I have a question about Share an Internet Connection:

I have been having problems recently with ICS "breaking". We have a simple network at home which works very well. However, the client machine occasionally "loses" it's connection to the via the host. We have recently reformatted both machines with a clean install of Win98SE to try to solve this problem, which on this occasion solved nothing. I recently fixed this last impasse by setting the IP's on both machines manually (192.168.0.n) and pointing DNS on my machine (the client) to the host machine as well as the DNS IP of my ISP. I also set the gateway to point to the host machine. This all appears to be a convultuted way of getting ICS running as I don't recall it being this hard to get on with when we first started using Win98SE. I'd like to be able to find a resource (possibly URL) that will show me how ICS works which will help me best troubleshoot it when it does "break". TIA for any tips. Phil

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Maybe this site will help: Sharing a Cable/DSL Connection

Bob Sturtevant  http://home.adelphia.net/~bobstur/
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On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 3:36 pm, Phil wrote:
I have a question about Share an Internet Connection:

I have been having problems recently with ICS "breaking". We have a simple
network at home which works very well. However, the client machine
occasionally "loses" it's connection to the via the host. We have recently
reformatted both machines with a clean install of Win98SE to try to solve
this problem, which on this occasion solved nothing. I recently fixed this
last impasse by setting the IP's on both machines manually (192.168.0.n)
and pointing DNS on my machine (the client) to the host machine as well as
the DNS IP of my ISP. I also set the gateway to point to the host machine.
This all appears to be a convultuted way of getting ICS running as I don't
recall it being this hard to get on with when we first started using
Win98SE. I'd like to be able to find a resource (possibly URL) that will
show me how ICS works which will help me best troubleshoot it when it does
"break". TIA for any tips. Phil

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I have used ICS but it was always "breaking" down. I tried the Proxy server method, also with problems. I am now using a "Sharer" box that has always been reliable, and dosen't require a host machine running, to allow it to work. If you would like more info drop a line here on the forum. I also found that the connect speeds were far better, but REMEMBER that each added same time user slows down the whole thing. ie: 2 @56.6= 28.8 approx 3@ 56.6= 14.4 approx. Andrew


On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 3:36 pm, Phil wrote:
>I have a question about Share
>an Internet Connection:

>
>I have been having problems recently with ICS "breaking". We have a simple network
>at home which works very well. However, the client machine occasionally "loses" it's
>connection to the via the host. We have recently reformatted both machines with a
>clean install of Win98SE to try to solve this problem, which on this occasion solved
>nothing.
>
>I recently fixed this last impasse by setting the IP's on both machines manually
>(192.168.0.n) and pointing DNS on my machine (the client) to the host machine as
>well as the DNS IP of my ISP. I also set the gateway to point to the host machine.
>
>This all appears to be a convultuted way of getting ICS running as I don't recall
>it being this hard to get on with when we first started using Win98SE. I'd like to
>be able to find a resource (possibly URL) that will show me how ICS works which will
>help me best troubleshoot it when it does "break".
>
>TIA for any tips.
>
>Phil

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On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 4:28 pm, Bobstur wrote:
>Maybe this site will help: >color="green">Sharing a Cable/DSL Connection
>

Bob Sturtevant 
>
>http://home.adelphia.net/~bobstur/

>
>Please reply in the forum and let us know.
>

Thanks for the tip! I am using dial-up here, but the principles are the same. Phil

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On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 7:23 pm, Andrew wrote:
>I have used ICS but it was always "breaking" down. I tried the Proxy server method,
>also with problems. I am now using a "Sharer" box that has always been reliable,
>and dosen't require a host machine running, to allow it to work. If you would like
>more info drop a line here on the forum. I also found that the connect speeds were
>far better, but REMEMBER that each added same time user slows down the whole thing.
>
>
>ie: 2 @56.6= 28.8 approx
> 3@ 56.6= 14.4 approx.
>
>Andrew Thanks Andrew! I'd like some more info on this if possible. Phil

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I posted a reply yesterday but it appears it didn't show up. I have used ICS with problems, then tried the Proxy server method, which was not so great. I now use a sharer box with great success, and with what appears to be a faster overall connect speed. Just remember that each same time used slows down the connection. ie: 2 @ 56.6=28.8 approx., @56.6=14.4 approx. Andrew


On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 4:28 pm, Bobstur wrote:
>Maybe this site will help: >color="green">Sharing a Cable/DSL Connection
>

Bob Sturtevant 
>
>http://home.adelphia.net/~bobstur/

>
>Please reply in the forum and let us know.
>

>
>
>

On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 3:36 pm, Phil wrote:
>I have a question about Share an Internet Connection:
>
>I have been having problems recently with ICS "breaking". We have a simple
>network at home which works very well. However, the client machine
>occasionally "loses" it's connection to the via the host. We have recently
>reformatted both machines with a clean install of Win98SE to try to solve
>this problem, which on this occasion solved nothing. I recently fixed this
>last impasse by setting the IP's on both machines manually (192.168.0.n)
>and pointing DNS on my machine (the client) to the host machine as well as
>the DNS IP of my ISP. I also set the gateway to point to the host machine.
>This all appears to be a convultuted way of getting ICS running as I don't
>recall it being this hard to get on with when we first started using
>Win98SE. I'd like to be able to find a resource (possibly URL) that will
>show me how ICS works which will help me best troubleshoot it when it does
>"break". TIA for any tips. Phil
>

>

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I have had something quite similar. all i tried was to release and renew from the winipcfg command, this seemed to get me back working when I did this on the client pcs. I am using a 3 pc setup with phoneline adapters for internet sharing and am using MS ICS. Al


On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 3:36 pm, Phil wrote:
>I have a question about Share
>an Internet Connection:

>
>I have been having problems recently with ICS "breaking". We have a simple network
>at home which works very well. However, the client machine occasionally "loses" it's
>connection to the via the host. We have recently reformatted both machines with a
>clean install of Win98SE to try to solve this problem, which on this occasion solved
>nothing.
>
>I recently fixed this last impasse by setting the IP's on both machines manually
>(192.168.0.n) and pointing DNS on my machine (the client) to the host machine as
>well as the DNS IP of my ISP. I also set the gateway to point to the host machine.
>
>This all appears to be a convultuted way of getting ICS running as I don't recall
>it being this hard to get on with when we first started using Win98SE. I'd like to
>be able to find a resource (possibly URL) that will show me how ICS works which will
>help me best troubleshoot it when it does "break".
>
>TIA for any tips.
>
>Phil

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