On Tuesday 20 November 2007 21:57, Bill Smith wrote: > Henrique Rennó wrote: > > I have a Windows XP machine connected to the Internet and an > > additional network card with a fixed IP configured (192.168.0.5). I > > connected a crossover network cable to my laptop in which I installed > > Debian Sarge 3.1. I configured the network in /etc/network/interfaces > > passing the correct configuration for each option like static IP > > 192.186.0.10 gateway 192.168.0.5 and the DNS servers of my Internet > > Service Provider. I can ping normally the IP 192.168.0.5 but my > > browser can't navigate the web. I passed inside Mozilla's preferences > > that it's a direct connection to the Internet. I even disabled Windows > > XP Firewall but it seems to have no effect either. My Windows XP > > machine has TrendMicro OfficeScan installed but I don't know if it > > could prevent any connection through the network. I also contacted my > > ISP asking if both DNS numbers were changed and they said both numbers > > are still the same. What could be a possible problem and what I could > > try to do to solve it? > > I may be wrong but I do not think that xp can be set up as a router, > except possibly by using the share my internet connection facility. > However, I have never felt disposed to even try that. > IMO your best bet is to make a direct connection to your router from > the laptop if you possibly can. > Alternatively reverse the situation and route the xp machine through > the laptop, you will need to get a plugin nic of course. > Good luck > > -- > Bill
I used the "share my internet connection" facility on XP when I first started using linux, and before I had a serial modem for my linux machine. it worked ok, but I wasn't too happy having to go through a Windows machine to connect to the Internet. Problem resolved now. I now have Smoothwall Express2 installed on an old machine, and with a serial modem, and my 2 machines on the LAN access the Internet through that. Nigel.
