Internet Connection Sharing and 2 PCs

Hi all

I will be switching to broadband within the next few weeks after being on
“dial-up” for so many years.

Unfortunately, I have had a technical problem with the phone wiring in my
home and that should be sorted this week.

Once the telephone cable is replaced and connected with a BT socket, then
all will be up and running so that I can place my broadband order.

However, to the point, I have some more questions about implementing ICS
with Windows XP Professional on my 2 PCs so that I can get ICS up and running
without any problems when my broadband is activated.

My two PCs' are on a network and can “see” each other okay.

I can share all files as well as printing between the two PCs'.

Here is the problem -

The IP addresses of the computers are “manually configured” according to
Windows.

The static IP addresses are the ones that I have given to each computer by
myself as Windows/DHCP does not allocate any IP addresses by itself.

These are in a range of numbers that start with 131.107.2.xxx to
131.107.2.xxx for both computers.

So, what is the problem? - could it be faulty network patch cables between
the two computers?

Or, could it be a faulty switch?

How come DHCP doesn't allocate the IP addresses by itself?

How do I check if DHCP is enabled and working?

Either way, what should I do to address and resolve the problem so that I
can use ICS?

Does ICS work with static IP addresses or not?

Would I need to include a subnet mask as well?

According to this website here:-

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics.htm

and

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

it says that:-

“ WARNING #1: When you enable ICS, the network adapter connected to the
local area network is assigned a static IP address of 192.168.0.1. The client
computers are assigned other IP addresses in the 192.168.0.x range. These
addresses may not be compatible with an existing network. ”

So, if I have already assigned static IP addresses to my 2 computers, then
how will this affect my LAN?

Will I still be able to “see” my PCs' on the LAN, as well as sharing files
and my printer?

If this is a silly question, then please forgive me - I don't have any
problem with networking at all as I do a lot of it on a daily basis, it's
just that the ICS concept has got me stumped as I have never needed to use it
before.

You will probably also say:-

Forget ICS and use a router - I do not want to go down the router way of
things as I will only use the Internet enough on both computers on a daily
basis for emails and general surfing. I just want a fast connection to do all
this on both computers.

If I have missed any points that I have not covered here, please let me know.

All replies will be welcome and gratefully received.

I look forward to your response.

Please keep up the good work.

Regards

happy37


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