Thanks Papa -great site. In reading the ICS tutorial I
was tipped to the idea that running DHCP on my router
might not work with XP ICS since it runs it's own DHCP
(didn't know that before). I disabled DHCP on the router
and whammo -it works!
Thanks again...
Jason
>-----Original Message-----
>You might take a look at www.practicallynetworked.com.
They have many very
>helpful hints. Good luck.
>
>"Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:0d3c01c36e44$47a038e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thank you for attempting to assist me.
>>
>> I should have fiber hooked up in a couple of weeks -no
>> desire to go cable. I know what my setup can do when
the
>> fiber is in, I just need to know how to make it work
with
>> dial-up and ICS until then.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >One you get away from dial-up, and since you have a
>> router, why not forget
>> >ICS altogether? A router connected to a cable modem
>> eliminates the need for
>> >ICS. Just connect the NIC of each computer to one of
the
>> router ports via
>> >CAT 5 straight-thru cable, connect the router's WAN
port
>> to the cable modem,
>> >and use the router software to establish the
connection.
>> Once that is done,
>> >no longer will one of your computers have to be
assigned
>> as the "host", each
>> >computer (laptop or desktop) will be able to access
the
>> internet
>> >independently, and there will no longer be a need to
pay
>> your ISP for a
>> >second IP address. Then, when you want to take your
>> laptop to your office or
>> >elsewhere, just unplug it from the router. The desktop
>> PC won't even flinch.
>> >;>)
>> >
>> >"Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>> >news:0b5a01c36e38$383cabb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> I have 2 XP Pro machines, one non-proprietary
desktop
>> and
>> >> one Compaq 1500 Laptop. I used to use the Laptop as
>> the
>> >> ICS machine but now want to have the desktop run the
>> >> connection since the laptop isn't always around. I
am
>> >> connected through a Netgear FVS318 Router/Firewall
that
>> >> will soon service my fiber connection but fiber
isn't
>> in
>> >> yet. Now using dial up.
>> >>
>> >> I have changed the Router IP to 192.168.0.2 and set
the
>> >> Desktop machine to 192.168.0.1 as ICS requires. The
>> >> Router acts as DHCP for laptop and always assigns
it .3
>> >> of course. Now, on the laptop, I have "never dial a
>> >> connection" selected on the connections page of
>> >> Explorer's Internet Options but the laptop just
doesn't
>> >> seem to know how to find the internet on the
desktop.
>> >>
>> >> I've disabled ICS on the laptop and restarted both
>> >> machines (and rebooted the router). The laptop is
on
>> an
>> >> NT network at the office, I have my home workgroup
>> named
>> >> the same as the office workgroup and both machines
can
>> >> see each other though I've not tried any file
sharing
>> as
>> >> yet. I have the office network settings as the
>> alternate
>> >> settings on the laptop and have it set to get the
>> >> settings automatically as it's primary source.
>> >>
>> >> Don't know what I'm missing. Any help would be
>> >> appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Jason
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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