An Internet Connection can be used by several computers using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service built-into Windows XP. ICS service allow two or more networked computers to share a single Internet connection, one computer act as host and another act as client.
It’s easy to set up, just follow the steps you should be able to get it right the first time.
Requirement
- At least two computers (as host and as a client)
- A networking device (could be ethernet card or WiFi) on each computer
- If you’re sharing a broadband internet connection (DSL, cable, or other ethernet based connection), the host computer must have two network device (for example, you can connect the host to internet via ethernet cable and share it to other using WiFi)
- The network must be cabled correctly (except using WiFi)
- One computer (acting as host) must have a working internet connection
There is no minimum connection speed, but you should keep in mind that when two users are downloading using the shared connection simultaneously (the worst-case scenario), each user will experience half of the original performance. In other words, you probably don’t want to bother sharing a 14.4k analog modem connection.
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