if one XP PC on the network using internet, how others on the same LAN can use internet thru that PC?

Question

if one XP PC on the network using internet thru proxy setting, how others on the same LAN can use internet. In my case I get " Access Denied " message if I use same Proxy setting .Has XP any inbuilt feature to solve the problem. I can not install any other software on the PC which is already using Internet but can do some setting on that. If No way and I must use any other software, can I get that some freeware on the internet to do that job??

Answer 1

If it is a small LAN, then there is no need of nay software, all you need to do is setup ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) which will provide an IP address and setup the main system as a gatway for the LAN.

Check the following url :

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics_xp
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/index.htm

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