Internet sharing XP

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bob urz

I have an XP machine with a PCI wireless card hooked to wifi internet.
I have another XP machine with no wireless and no internet
I would like to use machines 1 internet to do live updates on machine 2
what i would like to do is use Ethernet between the machines to do this.
How do i set up both XP machines to do this?
can i do a direct connect with a crossover cable, or do i need to use a
router?

bob
 
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bob urz said:
I have an XP machine with a PCI wireless card hooked to
wifi internet. I have another XP machine with no wireless and no internet
I would like to use machines 1 internet to do live updates
on machine 2 what i would like to do is use Ethernet
between the machines to do this. How do i set up both XP
machines to do this? can i do a direct connect with a crossover cable, or
do i
need to use a router?

bob
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For two machines, you don't need a router, really. Does that then imply that
you're either dialup or are direct connected to the 'net for DSL?

Simply put the two machines on a LAN setup (cable crossover type OK) and let
the second machine use the other machine's internet connection. I think it's
called ICS? Not positive. Easy to set up though; check Help and look under
LAN for the Home Lan parts.

HTH,

Twayne`
 
Twayne said:
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For two machines, you don't need a router, really. Does that then imply that
you're either dialup or are direct connected to the 'net for DSL?

Simply put the two machines on a LAN setup (cable crossover type OK) and let
the second machine use the other machine's internet connection. I think it's
called ICS? Not positive. Easy to set up though; check Help and look under
LAN for the Home Lan parts.

HTH,

Twayne`
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Wikipedia has a link.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics

and an article on ICS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Connection_Sharing

Paul
 
A hub, a router or a x-over cable will all work. Setup, see Internet
Connection Sharing Setup in Windows XP Help
 
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