Linux web access via ICS on XP

[Geek4Life]

I've got two computers here. One running XP and another running what ever the heck I have on it at the moment (Madrake9 currently).

I've got ICS going. If I have the second rig running XP it can browse the web and do everything with no problems. When it's running mandrake/redhat/anythingelse it doesn't work. I can successfully ping websites so there is some DNS stuff happening somewhere. Fire up a browser and it just doesn't work. I've tried running a proxy on the XP box then telling the browser to use that and it works fine. Though it will be annoying trying to configure everything to use that proxy.

Yes I do realise I should be using the linux box to connect directly

[TooMuchCoffeeMan]

hay guys whats going on in here? (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306126#4)

(support.microsoft.com 4 eva)

[Geek4Life]

Thanks I'll check it out.

[TooMuchCoffeeMan]

btw, if you can't get it working by manually using the suggested settings in that article, there are a number of other ICS articles that might offer additional info.


Pity the ICS wizard (on the XP CD) doesn't support lunix, its incredibly easy to get working for windows boxes.

[fatsanchez]

you could run the xp box through the lunix one, mandrake has a cute little wizard that'll set it up, if you run dhcp from it as well internet explorer should configure itself automatically.

[Geek4Life]

Yeah, it's just with my lunix knowledge it's better the other way.

Plus it'll probably be running something else next week.

[Geek4Life]

hmmmm I see where I went wrong now.

I hadn't ticked the "is running on internet gateway" box in my firewall. (Kerio)