sharing windows based internet connection with apple mac

[Guest]

Hi, I have a windows xp pro based system which currently has a broadband
internet connection, I have also just bought a rather old B&W G3 apple power
mac, I want to share my windows based net connection with my Mac, any way to
do this and what do I need? Hope someone can help, thanks!

 

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| Hi, I have a windows xp pro based system which currently has a broadband
| internet connection, I have also just bought a rather old B&W G3 apple power
| mac, I want to share my windows based net connection with my Mac, any way to
| do this and what do I need? Hope someone can help, thanks!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that but I think I should add more info... What I forgot to
mention is, a laptop also uses the primary internet connection (in another
room using a link cable) is there no way I can use the 'ethernet' port on my
mac and the ethernet connection on my pc to wire the two computers together
using the cable option or is Ethernet something totally different? Thanks
for your help, at least now I know where to look for future reference if I
can't get anything sorted using the cable option! I had this same post on
the apple 'support' site for ages with no reply, thanks for the quick
response!

 

[Gordon]

Thanks for that but I think I should add more info... What I forgot to
mention is, a laptop also uses the primary internet connection (in another
room using a link cable) is there no way I can use the 'ethernet' port on my
mac and the ethernet connection on my pc

I think you can. Ethernet is ethernet is ethernet whether you have
Windows or a Mac AFAIK. You will need either a cross-over cable or two
patch cables and a hub. Set the Mac to use LAN for it's internet
connection and activate Internet Connection Sharing in XP on the laptop.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Gordon, so I have to activate internet connection sharing on the
laptop although the main PC (which is not the laptop) has the primary net
connection?

 

[Gordon]

Thanks Gordon, so I have to activate internet connection sharing on the
laptop although the main PC (which is not the laptop) has the primary net
connection?

Ah. Sorry, misunderstood the post. The MAIN internet connection (ie the
one you need to share) must have ICS enabled on it. You then connect the
other machine(s) to it via either a cross-over Ethernet cable if it's
only one, or, if you have more than one, you'll need a patch cable for
each machine and a hub. You then set the connected machines to have
their internet connection via LAN

HTH

 

[Guest]

Hi again, I'm still having problems getting my Mac to share the connection.
I've enabled ICS in windows and have set up the LAN (the computers seem to be
'talking' to eachother as the computer icons in the taskbar occasionally
flash) however, when I try and get the Mac connected to the internet it keeps
telling me that the 'specified server could not be found'. I do not know
what I am supposed to be doing in the 'Network' pane on the Mac, the LAN
connection says it's connected at 100.Mbps (but does not seem to move from
that number). Is there any sort of 'walk through' guide that I can follow?
I'm just trying to connect my Mac to the net though one windows PC (broadband
connection) using an Ethernet cable, hope somebody can help, thank you!