Broadband connection sharing

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Hi,

I have a couple of questions i would like someone to assist me with. I am
trying to have 2 PC's use the same Blueyonder/Telewest ISP broadband
connection.

Here is how i have gone about setting my home network up so far.

My new network consists of the following:

2 PC's - Named Pc 1 & PC 2

PC1 (Windows2k) has an ethernet card connected via Cat5 cable into a netgear
switch. PC1 also has the USB Broadband Modem connected to the PC's USB port.

PC2 (Windows XP) has an ethernet card again connected via Cat5 to my netgear
switch.

PC1's (LAN1) Nic has been assigned the address 192.168.0.1 -Subnet
255.255.255.0

PC2's (LAN1) Nic has been assigned the address 192.168.0.2 -Subnet
255.255.255.0

PC1's (LAN2) USB has been assigned the address 82.xx.xx.xx via DHCP

(At this point PC1 can connect fine to the internet)

I have right clicked the USB (LAN2) properties tab and checked the box which
says enable internet connection sharing.

But at no point can i ever get an internet connection from PC2. Also unless
i create an account on both pc's which have identical credentials e.g.
username and password are exactly the same i am propmted with the enter
username and password dialog box when i attempt to c$ onto either pc remotely.

Qustion 1 -When you create a peer-peer network do you have to create an
account e.g Jim with the same password on both PC1 and PC2?

Question 2 - I can't access the internet on PC2 even though i have set
internet connection sharing. What am i doing wrong are there settings i still
need to set in the browser or TCP/IP properties tab?

Question 3 - on the TCP/IP properties tab what goes in as the default
gateway address on PC2 is it pc1's IP address or doesn't it have a gateway
listed ?

Question 4 - Is it possible to share my Blueonder Broadband internet access
without a router. I know i did it before a few years ago on dialup but don't
remember have so much difficulty.

Any assistance on any of these matteres greatly appreciated.

 

[James McIllece [MS]]

Hi,

I have a couple of questions i would like someone to assist me with. I
am trying to have 2 PC's use the same Blueyonder/Telewest ISP
broadband connection.

Here is how i have gone about setting my home network up so far.

My new network consists of the following:

2 PC's - Named Pc 1 & PC 2

PC1 (Windows2k) has an ethernet card connected via Cat5 cable into a
netgear switch. PC1 also has the USB Broadband Modem connected to the
PC's USB port.

PC2 (Windows XP) has an ethernet card again connected via Cat5 to my
netgear switch.

PC1's (LAN1) Nic has been assigned the address 192.168.0.1 -Subnet
255.255.255.0

PC2's (LAN1) Nic has been assigned the address 192.168.0.2 -Subnet
255.255.255.0

PC1's (LAN2) USB has been assigned the address 82.xx.xx.xx via DHCP

(At this point PC1 can connect fine to the internet)

I have right clicked the USB (LAN2) properties tab and checked the box
which says enable internet connection sharing.

But at no point can i ever get an internet connection from PC2. Also
unless i create an account on both pc's which have identical
credentials e.g. username and password are exactly the same i am
propmted with the enter username and password dialog box when i
attempt to c$ onto either pc remotely.

Qustion 1 -When you create a peer-peer network do you have to create
an account e.g Jim with the same password on both PC1 and PC2?

Question 2 - I can't access the internet on PC2 even though i have set
internet connection sharing. What am i doing wrong are there settings
i still need to set in the browser or TCP/IP properties tab?

Question 3 - on the TCP/IP properties tab what goes in as the default
gateway address on PC2 is it pc1's IP address or doesn't it have a
gateway listed ?

Question 4 - Is it possible to share my Blueonder Broadband internet
access without a router. I know i did it before a few years ago on
dialup but don't remember have so much difficulty.

Any assistance on any of these matteres greatly appreciated.

Does the switch you are using provide DHCP services to clients? If so, you
need to disable the switch DHCP server, because Windows ICS provides DHCP
service to clients and also provides clients with the correct default
gateway information.

You do not need to create an identical user account on both PC's in order
to successfully share the Internet connection. When it is configured
correctly and working, any user logged on to either PC will be able to surf
the Internet.

Keep in mind though that when you attempt to connect to a shared folder on
the network, depending on the security settings on the folder, you might
need to type credentials to access the share.

Question 3 -- you should not configure TCP/IP properties manually. Just
select "Obtain an IP address automatically" so that the computer is acting
as a DHCP client.

Question 4 -- Yes you can share the Internet access without a router as
long as you use ICS and the switch you are using is functioning pretty much
like a hub and is not interfering with LAN traffic, particularly DHCP
traffic.

However using an inexpensive router that provides DHCP service is a pretty
common scenario. In that scenario, the setup is broadband modem --->
router. Typically the router has 4 or more Ethernet ports into which you
plug Cat5 from each computer's NIC. In this scenario, you do not enable ICS
in Windows.

Here is a good whitepaper on the subject matter: "Step-by-Step Guide for
Secure Wireless Deployment for Small Office/Home Office or Small
Organization Networks" at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=269902e8-fc41-
4eb1-9374-44612e64f0fb&displaylang=en

The first scenario depicted in the paper matches what you are trying to do,
however if I recall correctly it depicts the use of a router.

--
James McIllece, Microsoft

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