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Having problems shareing an internet connection from a win98SE machine to a WinXP machine via LAN
I have a bit of an odd problem here
I have a win98 machine with a good modem that i use to connect to Netzero(yea i konw but dialup is about my only option and so far it's Netzero or AOL) because of NetZeros java thing i cannot play some online games with my friends. So i use my Winxp machine to play them on.
Before i go any further.. i was somehow able to share my internet connection when i just installed winxp until recently.
Recently i am trying to get internet access back to my winXP machine that has died.
On both machines i am able to read the others HDD via the network. On the win98 machine it's almost instant, on the XP machine whenever i open a new folderit takes a minute before it pops up a windos.. but since i play MP3's on the XP machine(and store them on my win98 machine) i am able to read any file after i get into the directory no problem.
Oddities: Alright if i try to use the standard FTP client i am able to connect to FTP servers. I am also able to go to www.google.com and searh for pages...but any of the links that show up on the search i can't get to. I even type in www.microsoft.com on the XP machine and i can't find the website. I think i might have to visit a site on my win98 machine before i am able to read it on my XP machine.
I have disabled the firewall on XP and even set a default gateway on the XP machine(and yes it's correct) but still no luck.
At this point i am willing to reinstall win98 as well (i reinstalled winxp alread since it fixed my problems once)
Thank you for your time
I have a win98 machine with a good modem that i use to connect to Netzero(yea i konw but dialup is about my only option and so far it's Netzero or AOL) because of NetZeros java thing i cannot play some online games with my friends. So i use my Winxp machine to play them on.
Before i go any further.. i was somehow able to share my internet connection when i just installed winxp until recently.
Recently i am trying to get internet access back to my winXP machine that has died.
On both machines i am able to read the others HDD via the network. On the win98 machine it's almost instant, on the XP machine whenever i open a new folderit takes a minute before it pops up a windos.. but since i play MP3's on the XP machine(and store them on my win98 machine) i am able to read any file after i get into the directory no problem.
Oddities: Alright if i try to use the standard FTP client i am able to connect to FTP servers. I am also able to go to www.google.com and searh for pages...but any of the links that show up on the search i can't get to. I even type in www.microsoft.com on the XP machine and i can't find the website. I think i might have to visit a site on my win98 machine before i am able to read it on my XP machine.
I have disabled the firewall on XP and even set a default gateway on the XP machine(and yes it's correct) but still no luck.
At this point i am willing to reinstall win98 as well (i reinstalled winxp alread since it fixed my problems once)
Thank you for your time
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>Alright if i try to use the standard FTP client i am able to connect to FTP servers.
from the 98 machine?
After you dialup the XP machine, can you run WINIPCFG on the 98 machine and RELEASE-RENEW
tell me what you have for DNS servers
Have you run an ad/spy checker on the 98 machine?
http://www.spychecker.com/program/spybot.html
from the 98 machine?
After you dialup the XP machine, can you run WINIPCFG on the 98 machine and RELEASE-RENEW
tell me what you have for DNS servers
Have you run an ad/spy checker on the 98 machine?
http://www.spychecker.com/program/spybot.html
ASKER
Yea i have some spyware software already.
and i do not have a DNS server enabled.
Gonna try wingate.. but i am not getting my hopes up. :(
and i do not have a DNS server enabled.
Gonna try wingate.. but i am not getting my hopes up. :(
The 98 machine has to either proxy dns from your XP machine or use your ISP's dns server
>After you dialup the XP machine, can you run WINIPCFG on the 98 machine and RELEASE-RENEW
>tell me what you have for DNS servers
and does it still not work when you do that?
>After you dialup the XP machine, can you run WINIPCFG on the 98 machine and RELEASE-RENEW
>tell me what you have for DNS servers
and does it still not work when you do that?
ASKER
Nope.. i can still ping sites and connect to FTP serviceses when i type Ftp www.microsoft.com in the Start>Run
I got both Netsape, IE and Opera.. none of them work... neither does MSN Messagener :(
I got both Netsape, IE and Opera.. none of them work... neither does MSN Messagener :(
>After you dialup the XP machine, can you run WINIPCFG on the 98 machine and RELEASE-RENEW
>tell me what you have for DNS servers
>tell me what you have for DNS servers
ASKER
It's the Win98 machine that has the Modem.. not the winXP machine
as for DNS servers.. i have nothing listed in either of them
as for DNS servers.. i have nothing listed in either of them
well, that's a problem...
Did you change to the modem adaptor in WINIPCFG?
If there's no DNS server in WINIPCFG on the 98 machine or IPCONFIG /all on the XP machine you wouldn't be able to resolve anything
Did you change to the modem adaptor in WINIPCFG?
If there's no DNS server in WINIPCFG on the 98 machine or IPCONFIG /all on the XP machine you wouldn't be able to resolve anything
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