[phobos]

I have 2 powerbooks that I want them to share my ADSL connection. My ADSL modem is a USB one so I have the ethernet connection available.
I'm starting the internet sharing conncetion thing on the computer that has the modem. But what do I do on the second computer?
What are the settings that I have to make?
I'm creating a new location and then I select the ethernet connection. But what do I do next? What are the settings that I'm gonna use? DHCP, Bootp etc?
Thanks in advance.

[DavidHossack]

I would like to try this too. I have 10.2.6 on two machines and a 56k connection. I cant get the other machine to connect when I have connection sharing switched on on my iBook.

[IamBob]

Buy a crossover cable to hook the machines together, firstly.

For the system that dials out or otherwise has a 'net connection...

Open System Preferences -> Network. Show Built-in Ethernet. In the TCP/IP settings (configure manually) add your normal DNS servers, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 and an IP Address of 192.128.0.1.

For the other machine change the IP Address to 192.168.0.2. The Router should be the IP of the first machine (192.168.0.1) and you can copy the DNS and Subnet Mask from above.

Connect to the 'net, open Sharing, click the Internet tab and hit Start.

HTH

[phobos]

How do I know the numbers of the DNS servers?
Also these how do you know about these 2 IP addresses? It's what the OS give for deafault. Cause I was trying to find out how to assign an IP address and had no clue whatsoever what to do...

[VEGAN]

Originally posted by IamBob:
Buy a crossover cable to hook the machines together, firstly.

For the system that dials out or otherwise has a 'net connection...

Open System Preferences -> Network. Show Built-in Ethernet. In the TCP/IP settings (configure manually) add your normal DNS servers, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 and an IP Address of 192.128.0.1.

For the other machine change the IP Address to 192.168.0.2. The Router should be the IP of the first machine (192.168.0.1) and you can copy the DNS and Subnet Mask from above.

Connect to the 'net, open Sharing, click the Internet tab and hit Start.

HTH

If it's a PowerBook like mine [TiBook] then you don't need crossover cable since your PowerBook is "auto-sensing" and can use either cable. I only found that out when I had bought the crossover cable
but this may save someone else a $ or two.

[DavidHossack]

Thanks everybody. I didn't have the router info set and the dns stuff. Everything else was fine.

[bojangles]

IamBob,

I�ve been trying to share my 56K internet connection since I brought home my G5. I�ve never been able to get it to work. I�ve tried your suggestion, several others, and any of a dozen opinions the guys at AppleCare have suggested; nothing.

In several other threads, it�s been suggested that the problem is Panther: that it breaks ICS. Anyone else confirm this?

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally posted by bojangles:
In several other threads, it�s been suggested that the problem is Panther: that it breaks ICS. Anyone else confirm this?

Huh?

Since Panther, ICS settings will FINALLY stick through a restart.

Before, I'd have to turn ICS on again after every restart of my iMac (wot is connected to DSL).

Other than that, it has always worked like a charm.

1. On the computer that has the internet connection, open the "Sharing" System preference.

2. Click on the "Internet" tab.

3. Select connection to share: Modem 56k

4. share with Computers using: Ethernet (built-in)

5. On the computer second down the line, open the "Network" system preference.

6. drag the Ethernet connection up in the list of interfaces to make it first priority.

7. double-click the Ethernet connection to configure it.

8. under "TCP/IP", select Configure IPv4: DHCP

9. That should be it. If not, enter DNS and domain name info as on the main computer.

That should be it - at least, it is on my Airport network.

-s*

[bojangles]

Huh? Since Panther, ICS settings will FINALLY stick through a restart. etc�

Spheric,

Welp, I followed those steps�thanks for telling me to rearrange my interfaces; I didn�t know you could do that!�but it still didn�t work. As for the DNS and domain info on the main computer (per step 9), I tried adding the DNS info for my ISP, but it didn�t help anything and furthermore, kept me from accessing my bank site. (It�s been that way since the day I upgraded to X 10.0PB: I use the search domain, but I can�t access my checkbook unless the DNS Servers are blank.)

The only way I�ve been able to get both computers online at the same time is by dropping $85 on a 56K router, which is a lot of money when you�re out of work. (Unfortunately, my wife and I each have online businesses�she sells candles and bath & body stuff, I�m doing freelance graphic design�and we need to be online at the same time.) I�d be ecstatic if I could successfully use ICS so I could get my $85 back!

[IamBob]

It seems 10.3 uses DHCP...weird.

I guess that makes sense since I didn't have to set anything up after installing 10.3 and sharing JustWorked�.

Revised instructions: Don't do anything to the network settings for Built-In Ethernet if you're on 10.3.

Both machines should have their Built-In Ethernet configured to use DHCP. You should be able to leave everything blank as well.

HTH

[chwbauer]

I am typing on a computer which gets its internet connection through another computer via sharing. I get the internet over airport on my powerbook, and use the Ethernet port to share the connection with my iMac. All I had to do is to turn on internet sharing on the powerbook and then to configure the iMac to use DHCP for the Ethernet port. I am using a normal cable

[Macdizzy]

I have a stupid suggestion which may work for those of you whose ICs does not work. I have an iBook and just could not get it to share the connection with the 12" PB. I connect both by ad-hoc airport connection i.e. no hub.

The PB runs 10.3.2 while the iBook is 10.2.8 (Jag). I have enabled internet sharing (the PB is connected to the Net by an ethernet cable modem), and even though on the iBook under Sharing, it said connected to Internet, there was none! I got fed up with fiddling around, so in the end, I went to the PB's Sharing, then Services tab and check EVERYTHING i.e. remote log-in, ftp access, personal file sharing etc (everything) and suddenly, I got the connection to the net on the iBook.

Worth a shot, don't you think?

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally posted by Macdizzy:
I got fed up with fiddling around, so in the end, I went to the PB's Sharing, then Services tab and check EVERYTHING

Dingdingdingdingding!

bojangles, do you have "Personal Web Sharing" turned ON in the Sharing system preference on the main computer?

That *might* be it.

-s*

[Macfreak7]

For those of you trying to share a 56k connection, here's what you do:
on Comp1 (which will dial in to the internet), go to the system preferences >then> sharing >then> the internet tab >> select "Internal Modem" >> check the box that says "to computers using built-in ethernet >> click the START button.

Then connect Comp1 to Comp2 using a cross-over cable, dial into the net using Comp1, and you're on, comp2 configures itself.

This is assuming both are using panther.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally posted by Macfreak7:
For those of you trying to share a 56k connection, here's what you do:
on Comp1 (which will dial in to the internet), go to the system preferences >then> sharing >then> the internet tab >> select "Internal Modem" >> check the box that says "to computers using built-in ethernet >> click the START button.

Then connect Comp1 to Comp2 using a cross-over cable, dial into the net using Comp1, and you're on, comp2 configures itself.

This is assuming both are using panther.

Yes.

That didn't work.

Hence the latter half of the thread.

-s*

[angelmb]

Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
Huh?

Since Panther, ICS settings will FINALLY stick through a restart.

Before, I'd have to turn ICS on again after every restart of my iMac (wot is connected to DSL).

Other than that, it has always worked like a charm.

1. On the computer that has the internet connection, open the "Sharing" System preference.

2. Click on the "Internet" tab.

3. Select connection to share: Modem 56k

4. share with Computers using: Ethernet (built-in)

5. On the computer second down the line, open the "Network" system preference.

6. drag the Ethernet connection up in the list of interfaces to make it first priority.

7. double-click the Ethernet connection to configure it.

8. under "TCP/IP", select Configure IPv4: DHCP

9. That should be it. If not, enter DNS and domain name info as on the main computer.

That should be it - at least, it is on my Airport network.

-s*

Works here with dial-up !!! (PB 17 and G3 B&W local network with a ugly compaq netelligent 10baseT router) Amazing !!!

Danke sehr!

[tr]

don't know if this has been mentioned, but you could also go the route of FireWire networking. it's pretty slick. here's a page with step by steps:

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/ma..._internet.html

tr

[bojangles]

Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
bojangles, do you have "Personal Web Sharing" turned ON in the Sharing system preference on the main computer?

Thanks again, SH. I didn�t, but unfortunately, that didn�t work either.

Originally posted by tr:
don't know if this has been mentioned, but you could also go the route of FireWire networking.

Thank you as well. You�re right�that IP over Firewire is slick! Unfortunately, it also requires both computers to have built-in Firewire ports, which my beige G3 does not.

[JellyBeen]

Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
Huh?

Since Panther, ICS settings will FINALLY stick through a restart.

Before, I'd have to turn ICS on again after every restart of my iMac (wot is connected to DSL).

Other than that, it has always worked like a charm.

1. On the computer that has the internet connection, open the "Sharing" System preference.

2. Click on the "Internet" tab.

3. Select connection to share: Modem 56k

4. share with Computers using: Ethernet (built-in)

5. On the computer second down the line, open the "Network" system preference.

6. drag the Ethernet connection up in the list of interfaces to make it first priority.

7. double-click the Ethernet connection to configure it.

8. under "TCP/IP", select Configure IPv4: DHCP

9. That should be it. If not, enter DNS and domain name info as on the main computer.

That should be it - at least, it is on my Airport network.

-s*

Here is the working solution I found to this conundrum.

I'm sharing an iMac DV 400mhz with an emac 1.25ghz using a normal crossover ethernet cable. The 56k phone line is connected to the imac.
I've had two macs networked using an Ethernet cable for a couple of months now.
We just moved in and are still on 56k dialup. I just thought, hey why not share both the same internet connection? I tried a few configurations on my own and failed miserably... Gave up on the deal...
I do a search tonite and find this thread. I try what Spheric has up there and nada...
Not too surprised and not quite finished trying things. Volia!! I turn off Firewall and configured like in this post, I load safari a web page and click refresh.thum, thum, thum...
bingo, the page loads in safari. I have now both macs networked and sharing my only 56k line.
Turns out that the offender was Personal Web Sharing. It MUST be enabled on the mac that carries the internet connection for a link to establish between both macs.
Thats it!

Spheric you where right all along..

Hope it helps someone else like me that had given up.

[Spheric Harlot]

w00+!

[JellyBeen]

Spheric , a quick question..

I've just ordered an 3.0 mbit DSL line that will arrive in 3 days. Sick of this 56k crap

My question is this:

I'm sharing my 56k line right now per above post and its working great.
I want to share the DSL line between my two computers without using a router. Now I also want to retain my Network connection with both macs using an ethernet crossover ( its so nice for rendezvous and file sharing ).

My DSL modem will be ethernet based. Will using an ethernet hub connecting both the crossover and modem cause me to share the DSL connection without the need of a router or will I need to use Firewire over IP?

Also my modem is dual so they say. It will be able to be ethernet or USB connected.
Is it even of any use to try the USB way? I did not read good reviews here on the subject.

Its a mouthfull, thanks.

JellyBeen

[theolein]

Originally posted by bojangles:
Thanks again, SH. I didn�t, but unfortunately, that didn�t work either.

Thank you as well. You�re right�that IP over Firewire is slick! Unfortunately, it also requires both computers to have built-in Firewire ports, which my beige G3 does not.

bojangles, what are your two computers and what OS are they running?

I was thinking that if both Macs are running OSX, this whole story could be done through the terminal using ifconfig, if I'm not mistaken. I haven't done this for a while but I remember configuring a Linux box some years ago to send associate specific ip addresses with specific MAC addresses using ifconfig. I can't remember if natd or routed had to be running though or if one had to configure them first.

[bojangles]

Originally posted by theolein:
bojangles, what are your two computers and what OS are they running?

Wow! I�d completely forgotten about this thread! Since I posted that, we�ve moved, gotten DSL, got an $85 store credit back on that crappy 56K router (which we put towards a digital camera), and are about to move again! (I�m employed again�incidentally, at a company that�s about 98% Mac-based! Yay!)

In answer to your question, the G3/266 (which we basically no longer use, since we got our iBook G4) is running Jaguar (10.2.8v2); the G5 (Rev.A, dual-2GHz) is running Panther (10.3.5); and the iBook G4 (Rev.A, 800MHz) is running 10.3.4, pending my wife finally closing everything so I can restart and apply 10.3.5. I never did get ICS to work, but as I said, we now have DSL (and will at our new house, as well) and both wired and wireless routers, so we�re good.

Thanks for your concern, though!

[aaanorton]

Originally posted by JellyBeen:
I'm sharing my 56k line right now per above post and its working great.
I want to share the DSL line between my two computers without using a router. Now I also want to retain my Network connection with both macs using an ethernet crossover ( its so nice for rendezvous and file sharing ).

My DSL modem will be ethernet based. Will using an ethernet hub connecting both the crossover and modem cause me to share the DSL connection without the need of a router or will I need to use Firewire over IP?

Also my modem is dual so they say. It will be able to be ethernet or USB connected.
Is it even of any use to try the USB way? I did not read good reviews here on the subject.

There's TONS of info about all this in the Networking forum, but your new setup will be simple. You'll connect the DSL modem to the WAN port of your new router and any computer to any of the LAN ports with a standard (not crossover) ethernet cable. That's it. You'll be able to share the internet and share files from computer to computer. If you have wireless cards in any of your machines, you could do all this wirelessly with a wireless router instead.

[JellyBeen]

Originally posted by aaanorton:
There's TONS of info about all this in the Networking forum, but your new setup will be simple. You'll connect the DSL modem to the WAN port of your new router and any computer to any of the LAN ports with a standard (not crossover) ethernet cable. That's it. You'll be able to share the internet and share files from computer to computer. If you have wireless cards in any of your machines, you could do all this wirelessly with a wireless router instead.

aaanorton, thanks for the feedback but I was thinking of going the route without a router.
I might have to consider this option..