There are many articles on how to enable Windows XP routing, but most of them miss out one little note - how to check that routing is working!
This article will do just that.
Step 1
In the Run command type Regedit.exe and press Enter.
Step 2
In the registry navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters.
Step 3
Select the "IPEnableRouter" entry (by default the value is 0 and change it's value to 1.
Step 4
Close Regedit.
Step 5
Reboot.
Tips
To
check that IP routing is enabled run the command ipconfig/all in command prompt and make sure you see this line