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More info?)
I don't have a machine to test this on now, my wife hates it when I use her PC for testing and her
PC has the modem attached to it with FAX service all setup, but have you tried creating the incoming
connection first then enabling ICS?
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"Sean M." <SeanM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> So I need to enable ICS for the LAN connection, correct? I'm not sure I'm
> going through the right procedure. Here's what I've tried:
>
> * Open "Network Connections" dialog.
> * Right-click on the LAN connection and click on "Properties"
> * Click on the "Advanced" tab
> * Check the box labelled "Allow other network users to connect through this
> computer's internet connection"
>
> And here's where the problem arises. In the pull-down box labelled "Home
> networking connection", an option for the incoming connection is not present.
> I have options for the VPN I use (to connect to other computers over the
> internet) and the wireless network connection (802.11g), but nothing for the
> dial-up. Yet the dialog won't close unless I select one of the items.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> "Sooner Al" wrote:
>
>> This thread may be of interest...
>>
>>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&frame=right&th=3e85c7a9e073549c&seekm=uT27lHfVEHA.3788%40TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl#link1
>>
>> Basically you setup the PC to accept an incoming connection on the modem and configure ICS to
>> share
>> the internet via the LAN...
>>
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>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
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