Bob said:
This is sort of what i want to do but i cant enable Internet connection
sharing because i get an error message saying that its not installed as
a windows service. Any ideas about how to get it installed?
You will need to designate a Windows XP computer as the host. This
computer must have two network adapters, one for your internal network
and one for the Internet connection. Before attempting to enable ICS,
verify that the host computer has a working connection to the Internet
through the network card connected to the cable modem or DSL line, or
on the network connection associated with the modem. The easiest way to
enable ICS is to use the Network Setup Wizard, by following these
steps:
1.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to
Communications, and then click Network Setup Wizard.
2.
Click Next until you see the Select a connection method screen.
3.
Click This computer connects directly to the Internet, and complete
the wizard to install ICS.
This method has several advantages in that the wizard automatically
detects the connection to the Internet, configures Internet Connection
Firewall (ICF), bridges multiple network adapters connected to your
home network and creates a log of information about the configuration
named nsw.log in the Windows folder.
Turning on ICS manually is almost as easy as using the wizard except
that you need to create the bridge for multiple network cards before
enabling ICS. (See an earlier column, Building Network Bridges for more
information on how to use the bridging capability in Windows XP.) Then
take these steps:
1.
In Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections and then
click Network Connections.
2.
Click the local area network (LAN) connection or the dial-up
networking connection that you want to share (that is, the one that
connects to the Internet), and then, under Network Tasks, click Change
settings of this connection.
3.
Disable Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Print Sharing for
Microsoft Networks by clearing the check boxes shown in Figure 1. This
step is extremely important. Never leave these items enabled for any
network card that is directly connected to the Internet (see sitting
duck, above).
4.
Click the Advanced tab, and select the Allow other network users to
connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
5.
You can enable or disable the allowing of other users to control the
connection-users don't need to be able to control the connection to
use it.
6.
Under Internet Connection Firewall, select the Protect my computer and
network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the
Internet check box for this network card, unless you have another
firewall between the computer and the Internet. This is very important.
7.
Click OK, and Internet Connection Sharing will be enabled.
