Topic: Connecting fromt he client-side of Internet connection sharing

[Brezgonne]

Since Dizzy is pushier than I am about it, can anyone tell me of a way to connect to the DV from the client computer fro internet connection sharing on a dial-up account?

Nothing fancy network side. 10/100 network cards hooked into a 4 port hub/router.

[Bonk]

Assuming you're using XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/home/using/productdoc/en/Share_conn_overvw.asp

Check the "Service definitions overview" linked on that page (but I'd read the whole ICS guide there).


P.S. I reccomend a router - SMC sells a router that can use an external modem if broadband is unavailable in your area.
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_CAN&cid=1&scid=&pid=858 (~$80 CAN)
its a reasonable price - just requires an external modem...
http://www.usr.com/products/home/home-product.asp?sku=USR5686E (~$100 CAN)

It appears 3com no longer makes a router with a 56k modem in it any longer (was too expensive anyway).

[Julin Eurthyr]

I read about it when I had Windows ME...

It's a pain, there's something I read on the Microsoft site about setting up a port forward in an .ini somewhere, but I was unable to get it to work even when I followed the instructions perfectly.  Then again, those instructions are written by Microsoft, and it was "officially" for Windows 98 (nothing official on their site about ME...)

[Commander Maxillius]

I've been told it can't be done through a simple hub like you've got.  However, many players have router setups that would be more than happy to assist you.

[Brezgonne]

The box said it was a router.

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=561

It's that one. I'm trying to look up the manual for it right now.

The network cards are unremarkable.

[Commander Maxillius]

OO!  I've got one of those, but I could never figure out how to make it work either!  If anyone shows you how and it works, could ya pass it on to me?

[Julin Eurthyr]

I just want to understand this right...

You have a PC (PC #1) with a dial-up connection and a network card.
You have a router / hub connecting the computers
You are getting ready to try to play SFC on PC #2, which does not have it's own, "dedicated" internet connection, it gets on when PC #1 is connected.

Here's the problem:  ICS (Microsoft's Internet Connection Sharing) has a built in firewall that will protect PC #2, while letting PC #1 have unfettered access to the net.  A couple of years ago, I did a search of their knowledge base, and came up with How to map a port in ISC using an .inf File.

I was using Windows ME at the time, and could not, for the life of me, get this to work.  I was unable to play SFC on PC #2...