Internet Connection Sharing (1)
18.
To enable Internet Connection Sharing, on the ICS host (i.e.
the second computer) right-click on the Internet connection
that will be shared and select Properties to open its properties
window. You can share any type of Internet connection (i.e.
dial-up, GPRS, 3G, EV-DO, HSDPA, DSL, cable, FTTH, WiMAX, etc.)
from Network Connections folder. On this example, a dial-up
service is going to be shared.
If you have a broadband connection that connects to your host PC
via an Ethernet card, then the broadband connection must appear
under LAN or High-Speed Internet as a Local
Area Connection. If your broadband account uses PPPoE and you
log in via Network Connections (in many cases, login is done via
modem web interface), then the PPPoE connection must appear under
Broadband. In any
case, right click your broadband Internet connection and follow
the same procedure below.
Figure: enabling a dial-up Internet connection to be shared
from Network Connections
19. On the Properties window, go to Advanced tab.
Tick "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's
Internet connection." And select the type of home networking
connection (LAN) from the drop-down box. The drop-down box only
appears if there are more than one network adapters installed in your
computer. Click OK.
Note, if you don't have ICS options on the Advanced tab, the
most likely case is your Bluetooth Local Area Connection hasn't been established.
Try to reconfigure it.
Figure: configuring Internet connection sharing (ICS) from
properties window
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