ICS for direct parallel connection

4 Jan 2007 7:40 PM

Mark

I think I understand the issue from reading all the other threads here, but I
just wanted to verify....

I have an older laptop running XP Home SP2 connected to my desk top running
Pro SP2 through a direct parallel connection. Even with the connection made,
I am unable to turn on ICS for my DSL internet connection on my desk top.

This isn't possible is it? And if not, WHY NOT - DANG IT... WHATS THE WHOLE
POINT OF DOING A DIRECT CONNECTION THEN ?!? HUH? AND WHATS THE POINT ONLY
BEING ABLE TO DO ICS BETWEEN HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS? WHY NOT JUST HOOK
EVERYTHING UP TO THE SAME HIGH SPEED CONNECTION? EXCEPT MY OLD LAPTOP
DOESN'T HAVE ANY FANCY HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS - DOES IT? NO!

Sorry, I'm calm now. Any advice would be appreciated (I know better than to
ask for help - I know I need it).

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Thanks,
Mark

4 Jan 2007 10:03 PM

Lem

Mark wrote:
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> I think I understand the issue from reading all the other threads here, but I
> just wanted to verify....
>
> I have an older laptop running XP Home SP2 connected to my desk top running
> Pro SP2 through a direct parallel connection. Even with the connection made,
> I am unable to turn on ICS for my DSL internet connection on my desk top.
>
> This isn't possible is it? And if not, WHY NOT - DANG IT... WHATS THE WHOLE
> POINT OF DOING A DIRECT CONNECTION THEN ?!? HUH? AND WHATS THE POINT ONLY
> BEING ABLE TO DO ICS BETWEEN HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS? WHY NOT JUST HOOK
> EVERYTHING UP TO THE SAME HIGH SPEED CONNECTION? EXCEPT MY OLD LAPTOP
> DOESN'T HAVE ANY FANCY HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS - DOES IT? NO!
>
> Sorry, I'm calm now. Any advice would be appreciated (I know better than to
> ask for help - I know I need it).

I think this 8-part series of KB articles ought to help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814981/

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4 Jan 2007 11:08 PM

Lem

Lem wrote:
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> Mark wrote:
>> I think I understand the issue from reading all the other threads
>> here, but I just wanted to verify....
>>
>> I have an older laptop running XP Home SP2 connected to my desk top
>> running Pro SP2 through a direct parallel connection. Even with the
>> connection made, I am unable to turn on ICS for my DSL internet
>> connection on my desk top.
>>
>> This isn't possible is it? And if not, WHY NOT - DANG IT... WHATS THE
>> WHOLE POINT OF DOING A DIRECT CONNECTION THEN ?!? HUH? AND WHATS THE
>> POINT ONLY BEING ABLE TO DO ICS BETWEEN HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS? WHY
>> NOT JUST HOOK EVERYTHING UP TO THE SAME HIGH SPEED CONNECTION? EXCEPT
>> MY OLD LAPTOP DOESN'T HAVE ANY FANCY HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS - DOES IT?
>> NO!
>>
>> Sorry, I'm calm now. Any advice would be appreciated (I know better
>> than to ask for help - I know I need it).
>
> I think this 8-part series of KB articles ought to help:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814981/
>

And if that doesn't do it, try bridging the connections. But see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309640/en-us

It may be, however, that you can't do what you want.

Part 6 suggests that you can: "Additionally, you can access the
Internet. You can configure everything at the same time in the best way
for each connection, and use it all at the same time."

But Part 1 says, "Strict task sharing results in a one-way direct cable
connection. The resources can only be accessed in one direction. To
change the direction, disconnect an existing connection, reassign the
tasks, and then reestablish the connection."

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Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

5 Jan 2007 12:44 AM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <7267E147-7974-40EF-AB41-B1C4569CC***@microsoft.com>, Mark
<M***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>I think I understand the issue from reading all the other threads here, but I
>just wanted to verify....
>
>I have an older laptop running XP Home SP2 connected to my desk top running
>Pro SP2 through a direct parallel connection. Even with the connection made,
>I am unable to turn on ICS for my DSL internet connection on my desk top.
>
>This isn't possible is it? And if not, WHY NOT - DANG IT... WHATS THE WHOLE
>POINT OF DOING A DIRECT CONNECTION THEN ?!? HUH? AND WHATS THE POINT ONLY
>BEING ABLE TO DO ICS BETWEEN HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS? WHY NOT JUST HOOK
>EVERYTHING UP TO THE SAME HIGH SPEED CONNECTION? EXCEPT MY OLD LAPTOP
>DOESN'T HAVE ANY FANCY HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS - DOES IT? NO!
>
>Sorry, I'm calm now. Any advice would be appreciated (I know better than to
>ask for help - I know I need it).

XP's ICS can share an Internet connection over an Ethernet, IEEE 1394
(FireWire), or Bluetooth connection, but it can't use a serial or
parallel connection.

I suspect that's because Microsoft didn't think that enough people
would use serial or parallel connections to make it worth its time to
implement ICS over them. They've done something similar in Windows
Vista, dropping the capability for IEEE 1394 networking because so few
people have ever used it.

The best solution is probably to add an Ethernet adapter (PC card or
USB) to the old laptop and use it instead of the parallel port.

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