No, you don't need a crossover cable to enable ICS. If you're just
networking two computers without a hub or switch, you want to use a
crossover cable to network them then enable ICS on the PC with the internet
connection.
KG
| Do I have to have a crossover-cable to enable internet
| connection sharing???
No. There's no relationship between ICS and the type of physical
network connection.
ICS requires two enabled network connections on the host computer: one
for the Internet, and one for the local area network.
The local area network connection can use a crossover cable to connect
to one other computer. It can also use a hub or switch and regular
Ethernet cables to connect to one or more other computers.
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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.
With more than two computers on a network, the computers have to
be connected through a hub (or switch or router). With only two
computers, you can connect them either with that hub, switch, or
router, or you can do it the cheaper way--connecting them
directly by using a crossover cable.
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