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Jon - differences between your set-up and mine is that your Host pc has only
ONE Lan card, and that you connect to Internet via USB modem, and possibly
your ISP connection (mine's cable, yours,"broadband" - that cable or ADSL?).
On the basis that you already have a LAN network, your actual question is -
how to share the USB internet connection(and, being a relative novice, I
can't answer that).
You have three options, in my view -
1/ Post an entirely new question (asking whether it's possible to share USB
internet on an existing 2 pc LAN network)
If it's possible, fine, no additional expense.
2/ Buy a new LAN card (from DABS in UK, about £5) an RJ45 modem and short
RJ45 cable to connect it - cost about £47 fro Dabs (be careful here to get
correct one - ADSL or cable) I suspect it's not cable, in my limited
experience the cable co would have provided a free modem capable of both USB
and RJ45 connectivity to pc. Are you SURE there isn't an RJ45 socket next to
the PS2 cable socket on that modem??? If so, all you need is the Lamcard and
short RJ45 cable - less than £10 incl postage.
Added thought - if ADSL, and ISP provided the modem, see if they will
exchange it for an ethernet(Lan) modem.
Whilst these 2 are sufficient (provided modem connects via ethernetLan card)
the 3rd option is to spend another £40+on a router(on top of option 2) but
unless there's possiblility of a third pc on the network in the future,
that's unnecessary.
Re E-Mail - Networking allows each pc to access internet independantly, no
account setting changes necessary. It's a SHARED connection but each share
is independant of the other - the only requirement is the basic one - host
pc must be powered up to allow 2nd pc to access. Same applies to surfing,
networked, either one or both can surf at the same time.
ICS DOES work - but only if you have networked internet access. At present
you don't (so it cannot work)
Hope this helps - Len
"Jon" <ut@ut.ut> wrote in message news:cubi3a$b5e$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Not too sure what your'e saying at the Windowsxp.Hardware ng Yabbadoo
> regarding how to share Internet without a router.
> If it's possible I'd love to know how.
> Re-iteration of my set up:
> 2 XP Home PCs networked via a crossover cable - no probs
> 1st PC broadband connected via USB Modem with no RJ45 socket
> 2nd PC can't access Internet via 1st PC
> If I can avoid buying a router and having a bunch more cables and boxes
> I'd be a happy man. But how?
> I've tried all I know - run the wizard on both PCs many times and still
> nothing.
> Do I have to configure the 2nd PCs Browser and Email app with the same
> account settings as on the 1st PC or do I just
> fire up Firefox/IE/Outlook and expect to browse/Email as on 1st PC.
> And what's the point of an ICS wizard that doesn't work?
>
>
> "Yabbadoo" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
> news:am8Od.1049$3e6.1030@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>> LATER.... I've solved the problem. Can now assure you categorically that,
>> for 2 pc's, you do NOT need a router to create a network with full
>> Internet access.
>> Sincerely, Len.
>>
>> "Yabbadoo" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
>> news:xJ4Od.786$a81.186@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>>> JOHN - this identical question, but in reverse, is current in the
>>> "hardware" ngroup "2pc Lan network" post dated 5 Feb.
>>> The answer to your question is VERY simple (because I'm doing it right
>>> now) and the complete answer to you is in that post.
>>> In brief - you don't need a second RJ45 cable on your modem - the modem
>>> should be connected to the "host" pc, the "slave" pc accesses the
>>> internet through its already existing connection via RJ45 crossover
>>> cable to the second LAN card in host pc. Both can then access the modem,
>>> simultaneously, sharing the bandwidth - this will only noticeably slow
>>> down with simultaneous "large file" downloads - so don't dowmload SP2 on
>>> both pc's at once!
>>>
>>> My post is still open, on how to acheive what you have already have - 2
>>> pc network via crossover cable. You have the answer I need (you're doing
>>> it already). I've answered your question - can you now help me?
>>>
>>> I don't want to spend more money on a router (don't think you do either)
>>> primarily because there's only 2 pc's involved and unlikely to be a
>>> third added.
>>> Would you please input to my "hardware" ng question (which is more
>>> appropriate for these questions) if you are willing to help?
>>>
>>> Sincerely, Len.
>>>
>>> "Jon" <ut@ut.ut> wrote in message
>>> news:cu8tu9$l40$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>>>I got two PCs networked via a crossover cable. Both XP Home - no
>>>>problems. I've tried to get ICS working but it doesn't want to know as
>>>>far as the 2nd PC goes. The first PC accesses the Net OK through a
>>>>Broadband USB Modem but the Modem hasn't got any other sockets for RJ45
>>>>network cables - maybe that's the problem - I don't know. Anyhow, my
>>>>question is this:
>>>> What's the cheapest hardware solution? I'm out of my depth here. Do I
>>>> need an ADSL Router Modem or just a Router or am doing something wrong
>>>> in my attempt to run ICS on the current setup.
>>>> Any recomendations gratefully received.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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