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No, you don't need a crossover cable to enable ICS. If you're just
networking two computers without a hub or switch, you want to use a
crossover cable to network them then enable ICS on the PC with the internet
connection.

KG

| Do I have to have a crossover-cable to enable internet
| connection sharing???
 
Do I have to have a crossover-cable to enable internet
connection sharing???
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No. There's no relationship between ICS and the type of physical
network connection.

ICS requires two enabled network connections on the host computer: one
for the Internet, and one for the local area network.

The local area network connection can use a crossover cable to connect
to one other computer. It can also use a hub or switch and regular
Ethernet cables to connect to one or more other computers.
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Do I have to have a crossover-cable to enable internet
connection sharing?
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No. You have to have a network.

With more than two computers on a network, the computers have to
be connected through a hub (or switch or router). With only two
computers, you can connect them either with that hub, switch, or
router, or you can do it the cheaper way--connecting them
directly by using a crossover cable.
 
Hi,

No,

You just need some method of networking to another local machine plus an
internet connection. How you network the two machines is up to you.

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

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