AOL Network

[Nathan]

AOL are very fussy about sharing an internet connection
over a network. Any ideas of how to get around it? My
network is wired ethernet using Netgear hubs and PCI
network adapters. Both computers have Windows XP.

Thanks in advance

 

[Chuck]

AOL are very fussy about sharing an internet connection
over a network. Any ideas of how to get around it? My
network is wired ethernet using Netgear hubs and PCI
network adapters. Both computers have Windows XP.

Thanks in advance

Nathan,

If you must use AOL, here's IMHO the best place to go for expert advice:
<http://www.dslreports.com/forum/aolplus>.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

AOL are very fussy about sharing an internet connection
over a network. Any ideas of how to get around it? My
network is wired ethernet using Netgear hubs and PCI
network adapters. Both computers have Windows XP.

Thanks in advance

The AOL adapters can't use XP Internet Connection Sharing. You can buy a
$10/mo AOL service without network, subscribe to your local cable or
Bell DSL service, and then you can share your Internet service with
multiple computers each running AOL using the "TCP/IP" connection. You
can use one PC with two Ethernets to do the sharing or buy a cable/DSL
router to do the sharing.

See http://www.aol.com/optimized/bband.adp for more details on how AOL
approaches broadband connections. (It's exactly as I describe above.)

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

AOL are very fussy about sharing an internet connection
over a network. Any ideas of how to get around it? My
network is wired ethernet using Netgear hubs and PCI
network adapters. Both computers have Windows XP.

Thanks in advance

Here's a free proxy server program that runs on Windows XP and can let
other computers access the Internet through a dial-up AOL connection:

AnalogX Proxy
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/proxy.htm

The other computers won't be able to log into AOL, because AOL only
allows one screen name to log in at a time. They will be able to use
other Internet programs, like Internet Explorer, email programs, news
readers, etc.

NOTE: To protect your network and prevent malicious use by Internet
hackers, read and follow the suggestions in the following message that
appears when you run AnalogX:

WARNING - Proxy is currently running in an open state!

The proxy server is currently running in an open state, which
should only be used when you initially install the proxy server or
if you are attempting to verify that everything is configured
properly. Please read the security section of the documentation
for information on how to secure the proxy once it is successfully
configured - when it is running in a closed state this message will
no longer appear. When the proxy is running in an open state, it
is visible to other computers on the Internet and could potentially
be used by spammers or other Internet users to mask their
activities.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

Ran into same prob a while back, tried almost everything. Finally broke down and called AOL, only to find out that you'll need to upgrade your aol service to be able to share over a network.