ICS and 1394 Net Adapter

[Jeff]

I am trying to config ICS on my home network, but am
having problems.
setup is as follows:

2 XP PRO machines, connected through a Netgear Switch

Cable Modem is also plugged into switch.

PC1 - set to allow ICS (only 1 NIC Netgear card installed)
PC2 - set as client (only 1 NIC card installed)

It will not allow me to configure my Netgear LAN card on
PC1, but will let me configure my "1394 Net Adapter" on
PC1. I have no clue why "1394" comes up, but it does.
Anyone have any idea why this comes up and why i can't
config my Netgear NIC card to share ICS.

Also, when i setup the "1394 Net Adapter" for ICS, when i
restart it gives my NIC card a static IP of 192.168.0.1
Which of course shuts off my Internet Connection with the
modem, since my IP is not static.

Please help me out, I would like to figure this out.

P.S. (some people have said to use 2 NIC cards for the
host, but i know ICS will work with only 1 NIC)
thanks,
-Jeff

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I am trying to config ICS on my home network, but am
having problems.
setup is as follows:

2 XP PRO machines, connected through a Netgear Switch

Cable Modem is also plugged into switch.

PC1 - set to allow ICS (only 1 NIC Netgear card installed)
PC2 - set as client (only 1 NIC card installed)

It will not allow me to configure my Netgear LAN card on
PC1, but will let me configure my "1394 Net Adapter" on
PC1. I have no clue why "1394" comes up, but it does.
Anyone have any idea why this comes up and why i can't
config my Netgear NIC card to share ICS.

Also, when i setup the "1394 Net Adapter" for ICS, when i
restart it gives my NIC card a static IP of 192.168.0.1
Which of course shuts off my Internet Connection with the
modem, since my IP is not static.

Please help me out, I would like to figure this out.

P.S. (some people have said to use 2 NIC cards for the
host, but i know ICS will work with only 1 NIC)
thanks,
-Jeff

ICS requires two distinct network connections: one for the Internet,
and one for the local area network.

It isn't possible to use ICS with the cable modem connected to the
switch. The cable modem must connect directly to one of the
computers. That computer also needs a network adapter for the local
area network connection to the other computer. The LAN can use
Ethernet or IEEE 1394 (FireWire).

Here are some ways to use a host computer to share the cable modem
with the other computer over a LAN:

1. Connect the cable modem to the host's Ethernet adapter. Network
the computers using their 1394 adapters. Share the cable modem's
Ethernet connection.

2. Connect the cable modem to a USB port on the host. Network the
computers using their Ethernet adapters. Share the USB connection

3. Add a second Ethernet adapter to the host for the LAN connection.
Connect the cable modem to the first connection and share the first
connection.

Here's a completely different alternative: replace the switch with a
broadband router. The router can share the cable modem between both
computers, with no need for ICS and no need for a second network
adapter on either computer.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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