Internet Connection Sharing doesn't work on home net ARGGGHH!!!!

11 Aug 2006 5:12 AM

oilfieldhottie

I have been trying to set up a home network with a shared internet connection
between two PCs for 36 hours straight now and I believe it can not be done.
I hope someone can tell me otherwise because I won't rest until I get this to
work! I have two PCs. One connects to the internet via dial-up modem and it
is also connected to a Linksys router via ethernet cable. The other one has
no internet connection (no dial-up modem installed) and it is connected to
the Linksys router via Linksys wireless adapter. My research tells me that I
should be able to share internet connection between both PCs if they are
connected to the router and ICS is enabled on the dial-up connection. I have
run the Network Setup Wizard and New Connection Wizard at least 50 times on
both machines trying every possible combination of settings and it does not
work. Is there any way to make this work, the example pic shows three or
four machines sharing one internet connection with a variety of adapters in
the mix but I think it is B.S., it just does not work!
I would be glad if someone could either confirm that it is impossible or
show me that it is. Either way, at least then I could stop obsessing about
it!

Thanks in advance,

oilfieldhottie

11 Aug 2006 8:11 AM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <A3554780-485D-4975-86C6-8EC89DDA6***@microsoft.com>,
oilfieldhottie <oilfieldhot***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>I have been trying to set up a home network with a shared internet connection
>between two PCs for 36 hours straight now and I believe it can not be done.
>I hope someone can tell me otherwise because I won't rest until I get this to
>work! I have two PCs. One connects to the internet via dial-up modem and it
>is also connected to a Linksys router via ethernet cable. The other one has
>no internet connection (no dial-up modem installed) and it is connected to
>the Linksys router via Linksys wireless adapter. My research tells me that I
>should be able to share internet connection between both PCs if they are
>connected to the router and ICS is enabled on the dial-up connection. I have
>run the Network Setup Wizard and New Connection Wizard at least 50 times on
>both machines trying every possible combination of settings and it does not
>work. Is there any way to make this work, the example pic shows three or
>four machines sharing one internet connection with a variety of adapters in
>the mix but I think it is B.S., it just does not work!
>I would be glad if someone could either confirm that it is impossible or
>show me that it is. Either way, at least then I could stop obsessing about
>it!
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>oilfieldhottie

Of course it's possible. I've written a web page with information on
how to set up Internet Connection Sharing:

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics

--
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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13 Aug 2006 7:10 PM

oilfieldhottie

Steve,

I researched your website thoroughly and did not find help with my setup.
Let me give more detail:
I have two desktop PCs. One has a dial-up modem (which I use to connect to
the internet) and an ethernet network adapter. The other has an ethernet
network adaper and a wireless network adapter. Both PCs run Win XP Pro. I
also have a Linksys WRT54G router. I need to share the dial-up connection
with the one that has no dial-up modem. I do not have to use the router if
there is some other way it can be done, like connecting the two directly with
an ethernet cable or something but I haven't found any info on this either.
At this point I can't even figure out how to network the two PCs with each
other let alone share the internet connection. Please let me know of any
suggestions.

Thanks,

oilfieldhottie

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <A3554780-485D-4975-86C6-8EC89DDA6***@microsoft.com>,
> oilfieldhottie <oilfieldhot***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have been trying to set up a home network with a shared internet connection
> >between two PCs for 36 hours straight now and I believe it can not be done.
> >I hope someone can tell me otherwise because I won't rest until I get this to
> >work! I have two PCs. One connects to the internet via dial-up modem and it
> >is also connected to a Linksys router via ethernet cable. The other one has
> >no internet connection (no dial-up modem installed) and it is connected to
> >the Linksys router via Linksys wireless adapter. My research tells me that I
> >should be able to share internet connection between both PCs if they are
> >connected to the router and ICS is enabled on the dial-up connection. I have
> >run the Network Setup Wizard and New Connection Wizard at least 50 times on
> >both machines trying every possible combination of settings and it does not
> >work. Is there any way to make this work, the example pic shows three or
> >four machines sharing one internet connection with a variety of adapters in
> >the mix but I think it is B.S., it just does not work!
> >I would be glad if someone could either confirm that it is impossible or
> >show me that it is. Either way, at least then I could stop obsessing about
> >it!
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >oilfieldhottie
>
> Of course it's possible. I've written a web page with information on
> how to set up Internet Connection Sharing:
>
> Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>

16 Aug 2006 7:14 AM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <34F5BFC1-B318-4243-9DC2-78DF971AD***@microsoft.com>,
oilfieldhottie <oilfieldhot***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>Steve,
>
>I researched your website thoroughly and did not find help with my setup.
>Let me give more detail:
>I have two desktop PCs. One has a dial-up modem (which I use to connect to
>the internet) and an ethernet network adapter. The other has an ethernet
>network adaper and a wireless network adapter. Both PCs run Win XP Pro. I
>also have a Linksys WRT54G router. I need to share the dial-up connection
>with the one that has no dial-up modem. I do not have to use the router if
>there is some other way it can be done, like connecting the two directly with
>an ethernet cable or something but I haven't found any info on this either.
>At this point I can't even figure out how to network the two PCs with each
>other let alone share the internet connection. Please let me know of any
>suggestions.
>
>Thanks,
>
>oilfieldhottie

On the first computer, right-click the dial-up Internet connection,
click Properties > Advanced, and enable Internet Connection Sharing.
If there's a box saying "Select a private network connection", select
the local area connection.

The simplest way to connect the two computers is to run a crossover
Ethernet cable between their Ethernet adapters. A direct
computer-to-computer connection like this won't work using a regular
Ethernet cable.

If you want the second computer to have wireless Internet access, the
setup is more complicated. You have to use the Linksys wireless
router as a wireless access point only, bypassing its routing
capabilities:

1. Connect the second computer to one of the router's LAN ports.

2. Access the router's web-based setup program, which is probably at
an address like http://192.168.1.1

3. Log into the router.

4. Set the router's LAN IP address to 192.168.0.254 to be compatible
with ICS.

5. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server.

Then, connect the first computer to one of the router's LAN ports.
Don't connect anything to the router's WAN (Internet) port.

--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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11 Aug 2006 9:21 AM

Ian

I imagine when you say router, this is a actually hub/switch? A router would
be for broadband, and would handle the Internet connection for you.

An alternative way to share a dial-up (analog modem) connection is to use a
proxy server. A good example is Jana Server. These are often a better choice
for dial-up.

With this you run the proxy on the computer with the connection, and change
the browser's proxy settings (on both computers) to point to the proxy's IP
address. The proxy then handles dialling-requests.

http://www.janaserver.de