Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

Im running two computers both windows XP service pack two which are connected by means of a crossover cable. on the PC that indirestly connecting to thew internet i have noticed that there are some websites that it does not view properly or will not connect to. Im pretty confident that all of the settings on both computers are correct but i cannot figure out why i am having this problem. has anyone else ever experienced somthing like this?

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

:welcome: to Cable Forum :D

Does this problem affect both PCs, or just the master one?

How is the master PC connected to the internet - cable modem or Set Top Box, and using USB or Ethernet?

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

its not the master PC has the problem it's the other one that is connecting through the master PC. Im getting internet off a cable modem and it is connected to the computer through usb. at first i thought it was a problem with the TCP settings but they all look fine to me, unless it is a problem with configuration on the master PC. One PC is a lot more powerful than the other could this be a problem?

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

Naa, shouldn't have anything to do with one box being more powerful than the other.

Did you just enable internet connection sharing on the usb network device? or did you run the network setup wizard?

Do you have any firewalls running on either machines that could be blocking anything?

Also, save some cash up and invest in a router, much better way to split your connection between multiple machines. :)

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

On client machine reset all web settings and security and check :)

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

thanks very much that seems to be the problem sorted :D formerly i hadn't been able to download things off of the interent like java which is obviously essential to the computer. thanks very much for the help

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

what did you do that cured it?

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

i went to internat options and reset the settings in the advanced tab although im pretty sure that i had done that before, i took a look at the settings after but i still can't figure out what was the problem. Im planning on investiong in a wireless network anyway and hopefully a notebook or desktop for myself, any recommendations on a good router?

Re: Problems with sharing and interent connection over a network
 

Linksys WRT54GS is quite good (I use it at my house). Don't forget to make it secure :tu: