WinGate useful for my network-configuration?

[enkil]

I've got a WinXP-Box with a DSL-Modem (RASPPPoE) that is also connected to a fully configured local Network(DNS, DHCP, Gateways).
I want WinGate do the following:
Just set up DNS-Forwarding and NAT. I want to connect to the Internet with my Linux-Box via the WinXP-Box, i.e. use the Win-Box as DNS-Server and default gateway. (I want to handle this manually, because another Internet-connection is available using a VPN) Both PCs receive their IPs via DHCP. Another thing that would be fine would be some access-restricions to the Gateway and DNS either MAC- or IP-based.
I don't want WinGate to do any Firewalling, DHCP-Serving and stuff. I've tried several NAT-Softwares but they all fail. Some can't handle the RASPPPoE, some screw up my routing-tables or the whole network-device.
So, is WinGate a useful solution and able to provide me with the mentioned services?
Thanks in advice...

[adrien]

Hi

WinGate should do what you are asking here, the thing to do would be to take advantage of the free 30 day trial.

However, if all you want is NAT and DNS forwarding, XP will do that for you itself.

Adrien

[enkil]

Okay, I've installed the trial-version.
DNS-forwarding works, but I am unable to get any connection to the internet. ENS is enabled, firewall disabled. I use the Wingate-Server's local ip as default gateway and DNS-Server. When I try to traceroute something, the Wingate-Server doesn't reply, all packets are dropped, http-connections just time out... When I watch the activity-window or history-window in Gatekeeper, I see my dns-lookups, but nothing else (nothing about NAT or ENS).
The IP of the NIC connected to the DSL-modem is set to 192.168.0.1. The IP of the other one is in another subnet.
I've configured the local network as local and trusted in advanced options, I've tried local and public for the other one, both settings don't work. Anything that might help to fix this problem?

edit:
You mentioned XP would do this by itself.. If I set up internet connection sharing, windows will set up a dhcp-server on the device connected to the local network and assign 192.168.0.1 to it. That's what I don't want. I want the device connected to the local network to receive its ip from the network's dhcp-server. Or is it possible to configure ICS another way? (I did not figure out how to do this..)

[MattP]

Can you connect to the internet from the WinGate server? If not try stopping the WinGate engine, can you connect now?

If you ping an external address from a client what do you see on the activity window of GateKeeper, and does the ping return? If you ping yahoo they usually reply.

Do you have the upstream DNS set in the external NIC of the WinGate server? This should point at your ISP's DNS servers.

Matt

[enkil]

Okay, I got WinXPs ICS working. Internet on the Wingate-Server-machine works fine. Pings from this machine work. I don't know why NAT doesn't work, but I think I'll use ICS for now, it does it's job...