Internet Connection Sharing




Posted by Sean Fury

I completely forgot how I enabled my connection to be shared in the first place and I'd like to change it back so that it is no longer "Shared". Any ideas?




Posted by Proto Man

Ok, go into Control Panel and in there to into Network Connection settings.

Double click on whatever your internet/network connection is. Then under the connection status window that comes up, click the properties button. Under that window, click the Advanced tab, and uncheck ICS.




Posted by Sean Fury

Eh, under that Advanced tab, I just have Windows Firewall, nothing else.




Posted by Proto Man


Quoting Sean Fury: Eh, under that Advanced tab, I just have Windows Firewall, nothing else.


Eh, under your network connection properties under the advanced tab? Yes there is Windows Firewall, and then under that should be ICS. Are you sure your under the connection that you use for internet? And why aren't you on AIM?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/Protodude/help.jpg



Posted by Sean Fury

Yeah, that part has never been there for some reason. Weird.

And I'm never on AIM anymore. >_>




Posted by Proto Man


Quoting Sean Fury: Yeah, that part has never been there for some reason. Weird.


Well if it isn't a listed option there, why are you worried about it then?

ICS is apart of the firewall service, if you don't use Windows Firewall, there IS something else you could try.



Posted by Sean Fury

I have Windows Firewall, but it's always turned off.

Screenshot: http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/6900/untitled1cr6.png




Posted by Proto Man

Go back into control panel, and this time go into Administration. in there go into Services. Look for the service that says Windows Firewall/ICS What does it say? Does it say started?




Posted by Sean Fury

Yeah, it says started.




Posted by Proto Man


Quoting Sean Fury: Yeah, it says started.


Ok, stop it, then double click it and disable it, and see what happens.



Posted by Trigger

Is the computer you are looking at the one which had Internet Connection Sharing enabled in the first place?




Posted by Sean Fury


Quoting Proto Man: Ok, stop it, then double click it and disable it, and see what happens.

Alright, I'll see what happens tonight than.


Quoting Trigger: Is the computer you are looking at the one which had Internet Connection Sharing enabled in the first place?

Yes.



Posted by Sean Fury

Double post zomg

Yeah, so everything I've tried so far has failed, any suggestions that don't require me to log into AIM?




Posted by Proto Man


Quoting Sean Fury: Double post zomg

Yeah, so everything I've tried so far has failed, any suggestions that don't require me to log into AIM?

And what is so bad about logging into AIM?

Also, you did follow what I said about stopping and then disabling Windows Firewall/ICS?

If so... then the only thing I can think of is re-installing your NIC.



Posted by Sean Fury

Yeah, I tried all things involving my Windows Firewall, no go so far.




Posted by Proto Man


Quoting Sean Fury: Yeah, I tried all things involving my Windows Firewall, no go so far.

That includes the part where you disabled that thing in administration and services right?

Also you didn't answer my first question. :p:

Anyhow like I said, try re-installing your NIC. It can't hurt.



Posted by Trigger

http://www1.umn.edu/adcs/network/ics-disable.html




Posted by Proto Man


Quoting Trigger: http://www1.umn.edu/adcs/network/ics-disable.html

I told him to do that already. His screenshot shows the ICS option as not being there, which is very perplexing. I don't have a clue why it's not there.



Posted by Gollum


Quoting Proto Man: I told him to do that already. His screenshot shows the ICS option as not being there, which is very perplexing. I don't have a clue why it's not there.


Mine isn't there either, as I checked yesterday to try to connect to Xbox Live through my laptop. I'd like to find out how to fix this too.