How to connect to internet over a lan

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Reece

I think I should just give up & say it's impossable!!
Bye.

Quit being a dork and call your ISP and have them set it up for you since you are obviously in over your head...if you are on a hub a hub is not the same as a router...I think you must have a hub and what you are calling a router is the dsl modem..not a router...it will only work probably on the mac address of the main computer...if you have a Real Router then you can "Spoof" the mac address of the ethernet card in the machine that is able to get onto the internet ...to the router ,and viola a network is created...

[Reece]

Quit being a dork

That's not very nice Iceman! If you had just spent 12 hours trying with no success you might be a little frustrated too!! I have a single port USB router connected to the net and a 100mhz ethernet hub for the the lan connection.
CptSimFreak, I tried both the first failed & the second made 4 attempts all failed!
Malefactor, the USB router is supplied by my ISP & is a single port el-cheapo!, however it still should work and is the setup in both of these addresses:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics_xp
http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4150-1754853,00.html
I have cooled down a little but still no connection!!
I don't know if it helps but this is from my ISP's site:

ADSL settings
encapsulation type (retail plans): PPPoE
multiplex: LLC
VPI/VCI: 8/35
IP address: Automatically

Thanks.

[Reece]

Something has to be working, if I go to either the Client or Host Network Connections - Local area connection 2 properties - advanced - settings, there is a list, on mine they are all unticked, the funny thing is if I tick for example the bottom item Web Server(HTTP) then ok the other PC reflects the change also, so the PC's are talking to each other.
Another thing I noted on the Host is that the ICS is set on Local area connection 2 - the USB router, I tried changing to the Local area connection 1 - the ethernet card, and the clients Local area connection 2 dissapears, obviously doesn't like it!!
Well there goes another 4 hours, still no good!

[Reece]

Seems that Zonealarm works fine on client but ICS will not work with zonealarm 4 on Host, will look for an update or another firewall program, don't trust windows firewall!
Thanks to those who helped.
Cheers Reece.

Edit: for others who read this I just found that zonealarm will work on Host with ICS:
On Host zonealarm, go to firewall - Main - Advanced - and in ICS set the third one down "This computer is an ICS/NAT Gateway, local address apeared hear automatically for me.
I also ticked the option at bottom. "Suppress alerts..."
Hope this is a help to others!