file/printer are not shared ....

[Tony Young]

Hi,

I have two PCs and one router. Both PCs accesses internet well. But
they don't share files and printer with each other. I suspect one of
the PCs, previously set as a host for ICS (internet connection sharing),
causes the problem. I run "Network Setup Wizard" on that PC. I always
get a message below:
"Do you want to use the shared connection?"
"Do you want to use the existing shared connection
for this internet access (recommended)?"

Whether I answer yes or no, I got a final confirmation message below:
"Internet connection settings:
Connecting via ICS through unknown internet
connection sharing device".
I supposed the message should be one shown below (as on my the other PC):
"Connecting through another device or computer"

The ICS in the Properties | Advanced screen of the LAN connection
disappears on the both PCs. I previously post a message about how to
turn off ICS. Mr. Winograd answered it will appear under 3 conditions.
It seems that all the 3 conditions are true on my case (no bridge, no
firewalls on my PCs, no home network uses a serial or parallel connection).

Can Mr. Winograd or anybody help me out? Your help is much appreciated.

Regards.

Tony

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi,

I have two PCs and one router. Both PCs accesses internet well. But
they don't share files and printer with each other. I suspect one of
the PCs, previously set as a host for ICS (internet connection sharing),
causes the problem. I run "Network Setup Wizard" on that PC. I always
get a message below:
"Do you want to use the shared connection?"
"Do you want to use the existing shared connection
for this internet access (recommended)?"

Whether I answer yes or no, I got a final confirmation message below:
"Internet connection settings:
Connecting via ICS through unknown internet
connection sharing device".
I supposed the message should be one shown below (as on my the other PC):
"Connecting through another device or computer"

The ICS in the Properties | Advanced screen of the LAN connection
disappears on the both PCs. I previously post a message about how to
turn off ICS. Mr. Winograd answered it will appear under 3 conditions.
It seems that all the 3 conditions are true on my case (no bridge, no
firewalls on my PCs, no home network uses a serial or parallel connection).

Can Mr. Winograd or anybody help me out? Your help is much appreciated.

Regards.

Tony

Your router is the "unknown Internet connection sharing device". You
don't need to enable ICS on your computers to access the router's
shared Internet connection.

The ICS settings have nothing to do with file and printer sharing.
Something else is causing the problems. Make sure that a firewall
isn't blocking access from the network.
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