Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs Forum

If you are using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing), then that is likely the cause of your problems. I recommend you set up your network using a router instead, which should eliminate those types of problems. Scott.

Kit,

I think you're using cell phone card for internet. In that case you should use something like this rather than ICS:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... 3339789B01

Thanks.

It sounds though there is no fix to this glitch than replacing it with a Router. I've tried to walk through the Network troubleshooter of xp for Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). All the solutions did not apply to this glitch. At last, restoring the system to an earlier date on the host computer crossed my mind. I decided to do that and guess what! The client PCs were able to load all the websites that didn't load first. I did remember the kind of optimization I carried out few days ago using "TuneUp System Optimizer" for Tuneup Utilities 2007 under "Accelerate downloads and Internet surfing." which might have affected ICS.

I've taken the recommendation for an upgrade to a Router. Thanks.

-- Kit