Stoopid IE dosent know ive got ICS and it is irritating me

hi,

I have set up ICS with 2 laptops. the host is working fine. the client shows the interent gateway but wen i try to start IE then the bitchy thing tries to dial a connection on the old accounts that it used to but it cant coz ive unplugged it (hahaha!)

How do i get it to use the net over the gateway???

I'm not using a router - too expensive.

thanks,
Matt

 

Set your connection type to LAN on your IE Tools > Options > connections.

 

On the client giving difficulty:

IE / Tools / Internet Options / Connections
Enable the "Never dial a connection" option (and if necessary check the details behind the LAN Settings button).

 

Hi,

I have set to "never dial a connection"

Now it just comes up with page cannot be didplayed errors.

Rockn - how do i set the connection type to "LAN", I cant see it?

also once this is set up then I will want to leave the host laptop downloading for long periods while im not there. will it be ok or will the connection be dropped?

thanks
matt

 

Hi,

If i do use a router will it solve my problems and also will I be able to use WinVNC on the computer that is downloading?

 

The router is the best option as you will more than likely have disconnect issues with ICS. YOu can pretty much do anything you like with a router in the mix you just need to forward the correct ports to connect to your PC from the outside.

 

Hi,

I have decided to get a router

I have to get a router with a modem because the modem bt gave is only usb plus its crap.

I could get this one but it only has 1 port. how could i use the 2 laptops on it? using a hub? I dont know.

Or i could getthis but whats the difference from the one above?

or i could get this , a bit more expensive but has 4 ports.

Also would I be able to use WinVPC on one of the PCs behind the router? would it work??

And if I buy one of these routers will it definately fix my problems?

THanks help is greatly appreciated!

matt

 

Couldn't see much difference in the first two routers you listed, other than a model number of 8000 vs 8100 and a cost diff of ca. £8 (certainly the blurb on the page read more or less identically).
Not that I have experience of these particular models but of the bunch the third one (the 4 port) at ca.£32 is the one I would go for because of the 4 ports. In answer to you first question, yes to use the two laptops you would need a hub or switch and you'd be hard pressed to add that in with the 1-port router and get it for less that the 4-port modem/router in the first place.

Yes I use WinVPC behind my NAT router all the time (you just need to set up port-forwarding). Both in and out of my LAN (e.g. to/from work, etc) and between PCs on the LAN.

Nothing is guarenteed in life - but a modem/router should certainly got 2 laptops networked with less difficulty than ICS!

 

Hi,

OK I will probably get the 4 port router, but WinVNC isn't working at the moment even without it. I have made a new thread about this.

THanks,
Matt

 

Have you tried the WinVNC archiives (http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/)?

 

I have tried them , is there a way of searching through them?

Also it must be quite a common problem I have? Dosnet anyone else here know the answer?

thanks, matt

 

I saw something that old me to type "netstat -n -a -p tcp" into the command window to fibod out if port 5900 is open. I did but it just flashed up a dos screen for a millisecond and dissapperaed again.

thanks,
Matt

 

Have you tried the site http://www.gotomyvnc.com/ which will show you if the required ports are open? Run the check and find out.

 

Hi,

I've sorted it, even though i disabled Zonelalarm, Windows firewall was still running and this was blocking the connection.

Anyway thanks for your help!,
Matt