Internet connection sharing

[Martin]

I am trying to configure my internet connection sharing
on windows xp. on yhe microsoft website it tells me to go
to local area connection and right clik and clik
properties, then a screen should pop up, it then says
clik advanced and on that screen its supposed to say
Internet connection sharing and your supposed to clik
Allow other network users to connect through this
computer's Internet connection check box but when i do
all that i don't have that all i have is internet
connection firewall, can anybody help me please.

 

[Chuck]

I am trying to configure my internet connection sharing
on windows xp. on yhe microsoft website it tells me to go
to local area connection and right clik and clik
properties, then a screen should pop up, it then says
clik advanced and on that screen its supposed to say
Internet connection sharing and your supposed to clik
Allow other network users to connect through this
computer's Internet connection check box but when i do
all that i don't have that all i have is internet
connection firewall, can anybody help me please.

Martin,

Do you have two separate connections on this computer? ICS can only be used on
a computer with at least two connections, with internet service directly
connected (NOT thru a LAN). The first (modem, USB or ethernet) for the internet
connection from the ISP; the second (USB or ethernet) for the shared internet
service.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Martin,

Do you have two separate connections on this computer? ICS can only be used on
a computer with at least two connections, with internet service directly
connected (NOT thru a LAN). The first (modem, USB or ethernet) for the internet
connection from the ISP; the second (USB or ethernet) for the shared internet
service.

Chuck, I don't understand why you say that the Internet service can't
be through a LAN. Any Dial-up, High-Speed, or LAN connection can be
shared, provided that it isn't part of a network bridge.

Martin, In addition to what Chuck said, the ICS option only appears
when XP's built-in firewall (ICF) is disabled on the second network
connection. It's OK to enable ICF on the Internet connection.
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