Sharing Internet Connection in Windows Platform

You have two PC, one of them using Windows Vista as its Operating System and connect to the internet, while the other not connected to the internet. You want all the computer connect to the internet. At the moment, You have two choice to connection. First, use new direct connection to her PC. But, of course this choice is not efficient. It will need extra cost.

The second choice is to share the internet connection that have been exist the other PC through by using network. Sharing the existing internet connection can be done by using 2 ways.

First, you can use proxy utility.

You have to install proxy software in the PC that connected to the internet. On the other PC, you have to set up Internet Option (Tools[ Menu]à[Internet Option]à [Tab Connection]à [LAN Setting] if you use Internet Explorer, and Menu [Tools]à[Options]à[Advanced]à[Tab Network] à[Setting] if you are using Mozilla Firefox).

Give checked sign on the “Use proxy server for your L(These will not apply to dial-up or VPN Connection)” Or “Manual proxy configuration” on the Mozilla Firefox. Fill it with your proxy server address and it port.

Second, if you don’t want to install proxy software, you can use Windows Vista facility’s to share the internet access, by using the following step:

1. Click [Start] –[Control Panel] – [Network and Internet] – [Network and Sharing Center]
2. Choose option [Manage Network Connection] on the right of Tasks panel .
3. On the new window that just appear, you will see all of hardware in your PC, right click on the hardware that give internet access, and then choose Properties.
4. At window Properties, choose [Sharing] tab.
5. Give check sign on the [Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet Connection] tab.
6. At Home Networking Connection, choose kind of network connection that you used. Is it a [Local Area Connection] or [Wireless Network Connection]
7. If you will network connection establish automatically every time a new request connection from a client, give a check sign in front of [Establish a dial up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the internet].
8. Click [Setting] button that just active.
9. Give check sign in front of service option that will be shared. If you want share all kind of services on the internet, You can choose all services.
10. Click [OK] to save every change that you have done.

After doing all of step, make sure that your IP of your PC that connected to the internet ended by 1. For example, if you using IP 192.xxx.xxx.xxx, you have to set the PC that connected to the internet use 192.168.0.1. While, the other client, use IP number that same network with the 1^st PC, and set it DNS to IP of the 1^st PC.

Enjoy your simple LAN...!