Problems with ICS

[Pawel Strzyzewski]

Hello there,

I have some trouble setting up ICS.

After reinstalling my system because of some serious damage to the
filesystem i wanted to set up my private network.

My computer is connected to a public campus LAN through a standard
onboard-NIC. I'd like to activate ICS for that NIC so i can share this
computer's internet connection to some other devices like my laptop and some
bluetooth gadgets.
So far i just had to set up the ICS for this NIC and everything worked fine.

Now here comes the problem: ICS is not available for this NIC. It's not even
"greyed out", it's simply gone.

I tried telling the "Network Setup Wizard" that this NIC is connected to the
internet, and THIS ICS should be able to share its connection. After showing
me some nice animations the wizard jut tells me, that he was unsuccessful:
"Cannot Complete the Network Setup Wizard
An error occured during configuration of the network on this computer.
You can configure your network manually, or you can run the wizard again
with different settings."
(I'd love to configure everything manually, but as already mentioned, ICS is
gone.)

Are there any possibilities or configurations, that i've not considered?
Maybe there's some registry hack, which may release the ICS-blockade for
this NIC?


Regards
Pawel


PS: My computer also has a firewire device. The odd thing about that: ICS is
fully available for the firewire device.

 

[Pawel Strzyzewski]

I have some trouble setting up ICS.

[ big troubles ]

I forgot to mention that i do not use any third party networking software
and all drivers are completely up to date.


Regards
Pawel

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hello there,

I have some trouble setting up ICS.

After reinstalling my system because of some serious damage to the
filesystem i wanted to set up my private network.

My computer is connected to a public campus LAN through a standard
onboard-NIC. I'd like to activate ICS for that NIC so i can share this
computer's internet connection to some other devices like my laptop and some
bluetooth gadgets.
So far i just had to set up the ICS for this NIC and everything worked fine.

Now here comes the problem: ICS is not available for this NIC. It's not even
"greyed out", it's simply gone.

I tried telling the "Network Setup Wizard" that this NIC is connected to the
internet, and THIS ICS should be able to share its connection. After showing
me some nice animations the wizard jut tells me, that he was unsuccessful:
"Cannot Complete the Network Setup Wizard
An error occured during configuration of the network on this computer.
You can configure your network manually, or you can run the wizard again
with different settings."
(I'd love to configure everything manually, but as already mentioned, ICS is
gone.)

Are there any possibilities or configurations, that i've not considered?
Maybe there's some registry hack, which may release the ICS-blockade for
this NIC?

Regards
Pawel

PS: My computer also has a firewire device. The odd thing about that: ICS is
fully available for the firewire device.

ICS requires two network connections: one for the Internet, and one
for the home network.

The home network connection can use Ethernet, Bluetooth, or FireWire,
or it can be a network bridge. The Internet connection can't be
bridged. The home network connection must be enabled and connected.

What connection do you want to use for the home network?
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[Pawel Strzyzewski]

hi steve,

ICS requires two network connections: one for the Internet, and one
for the home network.

The home network connection can use Ethernet, Bluetooth, or FireWire,
or it can be a network bridge. The Internet connection can't be
bridged. The home network connection must be enabled and connected.

What connection do you want to use for the home network?

I'm using a bluetooth PAN for the home network and a standard ethernet
adapter for the internet connection.
both connections are set up and work fine, though the network wizard cannot
complete his task.


regards
pawel

 

[AJR]

Comment: Evidently the "...public campus LAN..." provides access to the
internet and may not permit ICS.

 

[Pawel Strzyzewski]

Hi,

Comment: Evidently the "...public campus LAN..." provides access to the
internet and may not permit ICS.

Actually that wasn't the problem.
ICS may not be activated if there's only one "LAN or High-Speed
Internet"-adapter (etehernet) and one "Personal Are Network"-adapter
(bluetooth) present.
I had to install a second ethernet card and ICS could be activated through
the wizard.

Now it's even possible to use ICS through the PAN-device if i deactivate the
second ethernet adapter and assign its TCP/IP-settings to the bluetooth
device.


Regards
Pawel

 

[AJR]

Pawel - appreciate the feedback - one of the "disappointments" with
newsgroups is lack such responses.

 

[Guest]

Sorry for the bump. I'm having the exact same problem. I have a laptop
computer on a network at home and am trying to enable ICS but am not getting
the option (like the original poster) via manual attempts and the wizard is
failing in the same manner. My computer receives internet via wireless
network card and I'm connected to a second machine via ethernet cable. Is
there any other way to enable the option to share internet without adding any
more adapters? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Sorry for the bump. I'm having the exact same problem. I have a laptop
computer on a network at home and am trying to enable ICS but am not getting
the option (like the original poster) via manual attempts and the wizard is
failing in the same manner. My computer receives internet via wireless
network card and I'm connected to a second machine via ethernet cable. Is
there any other way to enable the option to share internet without adding any
more adapters? Any help would be appreciated.

the ICS option only appears when all of these are true:

1. There are two or more network connections: one for the Internet,
and one or more for the home network (LAN). The home network
connection can use wired Ethernet, wireless Ethernet, IEEE 1394
(FireWire), or Bluetooth, or it can be a network bridge. It can't use
a serial or parallel port. With more than one enabled home network
connection, there will be a box asking you to specify which one to use
for the home network.

2. The home network connection(s) must be enabled and connected.

3. The Internet Connection Firewall (XP RTM and SP1) must be disabled
on the home network connection.

4. The Internet connection must not be bridged.

I don't think this will stop the ICS sharing option from appearing,
but there will be problems if the Internet connection's IP address is
in the 192.168.0.x range. If it is, change it to another range, such
as 192.168.1.x.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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