Re: ICS modem control missing on client

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From: Thomas R. Hayes (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/21/04


Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:42:36 -0400

Make sure you have the "show icon in notification area when connected" box
checked in your dial-up connection properties.

"Bill" <hillierb@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:OmpAc.60234$Np3.2726799@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> I have Windows XP Pro on my 2 PC peer to peer wireless network. I'm using
> ICS to share the web via the modem in the host. Everything on the wireless
> network works fine except that recently the modem icon in Network
> Connections on the client computer disappeared. I've tried everything that
I
> can think of to restore it. Because I don't have the icon I can't control
> the modem in the host to disconnect or connect to the internet from the
> client when I need to. I read an atricle that indicates the modem on the
> client appears via UPnP. I followed the instructions in the Microsoft
> troubleshooting article, ICS_Tshoot.doc, All the settings seem to be
right.
> I don't know what could stopping the modem from being detected on the
> client, since the network and ICS seem to be working correctly. I have all
> the critical updates installed on both PC's. Could there be an issue in
one
> of the recent updates causing this problem. Can someone please help me
> narrow this problem down.
> thanks,
> Bill
>
>

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