[SOLVED] going crazy

[failed2live]

If anyone can help me with this, it would be much appreciated.

equipment:
Mac G4 running Leopard
Dell optiplex running XP
Linksys wireless adapter (for internet ... connected to the dell)
Netopia cayman modem/router (to network the computers)

Ok, here we go. I have been going nuts trying to figure this out and haven't got much help. I am trying to network the two computers so that my Mac can use the internet connection from the dell. I have everything connected but the Dell does not show a default gateway to allow me access to the Netopia while the Mac does allow me access. In the network places it shows that it is connected and the ethernet port is blinking. Does this sound like it could be affecting my goal? Does anyone know where I can begin to accomplish this?
Thank you in advance

[muggy]

Originally Posted by failed2live

I am trying to network the two computers so that my Mac can use the internet connection from the dell.

are you talking about ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)? or do you want both computers to access the internet through the modem/router?

do a ipconfig /all on the Dell and post the results here. do the same (or whatever the equivalent of ipconfig is) on the Mac and post it here

on the Dell, navigate to the Control Panel -> Network Connections, right-click the Local or Wireless connection (whichever you are trying to use) and click Properties. under This connection uses the following items: highlight Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click Properties. tell me which options are selected

[failed2live]

I am talking about ICS. The modem and the router that connect to the internet are downstairs so that is why i need to use the wireless internet connection from the dell. so i can avoid having one computer upstairs and one computer downstairs.

The tcp/ip settings are all set to obtain automatically. I just changed the local area connection to obtain auto and I got a default gateway to show up but it just caused another problem. When the router is turned on to connect the computers, it shuts down my wireless access to the internet.

the ipconfig /all shows the following:

ip routing enabled ... yes
wins proxy enabled ... no

local area connection:
physical address ... 00-b0-d0-f2-b0-f7
dhcp enabled ...yes
autoconfig enabled ... yes
ip ... 192.168.1.2
subnet ... 255.255.255.0
default gatway ...192.168.1.254
dhcp server ... 192.168.1.254
dns server ... 192.168.1.254

the mac is showing the following:
ip ...192.168.1.1
subnet ... 255.255.255.0
router ...192.168.1.254
dns ...192.168.1.254

hope this helps ... let me know if you need more
Thanks

[johnwill]

Let's see ALL of the IPCONFIG.

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

Type the following command:

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.

[failed2live]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\tinker>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet
Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-D0-F2-B0-F7
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 21, 2008 9:02:36 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 21, 2008 10:02:36 PM


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapt
er
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-17-6E-02-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.85.98
68.87.69.146
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 21, 2008 10:14:47 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:14:47 A
M

C:\Documents and Settings\tinker>

[johnwill]

Well, ICS is not running properly, or the wired connection would have an IP address of 192.168.0.1 and DHCP would be disabled.

Try disabling ICS, running the following repair, then configure ICS again. Post another IPCONFIG /ALL after you do that.


TCP/IP stack repair options for use with Windows XP with SP2.

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reboot the machine.

[failed2live]

wanted to let you know that i got it with a little outside help. I ran the network set up wizard which caused my ip address for my ethernet to change. I then got into the router that connects the computers and changed the default gateway, DHCP, and DNS for that so it wouldn't interfere with the wireless internet and would communicate with each other. Then I set a static IP for the Mac and I was in.

Thank you for your time and take care.

[johnwill]

Thanks for the feedback.