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internet connection sharing on XP family

Author
28 Jul 2006 9:40 AM
paulzuliani
Hello
i'm trying to share my internet connection on home PCs with XP home
editions.
when i go on to the connection properties on the advanced tab, where i
normally (like on a xp pro) would see the internet connection sharing
section, right under the windows firewall section, i dont see anything.

Can i share my internet connection with XP Home edition ? and how ?

Thanks

Author
28 Jul 2006 10:05 AM
paulzuliani
Sorry
i meant HOME edition (not family)
Author
28 Jul 2006 2:53 PM
Ian
A lot depends on the type of Internet connection you have.

If you have broadband (ADSL) and the computers have LAN cards, then I'd
strongly advise buying a router. These days they're very inexpensive, are
easier to setup than ICS, and offer better protection against intrusion from
the Internet side.
Author
28 Jul 2006 3:54 PM
Steve Winograd [MVP]
In article <1154079604.837243.22***@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
paulzuli***@gmail.com wrote:
>Hello
>i'm trying to share my internet connection on home PCs with XP home
>editions.
>when i go on to the connection properties on the advanced tab, where i
>normally (like on a xp pro) would see the internet connection sharing
>section, right under the windows firewall section, i dont see anything.
>
>Can i share my internet connection with XP Home edition ? and how ?
>
>Thanks

ICS works the same in Pro and Home Edition.  It requires at least two
enabled, connected network connections on the host computer: one for
the Internet, and one for the home network.  The home network
connection can use Ethernet, Bluetooth, or IEEE 1394 (FireWire).
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