WinXP LogoInternet Connection Sharing (ICS) enables a Windows computer to share its Internet connection with computers on local area networks and has a remarkable benefit over the versions of ICS in Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows Me.Following are it’s advantages:
1. It's easy to set up and there's no software to install, and no network components or protocols.
2. It's much more reliable and much less likely to cause network problems.
3. You can create a Network Bridge connecting two or more local
area networks and share the internet connection with the computers on all of them. This is especially useful if your XP computer is connected to both a wired and wireless network.
4. ICS client computers can use XP's Internet Gateway to monitor and control the server computer's Internet connection. If you have a dial-up connection, you can connect and disconnect when deciding whether to enable ICS.
Steps for setting up Internet Connection Sharing:
Well this blog gives a very simple approach on Windows XP Support allowing shared internet connection between computers with Windows XP:
• The ICS server computer must have two network connections: one for the Internet, and one for the local area network. The Internet connection may be a dial-up (PPP or ISDN), cable modem, DSL, or other broadband Ethernet connection. The LAN connection may be a wired, wireless, or even a USB Ethernet connection. Before enabling ICS:
• Set up your Internet connection and test it so that you know you can connect to the Internet.
• Decide whether to allow client computers to control the server's Internet connection using the Internet Gateway. This feature is automatically available on clients running Windows XP. On clients running Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Me, you must run XP's Network Setup Wizard to enable the gateway. If you have a Windows XP CD-ROM, you can run the Wizard from it. Otherwise, create a network setup disk containing the Wizard files.
In addition to this if you have Windows Vista then this is our blog which provides Windows Vista support for setting Internet Connection Sharing on Windows Vista.It is quite simple in Vista as well to setup an ICS.
Thus ICS is an amazing feature providing a great way of saving time and money: instead of needing a modem and a phone line each computer that needs Internet connectivity, you can get by with one modem and one phone line and is more efficient if you have a fast Internet connection such as a DSL or a cable modem (or the equivalent).
1. It's easy to set up and there's no software to install, and no network components or protocols.
2. It's much more reliable and much less likely to cause network problems.
3. You can create a Network Bridge connecting two or more local
area networks and share the internet connection with the computers on all of them. This is especially useful if your XP computer is connected to both a wired and wireless network.4. ICS client computers can use XP's Internet Gateway to monitor and control the server computer's Internet connection. If you have a dial-up connection, you can connect and disconnect when deciding whether to enable ICS.
Steps for setting up Internet Connection Sharing:
Well this blog gives a very simple approach on Windows XP Support allowing shared internet connection between computers with Windows XP:
• The ICS server computer must have two network connections: one for the Internet, and one for the local area network. The Internet connection may be a dial-up (PPP or ISDN), cable modem, DSL, or other broadband Ethernet connection. The LAN connection may be a wired, wireless, or even a USB Ethernet connection. Before enabling ICS:
• Set up your Internet connection and test it so that you know you can connect to the Internet.
• Decide whether to allow client computers to control the server's Internet connection using the Internet Gateway. This feature is automatically available on clients running Windows XP. On clients running Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Me, you must run XP's Network Setup Wizard to enable the gateway. If you have a Windows XP CD-ROM, you can run the Wizard from it. Otherwise, create a network setup disk containing the Wizard files.
In addition to this if you have Windows Vista then this is our blog which provides Windows Vista support for setting Internet Connection Sharing on Windows Vista.It is quite simple in Vista as well to setup an ICS.
Thus ICS is an amazing feature providing a great way of saving time and money: instead of needing a modem and a phone line each computer that needs Internet connectivity, you can get by with one modem and one phone line and is more efficient if you have a fast Internet connection such as a DSL or a cable modem (or the equivalent).
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