Probs sharing internet connection

[Mephi]

Guys and Gals !

I am just about out of patience... for days I have been trying to share the broadband dsl connection of my WinXP prof. server with my WinXP home laptop. Both registered versions, LAN connection working fine, dynamic IPs, Norton Internet Security working fine (prob. persists even while NIS is deactivated), dsl connection working fine on the server.

only... I can´t connect to the internet from my laptop.
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I´ve tried just about any logical combination, set up manually and using the wizard, used network installation disks, tried static IPs, even deinstalled NIS - nothing works...
In another network I run, very similar combinations work fine just by activating the "share this connection" checkbox!

Does anybody have an idea, what and in which order I could try?

Please... save my hair and the remains of my mind !

Greetings from Germany!
Thilo

[labmichael]

Try the wizard again but first disable the fire wall software on the xp... go to controlpanel, networking, your connections and properties, then advance on check "Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing.....
and Norton this may be preventing the setup.
If it works you know that it is a firewall config problem

do the wizard on both the computer and laptop and make one the host the other client.

hope this helps