DNS and XP

[bonjella]

Hello,

I'm stuck, but I can't find any reference to my problem anywhere so here it is...

Two machines, XP Pro and XP home. Network working fine (woohoo!). I have installed Wingate server on my machine - XP Pro, went though the set up and so on fine and dandy, but when I get to the "Configuring TCP/IP for the WinGate server", the DNS part it gets bad.

Now as I said, I have XP, and there isn't an "enable DNS" option, let alone a host box - basically what do I do?

I've tried ignorning this section and just carrying on, and installing the client program in my other XP Home computer, but it can't detect that there's a server on the network, and even when I just told it to install the client - which it does - I can't access the internet from that machine.

Help please!

Amy, getting desperate

[erwin]

Hi Amy

The WinGate server has a network connection (Network card) connected to the network correct?

You will not need to specify a DNS option on this interface. DNS server ip will be provided on the interface that connects to the Internet, such as a modem, DSL, Satelite etc. This is usually given to your machine by the ISP when you connect. WinGate will automatically use this address for DNS resolution.

For the XP client machine:

If you go to the Network card properties (Found by right clicking My network places, or the Network connections icon in the control panel). You will see a list of Network connections (interfaces). Select the network conection that has the network card that connects to the WinGate Server.

Right click and select properties and select the Internet TCP/IP protocol.
Once this is opened set the Gateway address (listed half way down) to the Internal IP (LAN Interface) of the WinGate Server machine. Below this will be "Use the following DNS Server" option. Enter the IP address (LAN interface) of the WinGate Server in here as well.

That should allow client machines to connect to the Internet via WinGate machine via NAT (network address translation) method which is probably the easiest to get you started.

Hope this helps

Regards
Erwin