Internal Dial-up Access With LAN?

[Susan]

Currently I run my cable modem ether cable through a router to two computer
NICs. I'm seriously considering dropping the cable modem service for a
dial-up but how do I do the LAN with an internal modem in the Dell Inspiron
8200 laptop so the desktop can access the Internet through the laptop
modem? The desktop has no modem--only its NIC. Can a Dell Inspiron 8200
function like a router to itself and to the desktop? Am I sol with these
"constraints"? If I bought an internal modem for the desktop both machines
could not access the Internet at the same time. And regardless of Internet
access how do I hook the two boxes together to share files?

Thank you.

Susan

 

[Sooner Al]

You can use ICS on the laptop to do this... BUT... why in the world do you want to go from a cable
broadband service to a dialup service?

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/

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[Susan]

You can use ICS on the laptop to do this... BUT... why in the world do you want to go from a cable
broadband service to a dialup service?

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/

Well...maybe because this is a hobby and not a business and I'm trying to
curtail spending so much time on the Internet? Maybe I would like to save
$36 a month? Maybe I am tired of this fast-paced technology and
downloading huge files and need to find a forced escape?

The ICS Guide you linked to looks helpful though it lists four cautions I
don't fully understand yet. Also, on first glance, I'm not clear on what I
use for the LAN between the two computers--an Ethernet cable between the
two computer NICs?

Thank you.

Susan

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