Hi Guys and Gals,
A few probs here so heres the overview - I have had a Windows 98 desktop setup as as the ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) Host and my laptop Windows XP Pro as an ICS client running no probs for months.

Over the weekend I had to do some stuff for work which required changing IP addresses on both machines (actually a major play around). Anyway suffice to say the ICS no longer works.

I have tried many things like remaking my LAN connection on XP and creating a network disk to run on the 98 machine as the host etc but to no avail. Also after doing this I have noticed 2 things 1) Once there was a TCP/IP ICS (home) in my network settings on the 98 machine that is no longer there. 2) When I attempt to use repair on my XP network setting I get an error message "failed Renewing the IP address!"

Is it possible that some could send me exact step by step instructions on setting up both machines to ICS work. The 98 must be the host though!!

Regards
Hoax

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q236465
http://www.annoyances.org/win98/features/ics.html
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics.html
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics-mskb.html
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows98ics/index.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2Bics
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/icsinstall.htm
http://www.sohointer.net/winograd/faq.htm
http://www.sysopt.com/articles/icsproxy/index.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows98ics/index.htm
http://www.netfor2.com/
DcShare Version 3.0

How are the PC's connected? Using cross-over via 2 nic's? hub?router?

@ Marc Mail, since it had previously worked, it is fairly safe to assume that the physical side is ok...

@cruelhoax

Start simple.. make sure that you have the tcp/ip protocl installed on both machines,

set the ip addresses on both machines ( the win 98 desktop as 192.168.0.1 and the laptop as 192.168.0.2 subnet 255.255.255.0

set the gateway on the laptop to be 192.168.0.1 (i.e. the desktop )

disable any firewall programs that you have installed - ( you can re-enable after testing )

Can the machines ping themselves ?

Can they ping each other ?

If the above 2 questions get a yes, then as long as the gateway is set, and the connection is live, you should have access.

Hope that helps

Hi Muppet2002,

Thanks for the advice. Actually I got it working before your reply, but your info is indeed correct! Therefore i am wondering why I had to use the 192.168.0.1/2 IP Addresses. But under the 202.xxx.xxx.x/x IP addresses did not? They were the ones I set up for a work project.

Love to know why.

Kind Regards
Hoax

To be 100% honest I'm not entirely sure myself, however I have always used that range 192.168.0.1 - 254 for any network devices, and 192.168.0.1 for the gateway.

I think that they are a special range of IP Adressess that are not routeable, i.e. they are meant for use in small networks.

Also windows assigns the gateway that address itself if it auto-configures ICS.

If anyone can answer that with a bit more knowledge, please do !

that range are set for lan use. they come under the 255.255.255.0 subnet mask and are the ones you are always advised to use - havnt got a clue why though.

i always set the ips manually and have the gateway pcs ip as the DNS server.

Those IPs are part of a range deliberately reserved for private networks & as such are not used by any internet device.
There is another such range (can't remember what it is) but the 192.168.0.x is much more common. It's what ICS uses as well.