[SG735]

hi guys ..
I have a desktop with XP sp2 home edition and a Laptop with Vista sp1 home premium ..
I have connected them with a crossover cable and i can access from my XP to Vista but i can't see from vista to XP...
After this i want to use ICS can somebody help me with the settings ...
I have 2 ethernet ports on desktop so want to make the XP as a host ... thus avoiding the use of a router...

[JohnWill]

The failure to see the XP machine is probably a firewall on the XP machine.

Take a look at this Microsoft ICS (Internet Connection Sharing tutorial.

[SG735]

I removed the firewalls on both XP and Vista and then i got to see from XP but not from the vista end....
and for the ics i did all the things mentioned on the link you gave me but it shows a residential gateway device... which i can't get through...
Please help with this stuff which is displayed on Vista ..

[JohnWill]

Let's see this for each computer.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands, one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

Note that there is a space before the -n or the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the - or / in the following commands.

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[SG735]

okay here we are ...
first for XP
nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.5] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
HOST <00> UNIQUE Registered
HOST <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

Local Area Connection 2:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.1] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
HOST <00> UNIQUE Registered
HOST <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered
ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HOST
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-AF-5B-2A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : RTL8139D PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-A1-B0-01-56-F4
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :


and for Vista
nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.110] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
CLIENT <00> UNIQUE Registered
BOOZEDUP <00> GROUP Registered
CLIENT <20> UNIQUE Registered
BOOZEDUP <1E> GROUP Registered
BOOZEDUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache
ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : client
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mshome.net

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3B-CC-1D-91
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-5D-00-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::549f:dff2:be95:b405%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.110(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 July 2008 18:13:40
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 12 July 2008 18:18:40
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{2CE4B2AF-9DBC-473D-A4F0-C8916C2E3
2BD}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

[JohnWill]

Well, they're not seeing each other, though Vista is getting an IP address from the XP machine's ICS DHCP server. This is classicly a firewall issue, you need to disable ALL firewalls and get working, then figure out why the firewall configuration is blocking access.

What is the XP machine connected to? I see it appears to have a static configuration to a router somewhere. How about telling us about the whole network configuration, including the make/model of any modem and/or router involved.

[SG735]

actually i have a beetel 220BX ADSL2+Modem ... from the ISP through braodband service....
The desktop has all the firewall disabled and even Vista too ...
I can't configure where the hell is firewall still working ....

[TerryNet]

Often 3rd party firewalls must be completely and cleanly uninstalled or properly configured for the desired access. There are Removal Tools for Norton and McAfee. Some people have had success, for example, by re-installing ZoneAlarm and then immediately uninstalling or configuring it.

If you're really adamant about "avoiding the use of a router" you will need to replace your current modem/router combo with a modem only unit; else maybe you can put it in a "bridge" mode where it will act as a modem only.

While it won't help your firewall issue, I suggest that you consider continuing to use your modem/router and forget ICS. If the router has only one port find an inexpensive ethernet switch.

[JohnWill]

I'm at a total loss why you'd pick ICS over a router anyway!