Internect connection sharing between Win 98/2000

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Meagan

Here's the problem. Recently given a computer as a gift.
It's a slow, old one, but it works, and I've networked it
to the better computer with a crossover cable between the
two network cards. It works fine, the two computers have
complete access to each other, even when the internet
enabled computer is connected to the internet via a dial-
up modem.

The internet connected computer is a Win98 SE system, and
I've enabled internet connection sharing. It made me a
nice little disk that I put into the new computer (a
Win2000 system) and I was told that it wouldn't work as
the system must be windows 95 or 98.
How do I fix this manually in windows 2000? Is there a
program I can download? What do I need to do?
 
TRY A THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE IT WILL NOT BE OS RESTRICTIVE
ALL FREEWARE THAT COMES WITH WINDOWS BY DEFAULT USUALLY
HAS OS RESTRICTIVE PROBLEMS
 
Do you have any suggestions? For software, I mean? I'm
going to search for some now, but I've been doing a lot of
hair pulling today, and it would just make my day if there
was a link or something simple.
 
Configure W2k to obtain an IP address automatically; then it should pick up
W98 machine as a gateway and DNS server. If W2k would get an IP but there
won't be the Internet access, hard-configure W2k DNS and Internet
Explorer/Netscape/Opera-yada-yada proxy as W98 IP. If it still won't work,
swipe W2k and W98 machines as ICS host/client.
If it's already bored you, donate W2k box to someone else :)
 
I have done it, so it does work. Delete all internet connections on the
client machine (the one not connected to the net). Run through the
connection wizard and specify connect via LAN and automatically detect
settings. It should detect the Win98 internet sharing automatically (you
don't need the stiffy with settings on it).

If for some reason, problems persist (after resetting both machines and
trying again), make the win2k machine the ICS host - this I use all the time
(even as we speak) with win98, winXP etc.

Sean
 
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