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by ro-neal 1 view

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I have two computer in the home that I am trying to setup for ICS. The WinME computer has a Wireless Internet connection so I am trying to add a brand new Dell to the network to ICS thru the older computer.

So far all attempts have failed as we cannot seem to network the computers to each other thru two NIC cards. Am considering upgrading the ME to XP but wonder if that is necessary.

Any Suggestions.

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by timthetoolman

Hi,

I couldn't get ICS to work on an old multihomed Win98 machine with a DSL connection either.

I ended up using the following software which makes the DSL nic look like a superfast modem. It works very well.

http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/

(remove spaces from the above URL)

Maybe it could work for you too if your Wireless Internet connection uses PPPoE, anyway.

Cheers,
Tim.

by ro-neal

It is not the connection to the Internet that is the problem as the #1 (WinME) computer connects to it fine. The ISP only gives one IP to use and suggests that we use ICS for the #2 (WinXP) computer. It is the XP computer's inability to accept theICS that is the problem.

by dcosgrove

Although some people may have experienced otherwise, I have found ics to be unstable with broadband, particularly with mixed OSs. I would suggest forking out the bucks for a router. In addition to more stability, you will not have to have the gateway computer on for the other computer to surf. What is the original computer using as a wireless access point?

by timthetoolman

Hi,

Yep. Same problem I had! I could connect to the internet ok, but the Win98 machine wouldn't pass the traffic along to the rest of the network using ICS.

I had set it up correctly - it all looked ok, all the adaptors were the. Basically it looked like it should have worked but it simply didn't.

The RASPPPoE software makes your nic look like a modem rather than a nic and ICS for dial-up works well under 98 (and ME)

As I said, my setup works well and approaches the maximum speeds I'd consider possible for the connection.

Cheers,
Tim.

by shawns

XP has a problem accepting ICS from previous versions of windows. So try making the XP system the gateway (the one with the internet connection)and the 98 PC the client to the XP PC.

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