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Help setting up ICS

w^rl0rdw^rl0rd Member Posts: 329
in Windows XP Professional
OK, I have a WinXP machine w/ 2 NICs.
NIC#1 connects me to the Internet.
NIC#2 connects my LAN to the XP box.

I enabled ICS on NIC#1
which assigned the 192.168.0.1 IP to NIC#2,
but when I connect a laptop to NIC#2, it does not pull an IP or even get a signal.

It shows "cable disconnected."

The cable is fine, because these machines communicate fine when used in a workgroup to share resources.

Any ideas?

Oh, and the laptop is configured for DHCP.
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    eurotrasheurotrash Member Posts: 817
    did you try refreshing/renewing the laptop's ip?
    is the laptop connected directly to the desktop, or to the LAN?
    did you make sure there is no firewall on NIC 2?
    and, with the laptop connected, what is the current IP and gateway of the laptop?
    witty comment
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    JiggsawwJiggsaww Member Posts: 195
    is d cable a straight or a cross? if u connecting laptop directly to the pc, a cross cable is required......
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    w^rl0rdw^rl0rd Member Posts: 329
    Jiggsaww wrote:
    is d cable a straight or a cross? if u connecting laptop directly to the pc, a cross cable is required......

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    I guess I can throw that A+ cert away now.
    That must be what it is.
    I'll try that and let you guys know.
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    KGhaleonKGhaleon Member Posts: 1,346 ■■■■□□□□□□
    No, just the Network+ cert. ;)

    I've made similar mistakes in the past. I remember how I felt when I realized I had used the wrong cables on my wireless router and DSL modem.

    KG
    Present goals: MCAS, MCSA, 70-680
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    jescabjescab Inactive Imported Users Posts: 1,321
    Well.....................what cables did you use..........lol
    GO STEELERS GO - STEELERS RULE
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    JiggsawwJiggsaww Member Posts: 195
    w^rl0rd wrote:
    Jiggsaww wrote:
    is d cable a straight or a cross? if u connecting laptop directly to the pc, a cross cable is required......

    icon_redface.gif
    I guess I can throw that A+ cert away now.
    That must be what it is.
    I'll try that and let you guys know.

    na man no need i made even stupider mistakes icon_lol.gif ,if thaz even ah word, in d past.......
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