sharing usb dsl modems

[dakota81]

I want to try & help someone who just got a dsl modem & finds out in the area they only offer usb modems. In Windows XP, the connection cannot be shared like you normally would any other internet connection - there is no advanced tab showing in the connection properties.

Has anyone else seen this before?

 

[franklin97355]

Try the XP forum.

 

[dakota81]

It's an issue getting PC hardware to function, and most people here are actually familiar with Windows XP.

 

[tomaso11]

dakota81, nope running adsl modem on usb with xp pro connection is shared over lan host computer set as gateway.
works fine.

Thomas

 

[dakota81]

Thanks for the reply. So if the machine is just set to be a DHCP server, it should work. I'll see if the other computers can get the proper DNS services, as I was having some troubles with that on another network I set up couple weeks ago. The added machine we want to have internet access is an XBox so we need everything to be autoconfigured properly.

The particular laptop & modem is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from me, that's why I have not been able to play around with settings.

 

[franklin97355]

dakota81: if you had asked a PC hardware question I would not have directed you to another forum.