Share an Internet Connection on a Network in Vista

1. Choose Start➪Network.

2. In the resulting window, click the Network and Sharing Center link.

3. In the resulting Network and Sharing Center window, click the Manage Network Connections link.

4. In the resulting window, right-click a connection and then choose Properties. 5. In the Connection Properties dialog box, click the Sharing tab.

6. Select the Allow Other Network Users to Connect through This Computer’s Internet Connection check box.

7. If you want to dial this connection automatically when another computer on your network tries to access it, select the Establish a Dial-up Connection Whenever a Computer on My Network Attempts to Access the Internet check box.

8. If you want other people on your network to control the shared Internet connection by enabling or disabling it, select the Allow Other Network Users to Control or Disable the Shared Internet Connection check box.

9. Click OK, and then close the Network Connections window to save the shared connection settings.

Users on your network also have to make some settings to use your shared connection. They have to configure settings for an Internet communications standard called TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) on their local area connections so that they get an IP connection automatically.