Funny connection problems.

[chemman]

I used wingate. Configured it into using NAT with static IP adresses. It worked, but not for long. Just as the client installed Norton Internet Security, it stopped working. And he convinces me that if I won't fix it, I'll loose a tooth :D

So, any timely help would be appreciated. Here are the details.

It's currently a DHCP lan, 3 comps of which one doesn't need internet access. Basicly, I recieve the DNS request, but soon after, the browser tries to test every similar adress but ending with .com, .org, .edu, and so on - short - it doesn't find the site.

Basicly, the firewall is OFF. So is the AV soft. And that makes me quite sure that it isn't the active function of the software that causes the problems.

Well, it IS really obvious that I DID also test the actuall physical connection, works basicly, AS WELL as making quite sure that the TCP/IP protocol is configured on automaticly finding an IP and a DNS server.

The fact is that the actuall conection is a DSL, iDSL to be specific. As it should... i suppose, all the fields in the dialer property's are blank.

I was screwing around a bit with the original settings, like trying to disable DHCP (before that the adresses were static... and it worked... for some time..), but got that reverted to full automatic as well.

Oh, when I'm writing this line the guy just called me a m************ bastard and said that he'll break my window. Lively guy, and very impatient.

[chemman]

About the version of wingate - it's the newest one.
And really, this guy IS serious, a timely reply would be really appreciated.

[chemman]

If I won't be able to make this work, I'll have to switch to SpoonProxy. Worked once, and I don't have much choice here and now. At least until tomorrow when I return home it's going to be Wingate. :-/

[MattP]

Hi,

Firstly, it sounds like you're working for an interesting client!

This sounds like a DNS configuration problem. You should have your internal NIC on the server set with an IP address but no DNS address or default gateway.

Can you browse the internet from the server? What do you see on the activity screen when the client tries to connect?

When you're connected to the internet do you see the DNS servers if you do an "ipconfig /all"?

Regards,

Matt

[chemman]

Here's the output. Actually, I don't mind throwing my IP here and there, it should be secured by the firewall and the windows patched up.

And, it is in polish. Basicly that's the reason for the ugly english. If you want it, I figure I can translate it. Here's a quick reference.

Tak - yes
Nie - no
włączone - enabled

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-1999.

C:\>ipconfig

Windows 2000 - konfiguracja IP

Karta Ethernet Połączenie lokalne:

Sufiks DNS konkretnego połączenia:
Adres IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Maska podsieci. . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Brama domyślna. . . . . . . . . . :

Karta PPP iDSL:

Sufiks DNS konkretnego połączenia:
Adres IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.49.57.157
Maska podsieci. . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Brama domyślna. . . . . . . . . . : 80.49.57.157

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 - konfiguracja IP

Nazwa hosta . . . . . . . . . . . : jacek
Sufiks podstawowej domeny DNS:
Typ węzła . . . . . . . . . . . . : Transmisja
Routing IP włączony . . . . . . . : Nie
Serwer proxy WINS włączony. . . . : Nie

Karta Ethernet Połączenie lokalne:

Sufiks DNS konkretnego połączenia:
Opis . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Adres fizyczny. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-6A-3B-E4-E1
DHCP włączone . . . . . . . . . . : Nie
Adres IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Maska podsieci. . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Brama domyślna. . . . . . . . . . :
Serwery DNS . . . . . . . . . . . :

Karta PPP iDSL:

Sufiks DNS konkretnego połączenia:
Opis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Adres fizyczny. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP włączone . . . . . . . . . . : Nie
Adres IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.49.57.157
Maska podsieci. . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Brama domyślna. . . . . . . . . . : 80.49.57.157
Serwery DNS . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.204.152.34
194.204.159.1
NetBIOS przez TCP/IP: wyłączony.

[MattP]

Sorry I didn't notice this yesterday, we've had customers report big problems when using NIS on the same machine as WinGate. It will cause conflicts because they're trying to both do the same thing. Could you try running WinGate without the NIS installed? If it works well without it then you'll know that that's the problem.

Your tcp/ip settings look fine.

What do you see on the activity screen when the clients try to connect?

Matt

[chemman]

Currently I'm running on spoonproxy, but it's really crappy. This weekend I'll try, again, to install wingate. Thanks for the advice, I'll try to turn off the NIS.

Is there any rather comprehensive source detaling how it all works, from OSI's lowest to highest layer? Errr, free that is?

[adrien]

Hi

Best place for all this is probably msdn.microsoft.com

Look up the DDK or NDIS etc... it explains how protocol drivers, NDIS and miniports (including intermediate ones) operate and interact.

We can also try running WinGate with NIS as well... but quite often you will have problems running more than one firewall on the same machine, as one may block packets that the other knows about and needs.

Adrien

[chemman]

Spoonproxy is out. Wingate is in. It works :D

However, I don't know how *long* will it work. Last time it only worked till that nasty client installed NIS. NOW it woks with NIS. sooo...

Anyway, I'm going to upgrade the windoze to SP 4 now... wonder how long will it work...

[chemman]

**** ! ! !

This is really getting me annoyed, to be honest! After I installed those 2 service packs on my and the client's box, and office 2003 on the client's computer, it stopped working!

NIS is disabled. It is off. The fireall is dead. Both on the client and the server.

Beside, I gotta configure the build-in firewall to accept a VNC connection. I'm tired of running here and there.

I'm getting very desperate. Believe me.

**** <- was censored by the author.

[chemman]

Previously when I connected with VNC, the connection was accepted.

Now it refuses to accept the connection. The default action for the firewall is to allow (for the build-in wingate firewall) and ports form 1 to 65535 are too allowed on all connections.

The firewall here and there is disabled.

Any help would be needed.

[chemman]

Yay.

I've deleted the server and client. Reistalled it. It worked.

I never payed attention to the little dial-up icon in the taskbar. Normally, it didn't appear!

I haven't checked anything in the dialer settings. It the manual it said to leave it blank. Considering that I have a iDSL, should I change anything?

...disposable Intenet Connection Sharing tool... :D

[chemman]

Ok. Great. Now it's stable and it works. One comment though:

"Solve all your Internet sharing hassles and worries." - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA, R.O.T.F.L. !!! ---- GOOD ONE !!!

And you are sure that people, after such a configuration process as mine, won't hesitate whether resort to less legal methods of obtaining the full version than actually paying for the data?

That only to sum up all the pain I had during the configuration of the program. But on the other hand it's a little unfair not to support small company's.

And thanks for all the advice.