L.A.N Using cross over ethernet cable!

I have managed to connect the two computer 2getha and i am able to shre files and printers but i am not bale to share internet conection. i have set the computer with the internet connection to allow other computers in the network to shre the connection and have set the other computer to connect to the internet through that machine. does any one now were ive gone wrong?

if it helps to now im using aol!

Thanks!
Tom

 

What type of internet connection? Cable, DSL, Dialup?

If cable or DSL, is it connected by USB?

 

its dsl yes

it is connected to the main computer by usb

 

I wouldn't recommend shareing that way. The best way to run 2 computers from a single DSL connection is to use a router. The router provides a hardware firewall that helps protects your network from intruders. If you share your connection and do files shareing without a hardware firewall you open your computers to the internet and hackers. Also with the DSL you should run software firewalls on each machine.

Routers can be picked up on eBay for less that $20. My personal preference is for Linksys.

 

i now that is the best way! but at the moment i have no money and have 2 make do with wot i have! so i was just wondering how to do it coz i now ti can be done!

 

For security reasons I've never done it so I'm sorry but I can't help here.

 

I have done this a few times and it is not fun. My recommendation is to manually set everything! Give each Nic card a 192.168.0.x with a subnet of 255.255.255.0. Make sure that the computer you want on the internet has its gateway IP of the computer with the USB connection(MOST IMPORTANT THING). If you have not yet, go through the wizard. It makes some registry changes that are necessary for the whole thing to work (If your on XP that is). Also, make sure you do not have any firewalls that could be blocking it. And dont get hung up on AOL. You may need it to get the first computer up but on the other, you can just launch a browser like IE or FF and surf away.

 

You need to set Windows ICS.

This was written for Wireless ignore the Wireless part at the end it talks about ICS/ICF, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx?pf=trueHi


If you followed the instructions correctly and it does not work, it hard to know what wrong without inspecting the whole system Network wise.