2006-08-21 23:46:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You need an OS that supports Internet Connection Sharing, an ethernet NIC in each of the computers, and an Ethernet Cross-over cable to connect the two NICs. Generally, you have to install and enable the Connection Sharing once. Then any time you primary computer is connected with the modem, the secondary computer can talk through it to your ISP.
If your ISP account only supports one IP number (the usual case), then you will need to enable Network Address Translation too. That makes your primary computer act as a DHCP server to assign the secondary computer a local IP address. It also translates all packet IP addresses so the ISP only thinks you have a single computer.
This is all much simpler with a DSL or cable modem account and a $50 router. The router does the login, and handles all the NAT and DHCP with little setup. Each PC (and there can be many) thinks it is just on a LAN. Such broadband accounts are now available for little more than a dial-up account, and 50-100 times faster!
2006-08-22 00:01:01 · answer #1 · answered by pondering_it_all 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
connect the phone line to the computer, and deploy the equipment you employ (AOL, netZero, and so on...). Then sign in along with your reveal call. in case you mean you want both pcs to have cyber web straight away, you would possibly want to not percentage dial-up. Its fairly no longer sensible in any respect - dial-up is to slow to split between 2 pcs, and theres a sturdy probability you'll basically get a connection timed out blunders at the same time as the bandwidth receives overloaded.
2016-11-26 22:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by behrendt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ics (inernet connection sharing) is available windows xp. but the best way is to use a proxy server. analogx is pretty good one which comes free of cost. apart from software you would need a
hub and a few meters of cat5/cat6 cable and few rj45 connectors......
2006-08-21 23:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by nita_desai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need to setup a network thru lan to share the internet connection..if ur using xp..run the network wizard and it will b all good
2006-08-21 23:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by obaid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know if you can even do it..and if you could i wouldnt recommend it.
2006-08-21 23:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by askmike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋