Re: FN-FORUM: Network Problems

date posted 1st July 2004 20:03

If you are using ICS, the Internet PC must be 192.168.0.1 and it acts as
DHCP server for the rest of the PCs - set other PCs to use DHCP, don't give
them fixed IPs. Then make sure that your set up goes:

A
Internet-ICS PC card1-ICS PC card2-hub-other PCs

or
B
Internet-ICS PC card1-ICS PC card2-other PC

PC card1 could be a modem. With A, make sure you have standard patch cables,
with B, you need a X-over cable.

If you have ISDN or Broadband, it is much less hassle to buy a router (or
real firewall) and connect all the PCs to it, than it is to mess around with
personal firewall and ICS (which, frankly, sucks).

If you already have a router, you shouldn't be using ICS.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Keight" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Network Problems


>
> I've checked the windows firewall for the LAN connection and it's greyed
out
> (without a tick in the box) so I can't alter the setting.
>
> My internet connection has the firewall turned on, but only to stop users
on
> the net accessing my computer. Internet sharing from the LAN is turned on.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Crockford" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Network Problems
>
>
> >
> > At 18:44 on Thursday, 01 Jul 2004, Robert Keight wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Not that I know of, I disabled Norton antivirus before connecting the
> > > cable.
> >
> > How about Windows firewall?
> >
> > you need to check - sounds like a likely cause.
> >
> > hth
> >
> > Tony
> >
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