Internet connection sharing settings dissappeared

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Hello
I setup a network last week with three win XP machines in a workgroup
With internet connection sharing through one of them
That worked fine for a day,
But now on the machine that shares the internet, the internet connection
sharing options are totally missing from the advanced tab of the properties
of the INTERNET icon,
Do you know how to get these setings to reappear?

Thanks
Lex Harriss

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hello
I setup a network last week with three win XP machines in a workgroup
With internet connection sharing through one of them
That worked fine for a day,
But now on the machine that shares the internet, the internet connection
sharing options are totally missing from the advanced tab of the properties
of the INTERNET icon,
Do you know how to get these setings to reappear?

Thanks
Lex Harriss

The ICS option only appears when all of these are true:

1. There are two or more network connections: one for the Internet,
and one or more for the home network (LAN). The home network
connection can use wired Ethernet, wireless Ethernet, IEEE 1394
(FireWire), or Bluetooth, or it can be a network bridge. It can't use
a serial or parallel port. With more than one enabled home network
connection, there will be a box asking you to specify which one to use
for the home network.

2. The home network connection(s) must be enabled and connected.

3. The Internet Connection Firewall (XP RTM and SP1) must be disabled
on the home network connection.

4. The Internet connection must not be bridged.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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