> PC with XP Pro SP3 and laptop PC with XP Home SP3 connected with 10
> Base 3 Ethernet,25 feet of Cat 6 crossover cable.DSL via USB is on
> the host PC.
> I have had this config working several times with much reading and
> experimenting but it continues to drop features.I will loose IP
> assignments,ICS,print and file sharing to various degrees and do not
> know why.
>
> Can anyone point me to a document that defines a surefire step-by-step
> method to configure my network so it stays up and runs?When it runs
> it works as advertised,sometimes system restore on both ends will fix
> it but not always.
>
> Also does the Firewall on the host protect both PC's?I have turned it
> off on both PC's until I can figure this out.
>
> Thank you in advance.

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> Bob Jones <rjone***@centurytel.net> wrote:
>> PC with XP Pro SP3 and laptop PC with XP Home SP3 connected with 10
>> Base 3 Ethernet,25 feet of Cat 6 crossover cable.DSL via USB is on
>> the host PC.
>> I have had this config working several times with much reading and
>> experimenting but it continues to drop features.I will loose IP
>> assignments,ICS,print and file sharing to various degrees and do not
>> know why.
>>
>> Can anyone point me to a document that defines a surefire step-by-step
>> method to configure my network so it stays up and runs?When it runs
>> it works as advertised,sometimes system restore on both ends will fix
>> it but not always.
>>
>> Also does the Firewall on the host protect both PC's?I have turned it
>> off on both PC's until I can figure this out.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>
> If you really want to simplify this and make it work reliably, I suggest
> you ditch the crossover cable. Use an Ethernet switch, CAT5
> (straight-through) cables, and get a consumer gateway/router/firewall
> appliance instead of using ICS. Netgear, Linksys, D-Link, and others are
> very easy to find and are reasonably priced.
>
> [If your DSL modem doesn't have a LAN / Ethernet port see if you can
> replace it with one that does; I haven't seen many gateway/router devices
> that support USB WAN connections, although they may exist.]
>
> IIRC, you need a firewall client on both computers if you use ICS - and in
> fact should have it enabled anyway, even behind a perimeter firewall
> appliance. Belt + suspenders = good. Never connect to the Internet without
> *something* protecting you, not even for a nanosecond.
>
> Unless you enjoy troubleshooting frequent problems with a small network,
> this is the way to go, bar none.
>
>

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwe***@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:uv4EgF$dJHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Bob Jones <rjone***@centurytel.net> wrote:
>>> PC with XP Pro SP3 and laptop PC with XP Home SP3 connected with 10
>>> Base 3 Ethernet,25 feet of Cat 6 crossover cable.DSL via USB is on
>>> the host PC.
>>> I have had this config working several times with much reading and
>>> experimenting but it continues to drop features.I will loose IP
>>> assignments,ICS,print and file sharing to various degrees and do not
>>> know why.
>>>
>>> Can anyone point me to a document that defines a surefire
>>> step-by-step method to configure my network so it stays up and
>>> runs?When it runs it works as advertised,sometimes system restore
>>> on both ends will fix it but not always.
>>>
>>> Also does the Firewall on the host protect both PC's?I have turned
>>> it off on both PC's until I can figure this out.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> If you really want to simplify this and make it work reliably, I
>> suggest you ditch the crossover cable. Use an Ethernet switch, CAT5
>> (straight-through) cables, and get a consumer gateway/router/firewall
>> appliance instead of using ICS. Netgear, Linksys, D-Link, and others
>> are very easy to find and are reasonably priced.
>>
>> [If your DSL modem doesn't have a LAN / Ethernet port see if you can
>> replace it with one that does; I haven't seen many gateway/router
>> devices that support USB WAN connections, although they may exist.]
>>
>> IIRC, you need a firewall client on both computers if you use ICS -
>> and in fact should have it enabled anyway, even behind a perimeter
>> firewall appliance. Belt + suspenders = good. Never connect to the
>> Internet without *something* protecting you, not even for a
>> nanosecond. Unless you enjoy troubleshooting frequent problems with a
>> small
>> network, this is the way to go, bar none.