For some reason, no matter what router I hook up, I can't log into Diablo 2, which is just about the whole reason we have 2 computers lol. My wife and I play together for a little while, each night after the kids are asleep, but since we upgraded her yesterday, we haven't been able to get one. I've tried 2 netgears, a linksys, and a d-link, all with the same results. Charter says it has to do with the service, not the hardware. At least they're accepting fault, but I've had it working beautifully with Win2K on both computers for weeks now.
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ICS with 2000 AND XP
I used to have DSL, which came with a modem/router combo unit. I switched to cable, and they provided only a simple modem. I've only got 2 computers, and want to setup ICS. Both computers HAD Win2k Pro, until my wife got a Zen Vision:M for Christmas, which is not compatible with Win2k. So, we installed WinXP Pro on her computer, and now ICS will not work. I've been through write-up after write-up looking for help, but I've haven't found any that address doing ICS with 2k AND XP. Both computers have 2 network cards (As, I have tried them both as the host), and I'm using a crossover cable to connect the two. Any ideas?
I'm sure it's something simple that I haven't seen mentioned previously. ATM the XP computer is not connected, as I would LIKE to use the 2kPro computer as the host, as it's seems to be more reliable, and rarely has any trouble, where as the XP computer, at least prior to the upgrade, has some video driver issues, that cause hard freezes sometimes, so when it freezes, and has to be rebooted, the other PC looses connection...
I'm sure it's something simple that I haven't seen mentioned previously. ATM the XP computer is not connected, as I would LIKE to use the 2kPro computer as the host, as it's seems to be more reliable, and rarely has any trouble, where as the XP computer, at least prior to the upgrade, has some video driver issues, that cause hard freezes sometimes, so when it freezes, and has to be rebooted, the other PC looses connection...
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I've completed all those steps... and I get a message that says
An error occured while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled.
Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled. The LAN selected as the private network is either not present, or is disconnected from the network. Please ensure that the LAN adapter before enabling Internet Connection Sharing.
An error occured while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled.
Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled. The LAN selected as the private network is either not present, or is disconnected from the network. Please ensure that the LAN adapter before enabling Internet Connection Sharing.
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : nick
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Cable Disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Etherne
Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Ethernet adapter Internet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connect
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-ED-63-A6-99
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 71.15.106.242
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 71.15.106.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.114.37.166
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.113.206.10
66.169.221.10
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 14, 2007 5:13:54 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:31:23 P
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : nick
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Cable Disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Etherne
Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Ethernet adapter Internet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connect
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-ED-63-A6-99
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 71.15.106.242
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 71.15.106.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.114.37.166
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.113.206.10
66.169.221.10
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 14, 2007 5:13:54 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:31:23 P
FYI
All of the physical connections are made, and I have NetBIOS on both PCs. I cannot enable ICS because of the error I'm getting, so naturally the XP computer has an IP of 169.254.x.x, and the 2000 PC is taking the IP assigned by the modem.
All of the physical connections are made, and I have NetBIOS on both PCs. I cannot enable ICS because of the error I'm getting, so naturally the XP computer has an IP of 169.254.x.x, and the 2000 PC is taking the IP assigned by the modem.
That is the one I took out of the XP PC... The D-Link I had in the 2000 PC died on me in the midst of all this. Not to mention the metal frame on the port is broken, so the Cat 5 cable falls out... But the Realtek used to be the one that provided the 2k computer with a connection, so it worked fine up to this point... Strangely enough, my keyboard died a few minutes ago, too... If it's not one thing, it's another...
I still have my 2wire DSL modem, which is also a router.... Think I could set it up for DHCP, connect the modem to one of the ports and get it to work as a router? I thought about it before, but the WAN connection comes from a phone cable, not ethernet... But I was thinking that it would act like more of a switch that way, due to the fact that it won't know from where to get the IP address.
Actually just did that, and I'm the process of destroying my bed room closet, searching for one of my many other network cards. I'd just go buy one, but it's been frozen solid outside for a couple days now, and no one can go anywhere... So now, I'm home, with 2 computers, and no internet lol. I really appreciate all the help and I'll post any further results as soon as I have them.
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