I formatted and reinstalled Linux this morning, so as to remove the possibility I have accidently changed a file. Here is the result of changing my route table:
route -F add default gw 169.254.214.162
This is an autoconf IP address. It's assigned when windows doesn't have any other configuration for that network and can't find a DHCP server. You still don't have ICS enabled properly if a 169.254.* address is coming up. Given that your network card isn't Have you followed the appropriate MS KB article for configuring ICS? I don't recall if you're using XP or a later version of windows, but here's aome XP links: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066 And here's another article: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/crawford_02july01... They all document the same process, but you may find one more useful than the other. The last one, for example, includes some troubleshooting tips.