Configuring Windows 7 for Internet Connection Sharing

Configuring your computer and device for Internet Connection Sharing takes a few minutes. You will, however, need to meet the following requirements.

System Requirements

· Your game console must have an Ethernet port. A LAN Adapter is required for connecting to

Michigan Tech’s network via ICS.

· The computer you use for ICS must have two viable network connections; one to connect to Michigan Tech’s network and another to share the Internet connection with your game console. These ports must be wired Ethernet ports.

· For connection sharing, you will need an Ethernet cable long enough to connect your game console to your connection sharing computer.

Configuring the Sharing Computer

1. Ensure you have an active internet connection.

2. Right-click your Network Configuration icon on System Tray.

3. Click Open Network and Sharing Center.

4. Click Change adapter settings located in the left navigation pane to open the Network

Connections window.

5. Right-click the network adapter that will be connected to the internet and select

Properties.

6. Click on the Sharing tab of the network adapter Properties window.

7. Check the Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection

box.

8. Select the connection you will be using to connect to your secondary device (e.g. Xbox, Ps3, Wii)

from the networking connection drop-down list.

9. Click OK on each open window to save your changes and close the windows.

Your computer is now configured for connection of the secondary device

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How to Enable TCP/IP Forwarding in Windows XP

To enable TCP/IP forwarding, follow these steps:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

3. Set the following registry value:

   Value Name: IPEnableRouter
   Value type: REG_DWORD
   Value Data: 1

   A value of 1 enables TCP/IP forwarding for all network connections that are installed and used by this computer.

4. Quit Registry Editor.

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Set Multiple Sites as a Homepage in Internet Explorer 9

The Procedure for Setting the Homepage

First, open Internet Explorer 9 and then a tab for each site you want to set as a homepage. Browse to those websites.

Once you have all the websites loaded, click on the Tools button from the upper-right side of the Internet Explorer window. Then, click on Internet Options.

You set the homepage in the General tab. Simply click ’Use current’.

The websites you have loaded in each tab are now set as a homepage.Click OKand you are done.

From now on, when you start Internet Explorer 9, the websites which you set as homepages will be loaded in separate tabs.

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Linux on USB 3.0?

By 2009, boasted a few specialty sites that Linux is the first new operating system compatible with USB 3.0 ports on computer. Back then I thought wow, that gonna be crazy with this USB 3.0. Indeed it could be, if I think I just told the transfer rate could reach 5.0 Gbps specifications.

Instead windows at that time said that USB 3.0 will be supported by Windows 7, but only after the appearance of service pack1. And so it happened.

Meanwhile began to produce disks with USB 3.0 devices, newer device's USB 3.0 only and therefore you grab them or to install on these computers. Because I didn linuxuri Stress plus installing from a time when I started I did not hate bootloaderele more complicated to put my linux computer as a parallel operating system and possibly better than Windows. I am pleased that last. Today instead I wanted to put my linux computer. How did this computer has only USB 3.0, so 2.0 pazua old technology I said to try, can the world smarter, doing a live CD, USB stick on which to install Linux.
The guys have created tools to pendrive formatted USB sticks for any Linux distribution and therefore we have taken in hand. None refused to install on USB stick because it's 3.0. Start bootloader has different options, but when you install or kernel panic, or drive not found. So is there any idea that you install Linux on a USB stick using a USB 3.0 chipset only?

You realize that I do not want to look for a CD and give it write or install of windows? Exclusive USB stick.

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