Win98SE ICS problems

[jacksprat79]

I have 2 Win98SE computers networked via a crossover cable, with just one nic in each computer.
I have installed ICS on the host computer which connects to the internet using a 56k external modem.
The network is working fine, can share files and printers.
Each computer can ping the other one with no problems.
The host computer connects to the internet fine, however the client cannot load web pages. The client says that it is loading the page and has the message 'Web site found waiting for reply' shown on IE. The status bar gradually moves until it gets to the middle and stops.
Very frustrating situation.

[Redwolf]

Oh joy, ICS.

Try this. on the client machine, open the command prompt. Then type in:

ping www.google.com

or tell it to ping some ofther website. If it says something like:


C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ping www.google.com

Pinging www.google.akadns.net [66.102.9.99] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=124ms TTL=239
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=438ms TTL=239
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=677ms TTL=239
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=1334ms TTL=239

Ping statistics for 66.102.9.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 124ms, Maximum = 1334ms, Average = 643ms

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>


Then ICS is working, and it's a strange problem. But if it says something more like:

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ping 83.33.65.34

Pinging 83.33.65.34 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 83.33.65.34:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

Then The client computer isn't accessing ICS.

[jacksprat79]

Ping to google.com from the client computer was successful replying similar results to your first example.

[jacksprat79]

I forgot to mention before, the ICS icon (on the host of course) status says that 'No computers are sharing the Internet conneciton' when I try to access the internet from the client computer.
What could be causing the problem if the client computer can ping an internet site?

[Redwolf]

Try reinstalling the 'client' program if you haven't done so already.

Other than recommending a certain good free Proxy program from AnalogX, I'm a bit stumped right now. Maybe DVNT the great will come by in a bit.

[jacksprat79]

Reinstalling the client program hasn't changed anything