network problem: internet sharing

[Alma J Wetzker]

Keith,

I know I am just the clueless newbie here but before you reinstall XP I 
just want to clarify the problem in my head.

The modem goes to the linux box through an ethernet card.  The linux box 
works.  The linux box has a second ethernet card that is connected to 
the XP box elsewhere.  The XP box can ping the linux box.  (I hope this 
is correct.)

Can the XP box ping an address on the wild wild web?  (Using the ip 
address as the name will not work.)  If it can then the issue could be 
the linux box not routing the DNS lookup correctly.  If you cannot then 
the linux box is not acting as a router and it should be.

I am NOT suggesting that the XP install is perfect but I still have my 
doubts that it is the entire problem given the above picture in my head. 
  If you can ping the web from the XP box, it may be the DNS stuff not 
configured correctly somewhere.  I would think that is easier to fix 
than doing a reinstall.  (Although I would suggest a clean install 
rather than an upgrade from dos to NT, which is what 98 to XP is.)

     -- Alma

> Keith Antoine <kantoine at optusnet.com.au>
> Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:43:16 -0400
> 
> On Monday 21 July 2003 08:11 am, Gary Wilson wrote:
> 
>>--- Collins Richey <erichey2 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>The WinXP wizard for networking detected it's place
>>>on my LAN (Netgear
>>>router) automagically, setup for DHCP, and even
>>>enabled File and Printer
>>>Sharing without any of the screwing around I've had
>>>to do in the past.
>>>Only 1 reboot. <g>  I was able to copy all the
>>
>>The secret here is that you got XP Pro, which has full
>>networking support. It can still get tricky. If the
>>automatic settings don't work, manual configuration is
>>a real dog and it will keep trying to go back to the
>>automatic settings. XP Home edition has minimal
>>networking support. It's a dog and should be banned
>>from all computer systems, along with Windows ME, its
>>close cousin.
>>
>>You can boot up with Knoppix and get the same kind of
>>automatic networking and Samba support is built in. It
>>has Linneighborhood installed and has almost always
>>found other computers on the network for me.
>>
>>Gary
> 
> 
> I am sure that others here will know what I mean when I say that Daughter was 
> brought up in a office with windows. So I REALLY hesitate to give her 
> anything else. I am already blamed for upgrading from 98. It is a temporary 
> networking as she graduates as a teacher in Nov and can go anywhere in 
> Queensland then. Oh! for peace a nd quiet again.