Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows you share one Internet connection with multiple devices, such as your Xbox. You need to use a Windows ICS connection (1) if your cable or DSL modem USB based, or (2) if it is an internal PCI modem:

• Scenario 1: USB-Based Modem
  Follow these instructions if your modem is USB-based.
• Scenario 2: Internal PCI Modem
  Follow these instructions if you have an internal modem connected to a PCI slot on your PC.

About Windows ICS

A Windows ICS connection uses Microsoft Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). Use ICS to set up your PC as a host computer through which your Xbox console accesses the Internet. ICS essentially allows you to use your PC like a cable or DSL router. However, you must connect your Xbox console through your PC, and always turn on your PC before playing games on Xbox LIVE.

Xbox LIVE is supported through Windows ICS for only Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows 98 SE. Depending on your operating system, the ICS software might or might not have been automatically installed when your PC was configured. The steps to enable ICS differ based on what operating system you have.

To find out how to enable Windows ICS on your computer, select your operating system from the dropdown above.

For Windows 98 SE, you must install ICS software from the installation disc before setting up Internet sharing.

Installing ICS

1. From the Start menu, choose Settings>Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs and click Windows Setup tab.
3. On the list of programs, select Internet Tools and click Details.
4. Select Internet Connection Sharing and click OK.

Enabling ICS

1. When prompted, insert the Installation disc.

   The Internet Connection Sharing Wizard appears.

   
2. Click Next and select the Network adapter you want for your Internet connection.

   

3. Click Next.
4. When the message box appears saying that you must create a Client disc, click Next.
5. When the Insert Disk dialog box appears, insert the disc and click OK.
6. When the message appears saying the Client disc is created, click OK.
7. Click Finish.
   

   Note

   This Client configuration disc is not necessary for the Xbox network connection.

8. Remove the Client disc and Installation disc.
9. Restart your computer.

Verifying ICS

1. Choose Start>Settings.
2. Right-click Network Neighborhood and select Properties.

   In the Configuration window, Internet Connection Sharing is listed several times.

   

3. Select TCP/IP (Home) and click Properties.

   The IP address 192.168.0.1 should be automatically entered.

   

With Windows ME you need to install ICS before you can share the connection.

Installing ICS

1. From the Start menu, choose Control Panel and click Add/Remove Programs from the left panel.
2. Select Communications on the list of programs and click Details.
3. Click the Internet Connection Sharing check box.
4. Click OK and OK.
5. When asked to reboot your computer, click OK.

Enabling ICS

1. When your computer has rebooted, the Home Networking Wizard appears. Click Next.

   

2. Below "Yes, this computer uses the following:" click A direct connection to my ISP using the following device:
   

   

3. Select the WAN card from the drop-down list. Click Next.
   If both cards have the same name, you might have to guess.
4. Below "Do you want other computers on your home network to use the Internet connection on this computer?" Click Yes.
   

   

5. Select the remaining card on the drop-down list (you should see only one). Click Next.
   

   

6. Click No, do not create a Home Networking Setup disc. This is not necessary for your Xbox connection.
7. Click Next.
   

   

8. Click Finish. when a message appears, restart your computer.
   When your computer has restarted, the following message appears.
   

   

9. Click OK.

With Windows 2000 Professional, ICS is loaded automatically during installation. Before enabling ICS, you need to make sure you have the network cards set up and connected correctly.

Setting up your network cards

If you already have a PC with access to the Internet and have only one network card, you will need to add a second network card in your PC. When the second network card is installed, follow the steps below.

1. On the Desktop, right-click My Network Places.
2. On the shortcut menu click Network and Dialup Connections.
3. In the dialog box, click Properties.
   You will see the two Local Area Network connections. One should have a red X through it.

   Note

   You can rename these connections anything you want.

4. On the back of your PC, connect the correct cross-overcable from the network card with the red X, to your Xbox console.
5. Turn your Xbox console on.

   When you right-click My Network Places again, the red X should be gone. However, you don't have connectivity yet.

   Note

   If the red X is still there, plug the cross-over cable into the other card and check to see if the red X has disappeared.

Enabling ICS

1. In the Network and Dialup Connections dialog box, right-click the Local Area Network connection and from the shortcut menu, select Properties.
2. Click Sharing and then click the Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection check box.

   

   This message appears.

   

3. Click Yes.

Verifying the connection

1. Right-click the network connection for your Xbox, and click Properties.
2. On the list of connections, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) B.
3. Click Properties and click OK.

   

If you want to verify the IP Address on your Xbox:

1. Re-boot your Xbox.
2. On the Dashboard, select Network Settings.

   The IP address 192.168.0.1 should be automatically entered.

To use ICS to share your Internet connection, the host computer must have one network adapter configured to connect to the internal network, and one network adapter or modem configured to connect to the Internet.

1. Log on to your PC as Administrator or Owner.
2. In Windows XP, ICS is automatically loaded during installation.
3. On the taskbar, click Start, right-click My Network Places, and select Properties.
4. Depending on what you have installed on your machine, you can connect using either a Local Area Connection or a PPPoE connection.

Local Area Connection

1. Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the Internet. (You may see multiple connections listed, depending on your network.)

   

2. On the shortcut menu, click Properties and then click the Advanced tab.

   

3. Below Internet Connection Sharing, click the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.

   

4. Click OK.
   The connection to the Internet is shared to your Xbox console.

PPPoE connection

1. Below the Broadband heading, right-click PPPoE Connection.

   Note

   You might see the name of your ISP, for example, earthlink, rather than PPPoe.

   
2. On the shortcut menu, click Properties and then click the Advanced tab.
3. Below Internet Connection Sharing, click the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
4. From the Home Networking Connection drop-down list, select the networking connection to which your computer is connected (for example, Local Area Connection).
5. Click OK.

   The connection to the Internet is shared to your Xbox console.