Can't connect to dsl through 2 computer ethernet network

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Again I state that I'm learning about networks as I go. And I have 2 computer ethernet network. One computer has Win xp os and the other Vista os. Win xp is the host. It has dsl and printer hooked to it.

Each computer can see each other and talk to each other. Vista can use the printer on Win xp. But it can't connect to dsl internet connection on Win xp. In network connection on Win xp it says --Verizon Online, Connected, Shared--. In network connection on Vista it says --Broadband Connection, Disconnected, WAN Miniport(PPPOE)--

On Win xp in network connections under details it says --Verizon Online, Broadband, Connected, Shared, WAN Miniport(PPPOE), 1.1.1.1, IP Address: 72.90.6.94, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255, Assigned by Service Provider--

Whenever I try to connect to the internet on Vista it gives me an error message --Broadband network connection could not be established on your computer because the remote server is not responding. This could be caused by an invalid value for the Service Name field for this connection--

Can someone help me please?
 
Firewalls already turned off

I already turned off firewalls in both computers. And I uninstalled ZoneAlarm for now but still have a problem.
I'm thinking this problem is not fixable cause nothing is working. I'm screwed
 
Try setting the connections in Internet Explorer (IE > tools > interent options > connections > set it to never dial a connection and set the LAN settings to auto (all others blank).
 
Still not working

I did that already and it didn't work.

I did do a Windows Network Diagnostics and this is what it said

---There may be a problem with your DNS configuration. Windows failed to find the well known host "www.microsoft.com" using DNS. The server may be down.---

Do you know what that means?

I still can share and talk between the computers.
 
click on start
click on run
type: cmd
type: ipconfig /flushdns - do you get an error?

type: nbtstat -r (pruges remote cache values)

type: netsh interface ip delete arpcache

netstat -n
netstat -v
check y our active connections
also do a arp -a
see if you can get your IP address, default-gateway and any PC on your network that may or may not be connected to you.

To avoid all these problems I now bind my router to the PC like it's done in Vista but on XP. So the Router now shows up in My Network Places as icon also in the system tray near the clock and you can invoke the router to get into the GUI to add an etc.. to it.

If you get an error using ipconfig /flushdns
type this: REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache /V Start /T REG_DWORD /F /D 2

then reboot the PC when you log back
open another dos window prompt and type:

ipconfig /flushdns
 
Here's the info from xp and vista

I don't know anything about networking. I'm learning as I go. Here's the results from XP and Vista. I don't know what all this means. Do you see a problem?
Also I have 2 internet protocols in Vista Internet Protocol version 4 and version 6. Which one do I use?

This is from Vista

c:\>ipconfig/flushdns
The requested operation requires elevation.

c:\>nbtstat -r

NetBIOS Names Resolution and Registration Statistics
----------------------------------------------------

Resolved By Broadcast = 263
Resolved By Name Server = 0

Registered By Broadcast = 32
Registered By Name Server = 0

NetBIOS Names Resolved By Broadcast
---------------------------------------------
DIMENSION <00>
DIMENSION
DIMENSION <00>
DIMENSION
DIMENSION <00>
DIMENSION
DIMENSION <00>
DIMENSION

c:\>netsh interface ip delete arcache
The following command was not found: interface ip delete arcache.

c:\>netstat -n

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 192.168.0.2:49369 192.168.0.1:139 ESTABLISHED

c:\>netstat -v

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 192.168.0.2:49369 DIMENSION:netbios-ssn ESTABLISHED

c:\>arp -a

Interface: 192.168.0.2 --- 0x9
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.0.1 00-a1-b0-00-52-ff dynamic
224.0.0.22 01-00-5e-00-00-16 static
224.0.0.252 01-00-5e-00-00-fc static

c:\>REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache /V Start /T REG_DWOR
D /F /D 2
ERROR: Access is denied.


This is from Win xp

C:\>ipconfig/flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

C:\>nbtstat -r

NetBIOS Names Resolution and Registration Statistics
----------------------------------------------------

Resolved By Broadcast = 69
Resolved By Name Server = 0

Registered By Broadcast = 10
Registered By Name Server = 0

NetBIOS Names Resolved By Broadcast
---------------------------------------------
INSPIRON
INSPIRON
INSPIRON
INSPIRON
INSPIRON
INSPIRON
INSPIRON
INSPIRON

C:\>netsh interface ip delete arpcache
Ok.

C:\>netstat -n

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 72.90.11.111:3907 198.23.16.138:443 ESTABLISHED
TCP 72.90.11.111:3960 198.23.16.138:443 ESTABLISHED
TCP 72.90.11.111:3968 64.233.165.104:80 TIME_WAIT
TCP 72.90.11.111:3969 216.66.26.146:80 TIME_WAIT
TCP 72.90.11.111:3974 216.239.51.91:80 ESTABLISHED
TCP 127.0.0.1:1086 127.0.0.1:1087 ESTABLISHED
TCP 127.0.0.1:1087 127.0.0.1:1086 ESTABLISHED
TCP 127.0.0.1:1089 127.0.0.1:1090 ESTABLISHED
TCP 127.0.0.1:1090 127.0.0.1:1089 ESTABLISHED
TCP 192.168.0.1:139 192.168.0.2:49226 ESTABLISHED

C:\>netstat -v

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP DIMENSION:3907 198.23.16.138:https ESTABLISHED
TCP DIMENSION:3960 198.23.16.138:https ESTABLISHED
TCP DIMENSION:1086 localhost:1087 ESTABLISHED
TCP DIMENSION:1087 localhost:1086 ESTABLISHED
TCP DIMENSION:1089 localhost:1090 ESTABLISHED
TCP DIMENSION:1090 localhost:1089 ESTABLISHED
TCP DIMENSION:netbios-ssn 192.168.0.2:49226 ESTABLISHED

C:\>arp -a

Interface: 192.168.0.1 --- 0x2
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.0.2 00-1a-a0-4f-3f-d7 dynamic
 
Are you using a Router or a switch or a hub?
How do these PCs on your network connect to each other?
Did you create a workgroup name?
Did you create computer names for these PC?
There are a few things you need to look for on the XP box.
click on start
click on run
type: services.msc
make sure network connections is enabled and set auto
make sure computer browsing is enabled and set to auto
 
using cross over cable
Ethernet
I have created a workgroup
Have same workgroup name on both computers and put both in the workgroup
Have create a different name for each computer
network connection says started not enabled and put on auto
computer browsing says started not enabled and put on auto
 
I have 2 computer ethernet network. My Verizon dsl modem is connected to my XP host computer by USB. The dsl modem has an ethernet connection but I chose USB cause at the time I didn't have a network card.
Should I use the ethernet connection for the dsl modem? But if I do use it do I need a hub to plug everything into it? Could this be the problem? Or it doesn't matter?
 
botgames, it would probably work better if u would get a router, and wire every thing to the router, set the network cards to get every connection setting automattically from the router.
 
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