Internet Connection Sharing Problem

Hi. I have two machines at home, one (host) connected to
the Internet via an ADSL connection. The second machine
(client) is connected directly to the host machine by
network cable.

Connectivity between the two machines is fine but when
the client tries to access the Internet there are
problems. I enabled the ADSL connection on the host to be
shared. The client can ping, telnet, ftp to Internet
machines. The client can send emails too. But when I try
to browse sites with Internet Explorer, it fails. Also,
when I try to read emails it also fails. I switched off
the firewall on the host machine and ensured that there
is no active firewall on the LAN connection between host
and client.

Am puzzled now as to what might be causing the problem.
I downloaded a utility called WinDump which monitors IP
traffic on different network interfaces. Theses trace
files are available for anyone who can understand them!

Any help appreciated,

Stuart.

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Hi. I have two machines at home, one (host) connected to
the Internet via an ADSL connection. The second machine
(client) is connected directly to the host machine by
network cable.

Connectivity between the two machines is fine but when
the client tries to access the Internet there are
problems. I enabled the ADSL connection on the host to be
shared. The client can ping, telnet, ftp to Internet
machines. The client can send emails too. But when I try
to browse sites with Internet Explorer, it fails. Also,
when I try to read emails it also fails. I switched off
the firewall on the host machine and ensured that there
is no active firewall on the LAN connection between host
and client.

Am puzzled now as to what might be causing the problem.
I downloaded a utility called WinDump which monitors IP
traffic on different network interfaces. Theses trace
files are available for anyone who can understand them!

Any help appreciated,

Stuart.

On the client, run Internet Explorer, click Tools | Internet Options |
Connections | LAN Settings, and clear all of the boxes. Close and
re-open IE and try web access again.

How have you specified the POP3 server name in the client's email
program? Can you ping that server name?

What exactly happens when you try to read email? What is the complete
text of the error message?
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