- Can you enable ICS on a Network Bridge?
- Posted by Coveblue on October 14th, 2005
Two Lans on my computer:
1) 192.168.. - no internet connection
2) 10.0.. - internet connected
I need internet access on the 192.168.. network. I want to share my 10.0..
internet connection with the 192.168.. network. I've read a lot about ICS
and Network Bridges. But if I create a Network Bridge, then how do I share
the internet connection?
- Posted by Steve Winograd [MVP] on October 14th, 2005
In article <9M-dnSrSzIKnRNLenZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@giganews.com>, "Coveblue"
<coveblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Two Lans on my computer:
>1) 192.168.. - no internet connection
>2) 10.0.. - internet connected
>
>I need internet access on the 192.168.. network. I want to share my 10.0..
>internet connection with the 192.168.. network. I've read a lot about ICS
>and Network Bridges. But if I create a Network Bridge, then how do I share
>the internet connection?
The Internet connection that you want to share can't be bridged. The
home networking connection can be.
When you enable ICS on the Internet connection, XP looks for available
connections for the home networking connection. If there's only one
such connection (e.g. the network bridge), it uses that connection
automatically. If there are two or more such connections, it asks you
which one to use. In that case, tell it to use the network bridge.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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- Posted by Coveblue on October 14th, 2005
How exactly do I enable Internet Connection Sharing once I have created the
Network Bridge? That's the part I can't figure out. I don't have an option
to enable ICS on the Network Bridge. Also, if I can enable ICS on the
Bridge, how do I instruct the 198.168.. computers to connect to the
internet?
Thank you for the help.
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:91qvk1to8e5ljft163b6jjp07c83cjubmn@4ax.com...
> In article <9M-dnSrSzIKnRNLenZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@giganews.com>, "Coveblue"
> <coveblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>Two Lans on my computer:
>>1) 192.168.. - no internet connection
>>2) 10.0.. - internet connected
>>
>>I need internet access on the 192.168.. network. I want to share my
>>10.0..
>>internet connection with the 192.168.. network. I've read a lot about ICS
>>and Network Bridges. But if I create a Network Bridge, then how do I
>>share
>>the internet connection?
>
> The Internet connection that you want to share can't be bridged. The
> home networking connection can be.
>
> When you enable ICS on the Internet connection, XP looks for available
> connections for the home networking connection. If there's only one
> such connection (e.g. the network bridge), it uses that connection
> automatically. If there are two or more such connections, it asks you
> which one to use. In that case, tell it to use the network bridge.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
- Posted by Steve Winograd [MVP] on October 14th, 2005
In article <rt-dnYuRfYZOdtLeRVn-rQ@giganews.com>, "Coveblue"
<coveblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>Two Lans on my computer:
>>>1) 192.168.. - no internet connection
>>>2) 10.0.. - internet connected
>>>
>>>I need internet access on the 192.168.. network. I want to share my
>>>10.0..
>>>internet connection with the 192.168.. network. I've read a lot about ICS
>>>and Network Bridges. But if I create a Network Bridge, then how do I
>>>share
>>>the internet connection?
>>
>> The Internet connection that you want to share can't be bridged. The
>> home networking connection can be.
>>
>> When you enable ICS on the Internet connection, XP looks for available
>> connections for the home networking connection. If there's only one
>> such connection (e.g. the network bridge), it uses that connection
>> automatically. If there are two or more such connections, it asks you
>> which one to use. In that case, tell it to use the network bridge.
>How exactly do I enable Internet Connection Sharing once I have created the
>Network Bridge? That's the part I can't figure out. I don't have an option
>to enable ICS on the Network Bridge. Also, if I can enable ICS on the
>Bridge, how do I instruct the 198.168.. computers to connect to the
>internet?
>
>Thank you for the help.
ICS uses two network connections: one for the Internet, and one for
the home network. The home network connection can be the Network
Bridge. You enable ICS on the Internet connection, not on the Network
Bridge.
To enable ICS on your 10.0.. Internet connection:
1. Right-click the Internet connection.
2. Click Properties.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Put a check mark in the box "Allow other Internet users to connect
through this computer's Internet connection".
5. If there's a box labeled "Select a private network connection",
click the arrow and select the Network Bridge.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
