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

[thecaravanman]

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

 

[Rockn]

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

 

[coulterp]

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).

 

[thecaravanman]

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

 

[thecaravanman]

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?

 

[Rockn]

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.

 

[thecaravanman]

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

 

[coulterp]

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!

 

[thecaravanman]

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

 

[coulterp]

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

 

[thecaravanman]

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

 

[thecaravanman]

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

 

[coulterp]

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.

 

[thecaravanman]

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