2xICS, Windows XP.

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Hello, I have a question regarding ICS in Windows XP. I have searched the
threads but haven't found what I'm looking for.

So here's the thing, there is one computer in my home with wireless lan,
it's configured in such ways that it shares the internet with ICS in XP with
SP2... that's fine, I can access it from my room on my floor ... now, I have
my siblings computer at the other end, and I have XP SP2 installed on my
computer aswell, he does not have wireless access... so I tried setting up
ICS on my computer but there was no success.

IP conflict.

In previous versions of Windows (98 and 2000), ICS could be configured via
the registry, the IP range could be changed!

This does not seem to exist in Windows XP, from what I've seen, and god
knows I've tried. Is there any other solution than using a proxy server?
Access to gaming is very limited.
 
Hello, I have a question regarding ICS in Windows XP. I have searched the
threads but haven't found what I'm looking for.

So here's the thing, there is one computer in my home with wireless lan,
it's configured in such ways that it shares the internet with ICS in XP with
SP2... that's fine, I can access it from my room on my floor ... now, I have
my siblings computer at the other end, and I have XP SP2 installed on my
computer aswell, he does not have wireless access... so I tried setting up
ICS on my computer but there was no success.

IP conflict.

In previous versions of Windows (98 and 2000), ICS could be configured via
the registry, the IP range could be changed!

This does not seem to exist in Windows XP, from what I've seen, and god
knows I've tried. Is there any other solution than using a proxy server?
Access to gaming is very limited.
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In Windows XP, there's no supported way to change the ICS IP range
from 192.168.0.x.

You can enable ICS and then manually change the host computer's LAN
connection to a different range, but if you do:

1. It will disable the host's DHCP server, requiring manual TCP/IP
configuration on the clients.

2. There's no guarantee that ICS and other networking functions will
work properly.

3. Make a system restore point first so that you can recover in case
the change causes problems.

I don't fully understand your setup, but I suspect that you don't need
to use ICS to share Internet access with your sibling's computer. You
might be able to do it by creating a network bridge on your computer,
combining a wired and wireless network connection. I've written a web
page with details:

XP ICS - Network Bridge
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networkbridge.htm
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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fogWraith said:
Hello, I have a question regarding ICS in Windows XP. I have searched the
threads but haven't found what I'm looking for.

So here's the thing, there is one computer in my home with wireless lan,
it's configured in such ways that it shares the internet with ICS in XP
with
SP2... that's fine, I can access it from my room on my floor ... now, I
have
my siblings computer at the other end, and I have XP SP2 installed on my
computer aswell, he does not have wireless access... so I tried setting up
ICS on my computer but there was no success.

IP conflict.

In previous versions of Windows (98 and 2000), ICS could be configured via
the registry, the IP range could be changed!

This does not seem to exist in Windows XP, from what I've seen, and god
knows I've tried. Is there any other solution than using a proxy server?
Access to gaming is very limited.
Click to expand...

I'm a little confused here! Do you mean you have three PC's? One with the
wireless LAN and internet connection, another one that connects to the
wireless lan (i.e. your one) and a third with no wireless that connects by a
cable? Where does it connect by the cable to?

You should not be running two instances of ICS on the same network. Apart
from the fact that it allocates default IP of 192.168.0.1 to the PC it is
installed on (hence IP conflict), it will also run a DHCP server on each PC
that it is installed on. Question is why do you want to run a second ICS?
it shouldn't be needed but how to get round it depends on what you are
trying to achieve and how the third PC is connected to the network.

If your siblings PC is connected to your PC by a crossover cable, you may
get round it by allocating static IP's to the lan cards and bridging the
connection to the wireless network adaptor.
 
Tony said:
I'm a little confused here! Do you mean you have three PC's? One with the
wireless LAN and internet connection, another one that connects to the
wireless lan (i.e. your one) and a third with no wireless that connects by a
cable? Where does it connect by the cable to?

You should not be running two instances of ICS on the same network. Apart
from the fact that it allocates default IP of 192.168.0.1 to the PC it is
installed on (hence IP conflict), it will also run a DHCP server on each PC
that it is installed on. Question is why do you want to run a second ICS?
it shouldn't be needed but how to get round it depends on what you are
trying to achieve and how the third PC is connected to the network.

If your siblings PC is connected to your PC by a crossover cable, you may
get round it by allocating static IP's to the lan cards and bridging the
connection to the wireless network adaptor.
Click to expand...

There are more computers on the network, since they are on different floors.
The main computer, used as a server, has 1 nic and 1 wifi card attached to
it, the wifi is shared, thus making the nic the one sending out ip's.

On the second floor, there's me... and my siblings, where I have 1 nic and 1
wifi card. I want to give the other users on my floor access, this resulting
in a conflict with the IP's.

Another setup on the main server is not an option.

How about routing for my PC then?
 
fogWraith said:
There are more computers on the network, since they are on different
floors.
The main computer, used as a server, has 1 nic and 1 wifi card attached to
it, the wifi is shared, thus making the nic the one sending out ip's.

On the second floor, there's me... and my siblings, where I have 1 nic and
1
wifi card. I want to give the other users on my floor access, this
resulting
in a conflict with the IP's.

Another setup on the main server is not an option.

How about routing for my PC then?
Click to expand...

Just thought of an added complication, you can't bridge a LAN adaptor if it
is using ICS.

I think a proxy server would be an option. Any reason why you don't want to
use one? A good free one is CCproxy from http://www.youngzsoft.net/ccproxy/
and would only take 10 minutes to set up. Would also give you control over
what internet access others have and when.
 
"Tony" said:
Just thought of an added complication, you can't bridge a LAN adaptor if it
is using ICS.

I think a proxy server would be an option. Any reason why you don't want to
use one? A good free one is CCproxy from http://www.youngzsoft.net/ccproxy/
and would only take 10 minutes to set up. Would also give you control over
what internet access others have and when.
Click to expand...

You can't bridge the shared Internet connection (dial-up, DSL, cable
modem, etc). You CAN bridge the local area (home) network connection.
--
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
 
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