Problems starting ICS

[Ziggy Stardust]

Hi,

I've recently bought a PDA with bluetooth and would like connect it to the
internet through my desktop. I've read several guides on how to do this and
it all sounds very simple. All guides starts by stating the first thing to
do is to enable internet connection sharing on the host computer, only
problem is that the checkbox isn't shown in the "advanced" tab under my LAN
properties.

I'm running WinXP pro and my machine along with my girl friend's connects
to the internet through a hub (which again connects to something in the
building...). In my "Network places" I have listed a firewire (which is
currently disabled), a bluetooth and a LAN connection. If I run the
networks wizard and choose the obvious "my computer connects directly to
the internet and other computers connect to the internet through it" and
choose LAN as the connection to the internet the wizard ends with a non-
informative error message.

Strange thing is that the under the advanced tab of the firewire connection
the checkbox to share the connection is available - and I can complete the
wizard using the firewire instead of the LAN connection...

I have checked that "Application Layer Gateway Service", "Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)" and "Routing and Remote Access" are running - however I cannot
find a service called "Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS)" - is that a problem?

Where do I start? Do I uninstall my LAN network and try over using the
wizard or can the sharing service be started manual somehow?

Best regards
/Jonatan

 

[Chuck]

Hi,

I've recently bought a PDA with bluetooth and would like connect it to the
internet through my desktop. I've read several guides on how to do this and
it all sounds very simple. All guides starts by stating the first thing to
do is to enable internet connection sharing on the host computer, only
problem is that the checkbox isn't shown in the "advanced" tab under my LAN
properties.

I'm running WinXP pro and my machine along with my girl friend's connects
to the internet through a hub (which again connects to something in the
building...). In my "Network places" I have listed a firewire (which is
currently disabled), a bluetooth and a LAN connection. If I run the
networks wizard and choose the obvious "my computer connects directly to
the internet and other computers connect to the internet through it" and
choose LAN as the connection to the internet the wizard ends with a non-
informative error message.

Strange thing is that the under the advanced tab of the firewire connection
the checkbox to share the connection is available - and I can complete the
wizard using the firewire instead of the LAN connection...

I have checked that "Application Layer Gateway Service", "Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)" and "Routing and Remote Access" are running - however I cannot
find a service called "Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS)" - is that a problem?

Where do I start? Do I uninstall my LAN network and try over using the
wizard or can the sharing service be started manual somehow?

Best regards
/Jonatan

Jonatan,

What SP level is your Windows XP system on - SP1 or SP2? If SP2, you should be
looking for the Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Service.

You also could be running into a typical problem using ICS - ICS creates a LAN
on the 192.168.0.1/24 subnet. This could conflict with other LANs, for instance
the LAN that you and your girlfriend's computer connect to thru the hub, and the
rest of the building, use.

What is the make and model of the hub?

Provide ipconfig information for your computer and your girlfriend's computer,
as a start.
1) Start - Run - "cmd".
2) Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window.
3) Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!.
4) Open file c:\ipconfig.txt from Notepad.
5) Copy and paste entire contents of the file into your next post.

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Cheers,
Chuck
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My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[spacegravity4me]

Hey, I'm having almost the same exact problem. I have my dsl mode
hooked up to a linksys wireless-b router. My goal was to access m
computer and the internet from my pda. I'm running WinXp Pro. When
run the network setup wizard in the end it tells me that computer
cannot access the internet through my computer. In the propertie
menu for my LAN connection the option for internet connection sharin
isn't even there anymore, although internet connection sharing i
installed! It used to be! I don't understand what to do anymore
please help me. TY. Spac

 

[Richard G. Harper]

If you have a router, why do you need Internet Connection Sharing? You
don't. The router will provide a shared connection to all computers in your
network.

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