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Thread ID: 8792 2001-04-18 04:03:00 Sharing Modem access to Internet Guest (0) Press F1
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11490 2001-04-18 04:03:00 I have two networked computers, Win ME and Win 2K. The Win 2K machine
connects to the internet via a 56k modem. The win ME machine has a 28 K
modem, but I want it to use the 56k whenever possible.

I have set the Win ME computer Tools | Internet Options | Connections to:
'Dial whenever a network connection is not present'. If the Win 2k machine
is connected the Win ME machine can access the internet through it, but if
the Win 2K machine is not connected I just get the message 'The page cannot
be displayed' and the Win ME computer does not try to dial out.

What am I doing wrong?

All help appreciated.
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11491 2001-04-19 08:05:00 Set the IP address of the w2k machine to 192.168.0.1
Set the IP address of the ME machine to 192.168.0.2
both should have subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
(Set these addresses in TCP/IP for the network cards NOT dial up networking)
Set the gateway on the ME machine to the IP address of the w2k machine. Also - enter in the DNS servers on the ME machine. Make sure the dial up network settings on the w2k machine are shared.
MS modem sharing is a finiky thing. If you are still stuck check out analogx proxy server at www.analog.com
Guest (0)
11492 2001-04-19 09:54:00 Hi
Thanks for this, but would having a static ip address leave me more vulnerable to hackers?
Thanks again for your response.
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