ValeWhale
04-13-2004, 05:41 PM
hi,
Just connected my three home PC's for the first time using a fast ethernet hub. PC1 & PC2 run XP, PC3 runs Windoze 2000 !! As a configuration excercise I decided to try and share PC1's dial up Internet connection over my new LAN.
This works fine on "auto" - ie TCP/IP Properties - Obtain IP Address Automatically and all machines can see the ISP home page.
Problems arise when I try to configure my IP addresses for PCs 2,&3 as you are required to enter an IP address for the DNS server. (preferred and alternate)
I tried the ISP DNS Server IP obtained from PC1 using IPConfig /all while connected to the Internet but this did not work. When attempting to log in to my ISP on PCs 2 &3, I kept getting a DNS Server error in the bottom left of my browser window (IE6) although I was able to ping PC1
Any ideas as to where I am going wrong would be much appreciated
Cheers
ValeWhale
Just connected my three home PC's for the first time using a fast ethernet hub. PC1 & PC2 run XP, PC3 runs Windoze 2000 !! As a configuration excercise I decided to try and share PC1's dial up Internet connection over my new LAN.
This works fine on "auto" - ie TCP/IP Properties - Obtain IP Address Automatically and all machines can see the ISP home page.
Problems arise when I try to configure my IP addresses for PCs 2,&3 as you are required to enter an IP address for the DNS server. (preferred and alternate)
I tried the ISP DNS Server IP obtained from PC1 using IPConfig /all while connected to the Internet but this did not work. When attempting to log in to my ISP on PCs 2 &3, I kept getting a DNS Server error in the bottom left of my browser window (IE6) although I was able to ping PC1
Any ideas as to where I am going wrong would be much appreciated
Cheers
ValeWhale