.168.0.1)

Later i put a crazzy 3th PC (win2k) with a crossover cable connected to PC2.
PC2 and PC3 see each other, using static IPs ou dynamic IP.
for instances:
PC1 : IP 192.168.0.1
PC2 : IP 192.168.0.2 & 192.168.1.2
PC3 : IP 192.168.0.3

BUT, with this "crazy" LAN, most of the time PC2 losses its acess to
Internet althought it keeps seeing PC1.
I have tried too many times to overcome the issue. I have tried to use a
bridge, and the dynamic configuration in the PCs without succes.
I guess that Microsft does not allow PC2 to be the gateway for PC3, to
protect the network (PC1-PC2). What is your opinion ?

Thanks
alvaro