How to share internet connection???? (usb)

[doekvoet]

I run two PC's. The "main" one runs win2000 professional with a marconi usb modem for adsl connectivity. The 2nd PC runs win 98. The 2 PC's are connected via a cross-over cable.

Is it possible to share the internet connection and if so, how would I do this?

 

[podo]

This is quite simple to do. Both Windows 2000 and XP provide built in network address translation services.

To set it up, go to the Windows 2000 machine:

Right click "My Network Places"
Click "Properties"

You will now see a screen listing your internet connections.

Right click on the PPPoE connection to your ISP (NOT the modem, which will be listed as a local area connection)

Click "Properties"

In the dialogue box displayed, click on the "Advanced" tab at the top.

About half way down, you will see a check box that should enable something along the lines of: "Share this internet connection." Enable this checkbox.

Now, right below, there is a drop down list to select your internal connection. Click the list and select your LAN card. Make sure you do NOT select the modem here. To check which is the LAN card, if you are not sure, grab the title bar of the dialogue box with your mouse and drag it out of the way, then check to see which "local area connection" is your network card.

Also, enable the other check boxes that dial out when a connection is needed and allow users to controle the connection (if your system has the latter.)

Above these check boxes, you will also see an option to enable the Internet Connection Firewall. That's generally not a bad idea.

Once all of this is done, click OK. Then, right click the PPPoE connection and click "disconnect." This is to let the new settings take effect. You may double click the connection to re-connect it immediately afterward.

Windows will have automatically configured your internal network card to have IP address 192.168.0.1 and offer DHCP IP assignment. To make sure these settings take effect right away, right click your network card and click "disable." Immediately afterward, you may right click again and click "enable." This will force Windows to apply your settings.

Once this is done, you should be able to set up your second machine to "obtain IP address automatically." The Windows 2000 machine will be serving IP addresses via DHCP. If you prefer to assign addresses manually, assign any address in the 192.168.0.0/24 range, and set the second PC to use 192.168.0.1 as its DNS server and default gateway.

Hope this helps.
Will



Willie Viljoen
Web Developer

Adaptive Web Development

 

[doekvoet]

Thank you podo.

Have done it and it works.