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simple InternetConnectionSharing simply not working

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coolzero16

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Ok here's the setup that I had that was working and I'll explain why it isn't now down below.

Gateway computer: Two nics....one cable to the cable modem and the other cable going to the 5 port ethernet hub. From the hub I have another cable that runs down the wall to downstairs and connect the pc that I'm trying to share the internet with. Both pc's are running windows xp professional.

This setup worked fine until recently I had to reinstall windows on the client pc (the one downstairs) and when I went to jump on the internet downstairs, it wouldnt work. So I opened up the networking panel and low and behold it says a cables disconnected. I checked everything...nothing is disconnected. So I run upstairs and the HOST computer says no cables are disconnected?!

so my first question was how can one computer detect a disconnected cable while the other one runs fine and dandy? the only solution i could come up with is that the cable running from the hub to the client computer is faulty. Anyone have any other ideas? By the way after tinkering around a while I got the connection to work for about five minutes but then a ! symbol appeared in the system icon tray saying something about static IP.

Anyone know whats goin on?
 
do you have the computers set up with static IP's within your network?

Right click on "network places" , got to TCP/IP, and hit properties. In there, is there an IP address filled in? Or is the button "obtain IP automatically" checked?

Also, are the machines on the same workgroup, and can they see each other?
 
They recognize eachother, but one computer (the host pc)sees everything as A ok, no cables disconnected or anything but the client computer recognizes a disconnected cable.

Also everything is under obtain address automatically
 
Can the host see the client in network neighborhood? And can you transfer files in between the two?

And when you say "cable disconected" is that coming from the network connection icon down by the clock?
 
eh its working now...even though that little green light in the back of my computer was on, signaling a connection...after i wiggled it, it worked.
 
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