Possible DNS error

[Raven1300]

Hopefully this thread won't reveal how much of a n00b I am...

While trying to set up ICS (don't ask why I'm still using it), I've run into a problem.

For ease of reference, there are two PCs on the network; let us refer to them as:

Main - the PC hosting the 'net
Secondary - the other PC on the network wanting to use the 'net too.

I have the network up and running (using a crossover cable), with Main's ICS setting = on (Win XP). Secondary has a manually allocated IP for the network, with the default gateway set as Main's IP on the network. The two PCs can ping each other, can browse and share files, so the network is fully functional, or at least it seems that way to me.

However, Secondary still refuses to browse 'net pages normally. The thing is, I can manually type in the IP of a certain website into IE, and it loads ok, which suggests to me that something is wrong with secondary's DNS settings.

So, I tried resetting DNS client through Computer Management on both PCs. When I try to do it on Secondary, it says "Microsoft Management Console has encountered a problem and needs to close".

Any ideas of what else I can do? I'm on the brink of formatting secondary, but I'm sure there's a solution somewhere. Because I think this is a DNS problem, I chose to post it in the OS forum, my apologies if it's in the wrong place.

 

[nomak]

Do you have your prefered DNS server specified the same as your default gateway address on the page where you statically assigned the ip addy info ??

 

[Raven1300]

No, I left that blank. I'll try that, thanks.

 

[Bullitt]

Do you have your prefered DNS server specified the same as your default gateway address on the page where you statically assigned the ip addy info ??

if that doesnt work try this:

 ipconfig /all

 Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : ghettolan.org
 Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-29-F9-CC-17
 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
 Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10
 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

You should get output _similar_ to mine but with different numbers. Find the line that shows "DNS Servers" and use those in your static IP configuration. If you don't want to do IPCONFIG visit your ISP's tech support FAQ page and obtain the DNS server addresses there.

 

[Raven1300]

I pointed the default DNS server on secondary to Main's IP, and it worked! Thanks for the help guys.