(For clarity, rename the two connections
to ???Internet Connection??? and ???Local Area Connection,??? respectively.)
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3. Right-click the connection providing your Internet, and select Properties.
This is either an Ethernet adapter plugged into your DSL or cable
modem, or, if you??™re using PPPoE, your broadband connection.
4. This step is optional, but may be required if there are any PCs on your
network running Windows 98 or older versions: follow the steps in
???Troubleshoot Network Connections,??? earlier in this chapter, to set the
IP address of the host to 192.168.0.1.
5. Choose the Sharing tab, and turn on the Allow other network users to
connect through this computer??™s Internet connection option, as shown
in Figure 7-21.
6. Click OK when you??™re done. Verify that Internet Connection Sharing is
enabled; it should say ???Enabled, Shared??? in the Status column of the
Network Connections window.
That??™s it! The change will take effect immediately, and you won??™t have to do
anything special on the client PCs. Verify that the Internet connection still
works on the host by attempting to open a web page, and then try it on each
of the clients.
Figure 7-21. Any Internet connection can be shared with other computers in your
workgroup
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There are some circumstances when a shared Internet connection doesn??™t
quite work as it??™s supposed to.
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