Internet Connection Sharing between 7 and XP

[supernoodles]

Hi guys, first time user,
Everything up to this point with windows 7 has been a breeze - am really enjoying it - but now i've lost 4+ hours trying to get this to work and it doesnt.

I have 2 systems one with windows 7 and an older one with XP. The Windows 7 machine connects to the internet through a network adapter and gets its IP adress automatically and works perfectly both in xp and in 7.

The Windows 7 machine is connected to the XP Machine via a second adapter (pci) and a crosslinked cable.

Before Windows 7 IN WINDOWS XP the 7 machine used an ip like 192.168.0.1 and ICS to give internet to the second machine (which got its ip automatically)

I tried a lot of things (ex. static fixed ips enable the computers to share files but not the internet connection) but i still keeps saying its an Unidentified Network / Public Network for the second connection (between the computers)

any ideeas / tips to get ICS to work properly

Note:
- ICS is enabled for the internet connection.
- Back when both computers had XP the second XP computer obtained its IP Adress automatically and the internet was shared .. with 7 on the second (xp) computer doesnt aquire the right adress ever.

Any tips are welcome

 

[tw33k]

Welcome to the forums.
If everything's working and your only problem is that windows 7 is calling your LAN connection Unidentified/Public then just configure your Public Network Profile (under Network and Sharing Centre/ Change advanced sharing settings) to enable network discovery etc.

 

[supernoodles]

@tweek

Sorry if i wasnt clear enough - i have done this - i've set the Public network profile to the same settings as the Private one but still the computer with Windows XP does not obtain its ip adress autmatically.

(like i said before i can set them manually and file sharing starts to work but not internet connection sharing - firewalls are off btw)

 

[tw33k]

@tweek

Sorry if i wasnt clear enough - i have done this - i've set the Public network profile to the same settings as the Private one but still the computer with Windows XP does not obtain its ip adress autmatically.

(like i said before i can set them manually and file sharing starts to work but not internet connection sharing - firewalls are off btw)

I had a similar problem til I upgraded both to 7. Have you tried setting the a static ip address? If the 7 machine is acting as "host" the XP machine needs an ip address of 192.168.137.x. Then you'll need to reboot. I often found I had to run the network connection wizard on my XP box from time to time as well to get internet

 

[supernoodles]

i solved it with the help of ghost301 - now both computers have internet and can share files - in spite of the Unidentified Network / Public network lock on things

Here's a checklist of things for ICS and file sharing for 2 croslinked computers (in my case a Win7 and XP one):

- both computers set to the same workgroup
- restarts
- advanced sharing settings - all things turned on (network discovery etc.) except for password protected sharing
- bridged the connection with the internet
- turned on Internet Connection Sharing for the internet connection - this forced an ip to the other connection (192.168.137.1) and gave an option to select which connection should have access to the ICS (the second connection or the bridge - you choose the second / crosslinked cable connection)
- shared some folders on both computers
- worked instantly (the other pc aquired a correct ip and internet)

dunno if this was the right way to do things but it works for me

 

[tw33k]

i solved it with the help of ghost301 - now both computers have internet and can share files - in spite of the Unidentified Network / Public network lock on things

Here's a checklist of things for ICS and file sharing for 2 croslinked computers (in my case a Win7 and XP one):

- both computers set to the same workgroup
- restarts
- advanced sharing settings - all things turned on (network discovery etc.) except for password protected sharing
- bridged the connection with the internet
- turned on Internet Connection Sharing for the internet connection - this forced an ip to the other connection (192.168.137.1) and gave an option to select which connection should have access to the ICS (the second connection or the bridge - you choose the second / crosslinked cable connection)
- shared some folders on both computers
- worked instantly (the other pc aquired a correct ip and internet)

dunno if this was the right way to do things but it works for me

cool, glad you worked it out. It's a frustrating problem to have.

 

[Weeman]

hey guys first time user here. i have the same problem with win 7-xp ics. My win 7 machine is the host computer and xp machine is the client and so far i have been able to make it work for breef intervals of time. internet access simply cuts off on xp machine after a while or restart. i have spent a few nights trying to figure this out. uder xp or vista it works fine. both machines can ping both by ip and name and are able to share files between them i'll also post the ipconfig for refference....thnx in advance

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Weeman-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethern
et Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-E0-1C-55
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::35dd:9114:1e4f:2f2f%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 89.33.12.183(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 89.33.12.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 301999244
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-4D-44-EB-00-0C-46-17-27-96

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 89.33.12.1
192.168.195.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-46-17-27-96
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:5921:cb7:b:d03f:421e:7f39:99af(Prefe
rred)
Site-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fec0::b:d03f:421e:7f39:99af%2(Preferred)

Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:5921:cb7:b:5d02:5925:29bb:8536(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d03f:421e:7f39:99af%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234884166
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-4D-44-EB-00-0C-46-17-27-96

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{DA214A32-93FA-40B4-88B1-784077DC3F14}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{E33D067C-D670-4339-91C3-941489D849F4}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:5921:cb7::5921:cb7(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 89.33.12.1
192.168.195.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2d6:1cc0:a95:a6de:f348(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1cc0:a95:a6de:f348%16(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

 

[utpalt]

Thank you!

Thank you!! That got me working too...

i solved it with the help of ghost301 - now both computers have internet and can share files - in spite of the Unidentified Network / Public network lock on things

Here's a checklist of things for ICS and file sharing for 2 croslinked computers (in my case a Win7 and XP one):

- both computers set to the same workgroup
- restarts
- advanced sharing settings - all things turned on (network discovery etc.) except for password protected sharing
- bridged the connection with the internet
- turned on Internet Connection Sharing for the internet connection - this forced an ip to the other connection (192.168.137.1) and gave an option to select which connection should have access to the ICS (the second connection or the bridge - you choose the second / crosslinked cable connection)
- shared some folders on both computers
- worked instantly (the other pc aquired a correct ip and internet)

dunno if this was the right way to do things but it works for me

 

[Xtrmshadow]

Greetings there ^^ Im sorry to have revived a old thread,tho i am trying to do something without any success.

Id like to use a ICS Between my Desktop computer with Windows 7 Ultimate X64 and my parent's laptop with Windows XP Home Edition X86 . The Host has the internet via USB HSDPA Modem,and im trying to share the internet connection via WLAN Network.

First of all,my wife can connect easily to it,tho she has Windows 7 X86 ,it gets the correct ip adresses and gets internet in less than 25 seconds.Same happens to my 2nd Laptop,which can connect very well,haveing Windows 7.

But my parents's laptop with Windows XP wont do it.

Things i've done : Setted ICS On the Desktop computer
All computers are same Workgroup
File sharing is activated,same is Network discovery etc etc
The host,my wife's laptop and my 2nd laptop are in the Homegroup (as W7 calls it)
Tho my parents's laptop cant go in(Since its WXP)

Ive tried configuring the laptop with the wizard "This computer connects to the internet through another computer in my network" .

It connects to the wireless networks,gets a IP adress ,i recieve and send packets (At least thats what it says) but it doesnt haveinternet nor can share stuff between them.

Oh btw,the IP adress it recieves is totally diferent (in range) from the desktop and the other 2 laptops.

(All 3 computers have 192.168.137.XXX and 255.255.255.0 as Gate,but the windows XP one has 169.254.154.243 and 255.255.0.0.

P.S: If i manually set IP Directions to be in the range (192.168.137.XXX and 255.255.255.0) i can share files easily but the internet doesnt share >< .



Awaiting your answers ^^ Thank you so much in advanced.

 

[Xtrmshadow]

Solved,just had to add 1st DNS : host computer ip and 2nd DNS from my ISP,

Thanks ^^

 

[Cyroq]

I am having kind of the same problem, except that my host computer is Windows XP SP2 and my client pc is Windows 7 Ultimate 64b. They are in the same workgroup, and I can ping to both ip address and name. Windows 7 shows me 'No internet connection', and indeed I can share files but no internet. The XP machine doesn't give me an error though.
I think the problem lies within ip-addresses and DNS settings, but I don't know much about it. Can somebody help me?

 

[nedoo2002us]

hey guys

same problem here i m using win7 professional for hosting and client xp sp2 files and printer share normally but internet cannot be share please tell what can i do..

 

[nedoo2002us]

supernoodles

heloo supernoodles

please tell how to bridge the internet connection with the lan connection because i have same problem like you please help me to solve this problem as soon as possible

 

[metaldragon]

same problem here i m using win7 professional for hosting and client xp sp2 files and printer share normally but internet cannot be share please tell what can i do..

It looks like you have to set the DNS on your XP PC to: your Host Win7 PC and your ISP DNS address.....this is done in your TCP/IP of the network adapter.

 

[nedoo2002us]

please tell k

where can i find out the my isp dns

 

[metaldragon]

where can i find out the my isp dns

Your Router and (Host (ipconfig/all))....but if that is all to much..pick up the phone and call them but ask do they ever change it.

 

[sergioadh]

Ok first in your Windows 7 computer you do this:

Open "Run" (Press Win Key + R), type cmd and press Enter.

Type 'ipconfig'

Now write down your IPv4 Address and Default Gateway of your adapter that has the internet connection. Now, this adapter should be shared, you go to "View network connections" right click your internet connection and press Properties, you go to the Sharing tab and check where it says "Allow other network users to connect ..."

Now you go to your XP machine and open your connections as we did in our windows 7 machine, you enter your connection properties and double click on Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) I think it is, and where it says DNS server just add both of the ip addresses you wrote before, that should do it.

 

[byronwells]

After a long process I have finally figured out how to transfer files from one machine to the next. It's really simple once you know how to. Under Windows 7 there is a feature called Easy Transfer which allows you to do this. I am amazed that no one suggested this before..

 

[WH4K]

Reviving this thread because it is directly relevant to what I'm trying to do.

I moved a computer to another room, and now it can't be plugged into my router (Netgear WNR3500v2). The computer doesn't have a wireless NIC. I have a wireless NIC card on the way for it, but the card will not arrive for about a week.

In the meantime, I have a netbook which of course does have Wi-Fi as well as a wired Ethernet NIC (albeit only 100 Mbit).

Last night, I tried for 2 solid hours to share the netbook's Internet connection with my own Windows 7 desktop, to no avail. The most I could get was recognition that a connection existed, but Windows 7 kept saying "No Internet access" no matter what.

I tried pretty much everything mentioned in this thread, including:
-running Network Wizard on the XP netbook to share its Internet connection
-putting the wired connection between the Win 7 desktop and the Win XP netbook "home" mode (enabling network discovery)
-tried setting both connections to either automatically acquire an address, or manually setting an address. Neither worked.

I'm out of ideas here. Isn't there some way I can have the Windows 7 desktop access the Internet through the netbook's wired NIC?

I have both crossover and conventional Cat5 patch cables. The last time I did ICS, both machines were running Windows XP, and I didn't need the crossover cable. As I understand it, any reasonably-modern NIC can auto-negotiate the connections, so that crossover cables are no longer needed to connect one NIC to another.

Sharing files/folders between the Windows 7 desktop and other machines on my LAN would be nice, but is not required. The point is to get Internet access until the wireless NIC gets here.

 

[JVN]

Hello,

Forgive me, I'm a bit compu-dumb I think and I'm quite lost... I've followed supernoodles' instructions until "bidged the connection with the internet" but when I try to "Turn on Internet Connection Sharing" I can't see where it must be done or how it can be done, as I can't find the "Sharing" tab in any of the conections (neither in the Intenet one nor the LAN one nor the Bridge).

Thanks in advance...