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19-03-2005, 08:58

I have to say this sounds more likely to be a problem with your setup, but I stand to be corrected.

Since my *nix knowledge is virtually non-existant, I'll concentrate on the XP side.
1) Are your XP systems successfully obtaining IP addresses from the router? (ipconfig /all from a command window). You should see 192.168.x.y. If the address starts 169, the PCs are not getting addresses from the router for some reason.
2) Can you ping IP addresses on the Internet? (ping 212.58.228.154 - this is bbc.co.uk. Note that you'll need to choose an address which responds to pings - I know this one does). If the answer is no, there is, as you suspect, a problem getting out to the net. Any firewalls involved (XP firewall, zonealarm, etc)?
3) Can you ping internet addresses by name? (ping bbc.co.uk).
If the answer to 2) is yes, but the answer to 3) is no, it is a DNS problem. What DNS server is shown in the ipconfig at step 1)?
You may have already done all this, but, if not, post back the results.

19-03-2005, 08:58	#9
JohnHorb Guest Location: Sale, Cheshire Services: 10MB Broadband, DTV, Telephone Posts: n/a	Re: NTL + Router = Hell I have to say this sounds more likely to be a problem with your setup, but I stand to be corrected. Since my *nix knowledge is virtually non-existant, I'll concentrate on the XP side. 1) Are your XP systems successfully obtaining IP addresses from the router? (ipconfig /all from a command window). You should see 192.168.x.y. If the address starts 169, the PCs are not getting addresses from the router for some reason. 2) Can you ping IP addresses on the Internet? (ping 212.58.228.154 - this is bbc.co.uk. Note that you'll need to choose an address which responds to pings - I know this one does). If the answer is no, there is, as you suspect, a problem getting out to the net. Any firewalls involved (XP firewall, zonealarm, etc)? 3) Can you ping internet addresses by name? (ping bbc.co.uk). If the answer to 2) is yes, but the answer to 3) is no, it is a DNS problem. What DNS server is shown in the ipconfig at step 1)? You may have already done all this, but, if not, post back the results.