Nizar Handal Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Dear users,I am connecting 2 PCs together using cross cable and sharing an ADSL connection among them, the first PC have windows XP SP2 (where the ADSL is installed) and the other have windows 2000, but it doesnt allow the connection sharing since the windows XP SP2 firewall is on.Which port i have to open in order to allow internet connection sharing between them, or what should i do?And thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/n...ng/default.mspxYou mention a cross cable. Is this a cross-over cable? Can you not use a router?You will need to turn on file/printer sharing first. Check out my link above for more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Do you have two network interface cards on the XP computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizar Handal Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Yes its a cross over cable, i am connecting the ADSL modem to the XP computer via USB, its a an external USB ADSL modem. This network should enable internet connection sharing but there is some exceptions should be allowed on the firewall, the file and printing sharing is already enabled but seem like i have to enable a port or something.Ill be more than thankfull for any usefull tipsAnd thanx in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Have you tried temporarily turning off the Windows Firewall to make sure it's the cause of your problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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