Re: ICS hosted on XP with ME client From MVP

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From: Rob Martin (martin_rob_no_spam_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:44:01 -0800

Run XP's Network Setup Wizard again on the Win ME computer to make
sure that it's configured properly. Make sure that the "Universal
Plug and Play Device Host" service is running on the XP Pro computer.

Then, reboot ME and see if the ICS status icon appears.

If it doesn't, go to Start | Run | Msconfig | Startup and see if this
line, which runs the ICS client software, is present:

   c:\windows\rundll32 c:\windows\system\icsdclt.dll,ICSClient

You can run that command manually in the Start | Run box or include it
in a batch file in the Startup folder. If you do, be sure to type
"ICSClient" exactly as shown, observing the upper case and lower case
letters.

If you have a shared dial-up Internet connection, you can install
Remote Disconnect Utility on the client and the host to get the needed
functionality. Get it here:

http://www.twiga.ltd.uk/rdu.asp 

-- 
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
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"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> The connectoid icon, (in network connections folder) should have an item on 
> the rightclick properties menu, to allow other users to control the 
> connection.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> marfers notes for windows xp 
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> ..
> "Rob Martin" <martin_rob_no_spam@msn.com> wrote in message 
> news:3720EB86-276E-48D9-A6FE-D8686A6E976F@microsoft.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm running ICS with XP Pro as the host and Win ME (Well I like it !) as 
> > the
> > (only)  client. My problem is that although  the internet is accessible 
> > from
> > the client, sometimes (but not always) the ICS status icon (2 computers) 
> > does
> > not appear in the taskbar on the Win ME machine. This means if I want to
> > disconnect from the internet I have to go to the XP machine and disconnect
> > from there. The 'show icon on the taskbar when connected' box IS checked (
> > although the only way to check this is when the icon is there !). Is there 
> > a
> > way to force the icon to appear, for example by running 
> > 'ICSStatusIcon.exe'
> > (or whatever it is called), so that if it does not appear I can force it 
> > to ?
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated, as it is a bit of an inconvenience,
> > although I am, happily, losing weight with the running backwards and 
> > forwards
> > between the 2 machines.
> > Many thanks in advance...
> > Rob
> > 
> 
> 
>

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