Internet sharing suddenly not working, PC related problem

Here's the scenario. My Mac-Mini, using 10.7.4, is sharing its Wi-fi connection to my airport extreme base station through a hard-wired ethernet connection with a PC. So the mac is tethered via ethernet cable to the PC, so it can share its wifi connection to my AEBN. This arrangement has been working fine for over a year now.
Today I updated the PC's (running XP SP3) browser from IE7 to IE8 so I could use some web based work related sites. But now I can't connect to the internet on the PC. The PC confirms it has a network connection, and it sending and receiving packets of data, but if you open a browser, any browser, it can't load or do any business whatsoever.
What I've checked: Nothing on the mac's system prefs have changed. The mac works on the internet just fine. I've run through the PC's network connection wizzard 3 times already, no joy on the browser, but the Mac is capable of seeing shared files on the PC. The PC firewall is off. I don't know what to do or who to talk to. I realize this probably isn't the place to seek help as I think its a Windows XP issue but I'm a Mac user and the connection is shared (because the PC has no wifi card) so its in a gray area.

Hey i also had this problem, i hard reset my device & it gone but soon came back the troubleshoot says DNS server isn't responding but i fix this by the help of my experience. It will also help U all. ••-:OLUTION::-••
First connect your lumia 800 to your pc the pc will show no internet access but don't worry this all IS BECAUSE OF A SETTINGS FAULT IN THE WINDOWS .Fix :- open network & sharing centre right click ur device name (ssid) then click on properties(status) then a dialog box will open click on device properties open second tab in which select your
security ->WPA2-Personal
encryption type -> (don't change it)
Pin -> (type your pin)
Then press ok ,after this wait 1min if problem not solved reconnect your device.

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My iPhone can connect to the WiFi network, but it can't connect to the internet shared by the MacBook.
What is the possible solution to this problem?
Is it hardware related? Maybe because i use the Internet Sharing features too much?
ps : When i'm using the WiFi to connect to another network, it works perfectly fine.

FYI - I spoke to Apple support earlier and this is still not an acknowledged issue. Ergo, no one is looking into it.
They have 'offered' to call me back when at home to go over my setup that was working fine in IOS5 but not IOS6 as the setup MUST be the issue. Not sure if I made things worse by pointing out that I'm and IT consultant and have worked with Apple systems for more years than I'd care to admit to.....
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Spanners91 wrote:
Hi.
I'm having trouble with the wireless connection on my new home hub 3. Most devices will connect easily, but there are three devices that have trouble connecting. These are an Android Phone (Samsung Galaxy Mini), an android tablet (Sony Tablet S) and an iPod. All of these devices work perfectly on other network connections, and other devices in the house are quite happy connecting to the network.
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Internet sharing suddenly stopped working - please help!

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Help Tahlia wrote:
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See Here for > Frozen or unresponsive iPhone
Try this First...
Press and Hold the Sleep/Wake Button and the Home Button at the Same Time...
Wait for the Apple logo to Appear...
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Release the Buttons...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
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Your text is not clear: you wish to connect to the internet, and you cannot do that? or you want to share your internet connection, to be used by other computers, and you do not know how to do this?
The title of your thread indicates the latter (this is the meaning of share), but your text rather indicates the former situation.
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[email protected]

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