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Has i have explained in my pervious article as to how to set up wired home network between 2 computers . Now it’s time to for us to move one step forword. Here I’ll tell to how to share one internet connection among other computers in the network.

A. Required components for wired home network.

• 2 computers with NIC card in them i.e., Network adaptor.
• CAT5 unshield twisted pair cables with RJ45 connector.
• internet connection.
• modem–If you have a single computer, connecting to the Internet then you only require modem and cables with internet connection.
• Router (is required if connecting more than 2 computers or devices and you will also require each cables for each computers to connect to the router)

B. Set up the network.

• First plug one end of the cable in to computers NIC card (that you can find at the back of your laptop or the processor) and the other end of the cable to the 2nd computer.
• plug one end of the cable(that you have got with internet connection kit when you bought internet connection from the provider) in to computers other network adaptor and other end of the cable to Modem port that you find at back of the modem.
• if the connection is through your telephone line, connect the other end of your telephone cable in to other modem port.Next, turn on your modem and give it time to connect to the Internet.

If your seting up more than 2 computers then you require Router. In that case,

1. Plug one end of a telephone cable to telephone port, and another end into your modem.
2. Plug one end of a network cable (included with your router) into your modem, and plug the other end of the network cable into the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port on your router.Next, turn on your modem and give it time to connect to the Internet, then turn on your wireless router. After a minute, the Internet/WAN, or WLAN light on your wireless router will light up, indicating it has successfully connected to yourmodem.
3. Plug one end of the cable to each computer and other end of each cable in the router port except Internet, WAN, or WLAN port.

C. Set up your home networking to share the internet connection

Before you set up your computer for home networking, make sure you have acquire an Internet connection to your home.
On the 1st computer or host computer or on the computer directly connected to internet, configure the following settings.

1. Log on to each computer as Administrator.
2. Click Start at left end of the pc, and then click Control Panel.
3. Slect “Network and Internet Connections”.
4. Click “Network Setup Wizard”.
5. The Network Setup Wizard starts. click Next.
6. On the Before you continue page, click Next.
7. If you’re sure network adaptor and everything has already been properly connected, select Ignore disconnected network hardware. Otherwise, connect your network cables, and leave the check box cleared. Then click Next.
8. If you connect your 1st computer directly to the modem provided by your internet service provider, click “This computer connects directly to the Internet”. If you have more than 2 computers and connected your computers to a router, click “This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway”. If not sure, leave the default setting. Then click Next.
9. On the Select your Internet connection page, click Next.
10. On “the Give this computer a description and name page”, type a computer description and computer name. Click Next.
11. On the Name your network page, type Workgroup. Then click Next.
12. If you have files or a printer that you want to share with other computers , select “Turn on file and printer sharing”. Otherwise, select the other option . Then click Next.
13. On the “Ready to apply network settings” page, click Next.
14. The Network Setup Wizard sets up your computer. On the You’re almost done page, select “Just finish the wizard”. Then click Next.
15. On the Completing the Network Setup Wizard page, click Finish.
16. When prompted to restart your computer, save any open files, and then click Yes.

After 1st computer resarts follow these steps to share the Internet connection:

1. Log on to the host computer as “Administrator” .
2. Click Start, and then click “Control Panel”.
3. Click “Network and Internet Connections”.
4. Click “Network Connections”.
5. Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the Internet. That is if you connect to the Internet by using a modem, right-click the connection that you want under Dial-up.
6. Click Properties.
7. Click the Advanced tab.
8. Under Internet Connection Sharing, select “the Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection” check box.
9. Click OK. You receive the following message:
   “When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set to use IP
   address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other computers on
   your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses, it is a good idea to set them
   to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are you sure you want to enable Internet
   Connection Sharing?”.
10. Click Yes.

On the 2nd computer or other computers to connect to the Internet by using the shared connection, you must confirm the LAN adapter IP configuration, and then configure the other computers or the 2ndcomputer.
set the ip address for the computers:

1. Log on to each computer as Administrator.
2. ClickStart, and then click “Control Panel”.
3. Click “Network and Internet Connections”.
4. Click “Network Connections”.
5. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.
6. Click the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties.
7. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box
   Assign a unique static IP address in the range of 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254. For example, you can assign the following static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the 2nd computer.
   IP Address 192.168.0.2
   Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
   Default gateway 192.168.0.1and assign the following static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the 3rd computer and so on.
   IP Address 192.168.0.3
   Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
   Default gateway 192.168.0.1
8. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.
9. Close Control Panel.

To configure the other computers to use the shared Internet connection, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click “Network and Internet Connections”.
3. Click “Internet Options”.
4. In the Internet Properties dialog box, select the “Connections tab”.
5. Click the Setup button.The New Connection Wizard starts.
6. On the “Welcome to the New Connection Wizard” page, click Next.
7. Click “Connect to the Internet”, and then click Next.
8. Click “Set up my connection manually”, and then click Next.
9. Click “Connect using a broadband connection that is always on”, and then click Next.
10. Click Finish.
11. Quit Control Panel.
    When you now start Internet Explorer, the 2nd and other computers will get connected to the Internet by using the 1st computer’s shared Internet connection.