Sharing a dial up connection on lan

The function of connection sharing internet the is integrated with Windows XP. Its use is identical to that of Windows 2000 and just as easy to configure.

ICS for Allows multiple computers connected in network The of Local connection share the same Internet Do not be intimidated by the length of this article, several sections cover situations alternatives for different situations. Reading stage in the order you will pass your ICS setup the first time, provided that the hardware of he the need is already installed and functional. This should take approximately 20 minutes.

The following are required to run ICS:

• Two computers or more.
  
• A functional Ethernet card installed in each computer. Refer to the documentation accompanying your Ethernet card for the installation and setup of appropriate drivers
  
• If you share a connection ADSL Cable modem or Ethernet, the computer providing the Internet connection must be equipped with two Ethernet cards. (Note that Microsoft, of course, is silent on this.)
  
• Your network The of Must be wired correctly, ie. Wiring 10Base-T or 100Base-T patch cables and category-5 hub Ethernet If you have only two computers, the hub Ethernet is not necessary, use a crossover cable of Category 5.
  
• One of the computers must have an Internet connection Dial-Up properly configured or a broadband connection like ADSL, cable modem or T1.
  
• The computer with Internet connection is rolling a version supporting Windows ICS.
  
• There is no minimum speed requirement, but it should be understood that the bandwidth of a connection is distributed among all its customers. Thus, if two users download files simultaneously (worst case), the original speed of the connection will be divided into two, and so forth.

Once the protocols and drivers are configured correctly on the host and each client, the next step is to take into account the structure of the wiring. Without Internet connection, your network looks roughly like this:

The next step is how to connect your Internet connection. For ICS to work, the structure should look like this:

Setting the host

The first step in setting ICS is to configure the host, ie. computer equipped with dedicated Internet connection sharing. Other computers become clients.

• Select the menu START> Control Panel> Network Connections (or right click on the icon the opens a My Network Places from office The the it is And then click the Properties menu.
  
• Here you should see at least two connections, an Internet connection and a local connection (LAN). If these connections are not displayed, it means that your network is not configured and is necessary to install the equipment of he the And software before continuing.
  
  
• Right click on the entry of your Internet connection and select Properties (See this article if you use PPPoE).
  
• Among the components installed under the General tab, the following should be checked:
  
  
  • Customer of is For Microsoft Networks
  • Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)
  
  
• If any of these elements is missing, you must add it by clicking right and selecting the button from Install.
  
• Additional entries, if any, can be ignored, except NDISWAN or any other protocol ATM. - If problems arise eventually, you may need to remove them to use ICS.
  
• If other shared Internet connections are already installed on the computers affected by this configuration, please delete or disable it on each computer involved.
  
• At this stage it would be wise to make sure that the current Internet connection is functional by testing (eg load a web page). If the Internet browser works well, please continue.
  
  Select the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection.
  
• There is nothing useful in the Settings button, then click the OK button when finished. Windows XP should not ask you to restart the computer

Here are the steps for each client computer a connection:

• Select the START menu> Control Panel> Network Connections (or right click on My Network Places icon from desktop) and click the Properties menu.
  
• Here you should see at least one entry representing your local connection (LAN). If this connection is not displayed, then your network is misconfigured. - You must install the hardware and software before continuing. See above. Any other connection displayed can be ignored even though you probably want to disable them by right click, then select the Disable button.
  
• Then right click on the entry for your network connection (LAN) and select Properties.
  
• Among the components installed under the General tab, the following should be checked:
  
  
  • Client for Microsoft Networks
  • Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)
  
  
• Highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) and click Properties.
  
• Select the option Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
  
• Click the Advanced button and make sure the lists tab IP Settings, WINS and DNS are empty.
  
• Click OK, then OK again when finished. Windows XP should not ask you to restart the computer, but if required a whim, do it!