I have searched numerous articles on setting up a home network with Vista as
the primary computer (2 NIC's... 1 goes to internet, other goes to switch).

At first, the XP system kept retaining the old ip address from when it was
connected directly to the internet. File sharing would work though (or at
least the vista system would see files on the XP system). I found an article
that said I had to install the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder, so I
downloaded that patch from Microsoft and installed it. Now, the Vista system
can see the XP system and shows it in the network map. I checked the XP
system, it is obtaining the ip address 192.168.0.121. The XP system still
isn't getting to the internet. Any suggestions?

(ps: on the primary network connection of the Vista system, I have both
boxes under ICS checked... share internet... allow others to modify).

Thanks in advance,
Darren

We need more information to help. Please post the results of ipconfig /all
on both computers.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Darren" wrote in message
...
I have searched numerous articles on setting up a home network with Vista
as
the primary computer (2 NIC's... 1 goes to internet, other goes to
switch).

At first, the XP system kept retaining the old ip address from when it was
connected directly to the internet. File sharing would work though (or at
least the vista system would see files on the XP system). I found an
article
that said I had to install the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder, so
I
downloaded that patch from Microsoft and installed it. Now, the Vista
system
can see the XP system and shows it in the network map. I checked the XP
system, it is obtaining the ip address 192.168.0.121. The XP system still
isn't getting to the internet. Any suggestions?

(ps: on the primary network connection of the Vista system, I have both
boxes under ICS checked... share internet... allow others to modify).

Thanks in advance,
Darren

For one, make sure that the network adapter which you are sharing is set to
"Private" in your Network and Sharing Center.

- John

"Darren" wrote in message
...
I have searched numerous articles on setting up a home network with Vista
as
the primary computer (2 NIC's... 1 goes to internet, other goes to
switch).

At first, the XP system kept retaining the old ip address from when it was
connected directly to the internet. File sharing would work though (or at
least the vista system would see files on the XP system). I found an
article
that said I had to install the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder, so
I
downloaded that patch from Microsoft and installed it. Now, the Vista
system
can see the XP system and shows it in the network map. I checked the XP
system, it is obtaining the ip address 192.168.0.121. The XP system still
isn't getting to the internet. Any suggestions?

(ps: on the primary network connection of the Vista system, I have both
boxes under ICS checked... share internet... allow others to modify).

Thanks in advance,
Darren

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

We need more information to help. Please post the results of ipconfig /all
on both computers.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Darren" wrote in message
...
I have searched numerous articles on setting up a home network with Vista
as
the primary computer (2 NIC's... 1 goes to internet, other goes to
switch).

At first, the XP system kept retaining the old ip address from when it was
connected directly to the internet. File sharing would work though (or at
least the vista system would see files on the XP system). I found an
article
that said I had to install the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder, so
I
downloaded that patch from Microsoft and installed it. Now, the Vista
system
can see the XP system and shows it in the network map. I checked the XP
system, it is obtaining the ip address 192.168.0.121. The XP system still
isn't getting to the internet. Any suggestions?

(ps: on the primary network connection of the Vista system, I have both
boxes under ICS checked... share internet... allow others to modify).

Thanks in advance,
Darren


As requested...

==============================
Windows Vista System
==============================

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mine
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Connection to Switch:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ADMtek AN983 based ethernet adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-6D-1D-AE-39
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2002:43b5:9dc2:10:2d45:b991:397e:8210(Preferred)
Site-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fec0::10:2d45:b991:397e:8210%2(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . :
2002:43b5:9dc2:10:703a:5694:a73d:ba5a(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2d45:b991:397e:8210%16(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Connection to Internet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D1-94-1D-A2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7ce0:4c52:4ab1:2dd1%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 67.181.157.194(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:50:57 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:08:43 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 67.181.156.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.23
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201333201
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.78.130
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::200:5efe:67.181.157.194%18(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.78.130
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:43b5:9dc2::43b5:9dc2(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.78.130
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{3BCE4A05-ED52-4D09-8430-31ABDEC0EACB}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.1%17(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


==============================
Windows XP System
==============================

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Other
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mshome.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Network:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-4F-D2-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.121
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 03, 2008
7:33:26 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 10, 2008
7:33:26 PM

I think is it DNS issue. Can you ping a public IP for example, ping
chicagotech.net?

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Darren" wrote in message
...


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

We need more information to help. Please post the results of ipconfig
/all
on both computers.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Darren" wrote in message
...
I have searched numerous articles on setting up a home network with
Vista
as
the primary computer (2 NIC's... 1 goes to internet, other goes to
switch).

At first, the XP system kept retaining the old ip address from when it
was
connected directly to the internet. File sharing would work though (or
at
least the vista system would see files on the XP system). I found an
article
that said I had to install the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder,
so
I
downloaded that patch from Microsoft and installed it. Now, the Vista
system
can see the XP system and shows it in the network map. I checked the
XP
system, it is obtaining the ip address 192.168.0.121. The XP system
still
isn't getting to the internet. Any suggestions?

(ps: on the primary network connection of the Vista system, I have
both
boxes under ICS checked... share internet... allow others to modify).

Thanks in advance,
Darren


As requested...

==============================
Windows Vista System
==============================

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mine
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Connection to Switch:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ADMtek AN983 based ethernet adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-6D-1D-AE-39
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2002:43b5:9dc2:10:2d45:b991:397e:8210(Preferred)
Site-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fec0::10:2d45:b991:397e:8210%2(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . :
2002:43b5:9dc2:10:703a:5694:a73d:ba5a(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::2d45:b991:397e:8210%16(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Connection to Internet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D1-94-1D-A2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::7ce0:4c52:4ab1:2dd1%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 67.181.157.194(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:50:57
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:08:43
PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 67.181.156.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.23
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201333201
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.78.130
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::200:5efe:67.181.157.194%18(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.78.130
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:43b5:9dc2::43b5:9dc2(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.78.130
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{3BCE4A05-ED52-4D09-8430-31ABDEC0EACB}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.1%17(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


==============================
Windows XP System
==============================

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Other
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mshome.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Network:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
Fast
Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-4F-D2-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.121
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 03, 2008
7:33:26 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 10, 2008
7:33:26 PM

I can ping chicagotech.net from the XP system. It comes back just fine.

Pinging chicagotech.net [69.89.25.174] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 69.89.25.174:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 46ms, Maximum = 58ms, Average = 50ms

Does this mean is is or is not a DNS issue?

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

I think is it DNS issue. Can you ping a public IP for example, ping
chicagotech.net?

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

did you tried the wizard?
basically XP PC wil have a fixed IP, assigned by vista.

I have my XP PC and my xbox360 on a bridge connection, both share
internet connection from my Main vista PC


--
booker

If you can ping a web site, the DNS is not issue. You may want to reset
winsock. Or these search results may help.

You can ping any web sites but not access themYou can ping any web sites but
not access them. 2. You can download Anti-virus definition. 3. The internet
email works fine. 4. 2. From the server I can ...
www.chicagotech.net/Internet/accessissue1.htm

troubleshooting ie issuesCan't load pages from specific Web Sites Can
ping public IPs but not web sites Can't access the internet after cleaning
the virus ...
www.chicagotech.net/troubleshootingie.htm



--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Darren" wrote in message
...
I can ping chicagotech.net from the XP system. It comes back just fine.

Pinging chicagotech.net [69.89.25.174] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 69.89.25.174:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 46ms, Maximum = 58ms, Average = 50ms

Does this mean is is or is not a DNS issue?

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

I think is it DNS issue. Can you ping a public IP for example, ping
chicagotech.net?

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

I searched for "reset winsock" and followed the procedures there (basically
said to "netsh winsock reset"). No apparent change. I also downloaded the
guided winsock repair utility. It said I should have 10 entries under the
network protocol list (in msinfo32) or 17 if I had IPX installed. I had 23
entries on that list. I told it to repair winsock and when it was done I
only had 2 left (which still isn't 10).

I have tried a few more things. I went to copy a number of files (in the
30-45mb each size range) from the XP system over to the Vista system via a
shared folder on the XP system (I believe I said that the Vista system could
now see the XP system). It took over a minute to calculate the size, then
proceeded to copy 3 files at about 128kb/sec and then froze. The time
remaining climbed up to 45000+ days and I cancelled out. I tried copying
each file separately and it works, but seems very slow (2-3 mins per file and
the progress bar moves in spurts). Although I'm succeeding at copying files,
it just doesn't seem right.

I pulled the internet cable off the Vista system and plugged it into the XP
system and rebooted. The internet worked perfectly fine and at full speed.

Does this give you any new ideas?

On another note, I'm considering wiping the XP system and reinstalling (it
would have to be XP again as I only own one copy of Vista and one copy of
XP). The downside to this is that I could go through that hassle and it
still not be resolved.

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

If you can ping a web site, the DNS is not issue. You may want to reset
winsock. Or these search results may help.

You can ping any web sites but not access themYou can ping any web sites but
not access them. 2. You can download Anti-virus definition. 3. The internet
email works fine. 4. 2. From the server I can ...
www.chicagotech.net/Internet/accessissue1.htm

troubleshooting ie issuesCan't load pages from specific Web Sites Can
ping public IPs but not web sites Can't access the internet after cleaning
the virus ...
www.chicagotech.net/troubleshootingie.htm



--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Darren" wrote in message
...
I can ping chicagotech.net from the XP system. It comes back just fine.

Pinging chicagotech.net [69.89.25.174] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=48
Reply from 69.89.25.174: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 69.89.25.174:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 46ms, Maximum = 58ms, Average = 50ms

Does this mean is is or is not a DNS issue?

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

I think is it DNS issue. Can you ping a public IP for example, ping
chicagotech.net?

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

what wizard did you use? and I'm not sure what a 'bridge connection' is. I
have to head off to work, so I have to cut this short right now.

"booker" wrote:


did you tried the wizard?
basically XP PC wil have a fixed IP, assigned by vista.

I have my XP PC and my xbox360 on a bridge connection, both share
internet connection from my Main vista PC


--
booker