Problem sharing broadband on two computers?

Hi,

I am using Wanadoo broadband with no problems on my main compuer.

I have a 2gig pc running XPhome, my wife has a 1gig pc running win2000, we
are connected via a crossover cable and can 'see' each others computers.

I have tried to setup internet sharing so my wife can use IE on her system
using my broadband connection. Only sometimes it works.

When she opens IE and enters a site address it can take many seconds to
connect, sometimes it doesn't and you haveto try again. When a site is
connected thing run at broadband speed - ususally!

What could be the problem?

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Brian

"ashnook" <(E-Mail Removed) > wrote in message
news:cof0tm$sok$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I am using Wanadoo broadband with no problems on my main compuer.
>
> I have a 2gig pc running XPhome, my wife has a 1gig pc running win2000, we
> are connected via a crossover cable and can 'see' each others computers.
>
> I have tried to setup internet sharing so my wife can use IE on her system
> using my broadband connection. Only sometimes it works.
>
> When she opens IE and enters a site address it can take many seconds to
> connect, sometimes it doesn't and you haveto try again. When a site is
> connected thing run at broadband speed - ususally!
>
> What could be the problem?

Sounds link DNS is having a problem resolving the address - you could try
some different DNS servers instead of the default one provided by your ISP.
You could also buy an ADSL modem/router (less than £50 at ebuyer.com) and
then you would not need to use ICS as you would each be connected to the
internet directly.

- Simon.

Simon Heather wrote:

> You could also buy an ADSL modem/router (less than £50 at ebuyer.com) and
> then you would not need to use ICS as you would each be connected to the
> internet directly.

No more "directly" than with ICS, ICS is just a software routing
solution compared to a hardware routing solution.

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:55:23 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>compared to a hardware routing solution.

which is software running on dedicated hardware anyway :-)

Phil
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Phil Thompson wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:55:23 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> compared to a hardware routing solution.
>
> which is software running on dedicated hardware anyway :-)

And far less prone to crashing..!

Ivor

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:50:58 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Phil Thompson wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:55:23 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> compared to a hardware routing solution.
>>
>> which is software running on dedicated hardware anyway :-)
>
>And far less prone to crashing..!

And smaller, quieter, more secure and quicker to start up ;-)

T i m

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:50:58 UTC, "Ivor Jones"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Phil Thompson wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:55:23 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> compared to a hardware routing solution.
> >
> > which is software running on dedicated hardware anyway :-)
>
> And far less prone to crashing..!

Perhaps. My firewall machine has been running for over 2.5 years and
hasn't crashed yet. It's been rebooted occasionally (e.g. when the UP
failes :-( ) but that's all.

--
Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!