Dear Alli am in a bit of a fix and am hoping that u guys would help me out. i have a laptop running vista ultimate. i use a cdma based EVDO wireless broadband connection (it simply rocks..3.1 MBps). i want to connect another pc running xp SP1 to my laptop so that it can log on to the internet by using my wireless broadband connection. i did connect the 2 pcs through an ethernet cross connect cable. connection went smoothly showing connectivity at 1gbps. now the problem is that internet connection on the xp system is not working. plus when i ping the xp system from my laptop i get a time out error whereas the ping from xp system to the laptop is working fine. i would appreciate if i could a step by step guide on making the subject connection. thanks in advance to everyone for their support and patience.regards

Hi, Thank you for your post. Regarding the issue, please refer to the following Knowledge Base: Using Crossover Cables in Home or Peer-to-Peer Networks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278870 Meanwhile, I would like to share the following document with you: Using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/bfd3bd31-82f0-4b9c-9cde-fb92bc2b14771033.mspx Based on my knowledge, I am not sure if the ICS can work via a crossover cable. If the issue persists, please try some alternate method, such as set up a LAN with a router or build a wireless ad-hoc. Thanks.Nicholas Li - MSFT