Internet sharing between computer

[patstormchaser123]

Hello,


I am wondering how to do this and see if it is even possible. On my desk in my basement I have two computers, one HP Pavilion running Windows 7, and a Dell Precision running Windows Vista. Now I was wondering if it is possible to share the internet received on the HP to the Dell by the ethernet connections? Thanks!

 

[john-b691]

I would buy a cheap router makes this project trivial.

Otherwise go to microsofts site and read how to setup ICS. Its not real hard but you must be careful to follow the instructions, does not take much to mess it up.
Also be aware that you do not want to use the machine acting as the router intensively since this will impact the internet performance for the other machine