internetconnection sharing

[xdviper]

hey
i have 2 computers in my house i want to share my cable connection
i need to connect both of des computers to the internet with the cable modem
i have heard that if u have 2 ehternet cards that you can enable the other guy to use the internet from your computer. is this is possible? will it slow anything down?

 

[Sucka]

Yes it's possible, and it won't slow anything down unless one guy is hoggin bandwidth (downloading/uploading mass files).

 

[xdviper]

ok now i am going to connect them and tell xp that connect to the internet thorugh this computer. now when i do this, will their any problems with the ips?

 

[xdviper]

bump?

 

[Phaedrus]

You enable ICS on the internet nic(connected to modem). All other NIC (including all connecting comps)set to "obtain IP automatically". If you dont have a hub/switch, you will need a crossover cable to the "client" computer(nic to nic).
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