Internet sharing with a Windows PC

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Internet sharing with a Windows PC

I have read and re-read many sites and tutorials on how to set up Internet Sharing from a Mac to a Windows XP Home pc, however I have not mananged to get it to work. I want to be able to use the internet on the PC as the modem is broken, so I thought I could just connect to the internet on my iBook and then share the connection over to the PC.

The configuration so far is my iBook running Mac OS 10.3.9 connects to my dial-up internet connection, and I have an Ethernet patch cable (and not a crossover cable. I'm guessing this doesn't matter due to MDX/MDX-IX). This patch cable connects it directly to the PC. The connection establishes at 100MB/S, and pinging either computer works fine, as does FTP and other protocols.

However, even though I have enabled internet sharing on the Mac, I cannot seem to use the internet on the PC no matter how many different configurations I have tried.

Another thing I have tried is using the Mac as a proxy server, this does not work though as the Apache web server page always comes up.

Am I missing something here? It will probably have been right under my nose all the time but please help. Thanks

iMac G3 500 Mhz, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Jul 17, 2006 4:11 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 18, 2006 10:19 PM in response to Jonny Smith

http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/
Here is probably one of the best links at sorting out your issue with getting a Mac to work with PC's
Cheers Don
If your Modem is broken I would suggest you purchase another one, they are cheap.
http://adslguide.org.uk/reviews/
This link will provide you with several choices.
Cheers Don

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iFran

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Jul 24, 2006 6:35 PM in response to Jonny Smith

Hello everyone, right now I have a problem quite similar. First, I have both a Mac and a PC which connect both to a Linksys Router WRT54G, Both have internet connection well. Here is the issue.

If I turn on my PC and then turn On My mac, I wait until both are at the login screen, I log in, first PC then Mac, I go to my PC and do ping to the Mac IP address, if I AM LUCKY I can see the PC shared folders on my mac. but if I do ping first on the mac I won't be able to see the PC shared folders. I say if I AM LUCKY, coz I only can connect every once in a while, it's pretty rare actually. I use the PC via ethernet connection and the mac via airport, and they used to be quite good before, I haven't installed anything unusual lately on either both so I don't think there is a problem with any app recently installed, and as I say, every now and then I get connected so, if there was a problem with an app, I wouldn't ever be able to connect. at least that's what I think.

I have checked the pages linked on the other message, but won't help, I don't have any more ideas for the moment, and even though every now and then I can do magics to connect them, I'd like to find a definitive solution, I don't like my machines to work half good.

good care, I appreciate any help. thanks

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