Dell 1150 Series Quick Start Manual page 11

up a peer-to-peer group network, complete the
procedures in "Completing the Setup For Peer-to-Peer
Group Networks."
Completing the Setup For Peer-to-Peer Group
Networks
If you are setting up a peer-to-peer group network, the Mini
PCI card and the necessary software and drivers have already
been installed on all of the computers on the network. You
must now install the Internet Connection Sharing
component.
Select one of your desktop computers to serve as the host
computer (all other computers are called clients). The host
computer must be running the Windows 98 SE, Windows
Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system. The
host computer is the only computer that connects directly to
the Internet. Dell recommends that the host computer be
the desktop computer that has the fastest microprocessor
and the most memory.
NOTE: In order to perform Internet Connection Sharing,
your host computer must have either a modem or another
network adapter in addition to your wireless network adapter.
The modem or network adapter is used to access the Internet.
Your Mini PCI card is used to share the Internet connection
with other clients.
See the following procedures to set up Internet Connection
Sharing on the host computer and the client computer(s).
Setting Up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the Host
Computer
To set up ICS on computers running Windows XP:
Connect the host computer to the Internet.
1
Click the Start button.
2
Click Help and Support.
3
Perform a search on Internet connection sharing.
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