How to Determine the TCP/IP(Shared) and TCP/IP(Home) Adapters

• Standard Dial-Up Networking Connections
  
  For a standard Dial-Up Networking connection, the Microsoft dial-up adapter should be listed in Network properties. To determine if Dial-Up Networking is used to connect to the Internet, check for an icon for your ISP in the Dial-Up Networking folder. To view the Dial-Up Networking folder, double-click My Computer , and then double-click the Dial-Up Networking folder. www.tartoos.com
  
  For a standard Dial-Up Networking connection, the following components should be listed in Network properties for the host computer:
  • TCP/IP(Shared)->Dial-Up Adapter
  • TCP/IP(Home)->Network Adapter
  • Third-Party Internet Dialer Connections

To determine if you are using a third-party dialer to connect to the Internet, check Network properties to view the third-party dialer's dial-up adapter. For ICS to work correctly with a third-party dialer, the dialer software must use a 32-bit dial-up adapter. Some ISPs use their own dialer to connect to the Internet, for example, America Online (AOL). www.tartoos.com

For a third-party dialer connection, the following components should be listed in Network properties for the host computer, where Third-Party Dialer Adapter is the name of the third-party dialer adapter, and is the name of the network adapter:

• TCP/IP(Shared)-> Third-Party Dialer Adapter
• TCP/IP(Home)-> Network Adapter

NOTE : For devices that use a network adapter, some ISP's record the adapter address, which is often referred to as the "MAC address" of the network adapter. Your ISP may only allow you to connect to the internet with that specific network adapter. If you want to use a different network adapter, you may need to contact your ISP for additional assistance.

• Unidirectional devices www.tartoos.com
  
  For unidirectional devices, such as one-way cable modems, you must have a connection to a source to send data and a connection to a source to receive data. ICS does not work correctly with this type of configuration.
  
  For additional information about one-way adapters, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

 ICS Does Not Function with Unidirectional Adapters

• Two-way cable modems www.tartoos.com
  
  For a two-way cable modem, the cable modem requires a network adapter for the host computer. This configuration requires that you have two network adapters installed in your computer, one for the cable modem and one for the LAN.
  
  For a cable modem connection, the following components should be listed in Network properties for the host computer, here the TCP/IP(Shared) is the network adapter connected to the cable modem, and TCP/IP(Home) is the network adapter connected to the LAN:
  • TCP/IP (Shared)->Network Adapter1
  • TCP/IP (Home)->Network Adapter2

• ADSL devices
  
  For an external asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) device, the ADSL device requires that there is a network adapter installed in the host computer. This configuration requires two network adapters to be installed in the computer, one for the cable modem and one for the LAN.
  
  For a external ADSL device connection, the following components should be listed in Network properties for the host computer, where TCP/IP(Shared) is the network adapter that is connected to the ADSL device, and TCP/IP(Home) is the network adapter that is connected to the LAN:
  • TCP/IP(Shared)->Network Adapter1
  • TCP/IP(Home)->Network Adapter2

NOTE : For an internal ADSL device, the ADSL device uses the standard dial-up adapter to connect to the Internet. Internal ADSL devices should function the same as standard dial-up networking connections. This can also be true for external ADSL devices, such a those that connect through USB ports. You will normally see a reference to a PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) or PPPoA (Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM). You should also see TCP/IP (Shared), Dial-up Adapter (as listed above), or Modem Connections.

• ISDN devices www.tartoos.com
  For an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) device, both internal and external ISDN devices use the dial-up adapter to connect to the Internet. ISDN devices should function the same as standard dial-up networking connections.