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I finally got it to work by disabling DHCP in the router config and enabling ICS on the host machine. The router was using 192.168.0.1 for the DSL port, but it wasn't being used. Since my host was using a dial-up, I guess DHCP wasn't working (or maybe I still don't know what I am doing.) Anyway, when ICS tried to reconfigure the host computer with 192.168.0.1, I was getting the conflict even though the only other computer was being assigned something different. I configured the router to start at 192.168.0.2 so the host could be assigned 192.168.0.1 by ICS. The client is 192.168.0.3. Works like a charm. Thanks.

Thanks BAH and Booger. I finally got it to work by disabling DHCP in the router config and enabling ICS on the host machine. Works like a charm. The router was using 192.168.0.1 for itself, or the DSL port, but it wasn't being used. Since it was a dial-up, I guess DHCP wasn't working (or maybe I still don't know what I am doing.) Anyway, ICS reconfiges the host computer with 192.168.0.1 so I was getting the conflict even though the other computer was being assigned something different. The host computer is now assigned 192.168.0.1 and the client is 192.168.0.3. I had the router start at 192.168.0.2. Thanks again for your help.

I have networked two computers using a NetGear websafe router as the hub. The host is WinXp and the client is Win2000. I can share folders but ICS won't work. Both TCP/IP setting are set to obtail an IP address automatically. IPCONFIG on the host says its assigned 192.168.0.5 and the client is 192.168.0.2. When I try to enable ICS on the host, I get the error 799 "Internet Connection Sharing (IC cannot be enabled due to an IP address conflict on the network. ICS requires the host be configured to use 192.168.0.1. Please ensure that no other client on the network is configured to use 192.168.0.1". However, I don't have any other computers on this network. When I ping the client from either the host or the client, I get a reply with the name of that computer. And likewise when I ping the host from either computer. I also tried pinging 192.168.0.1 and I get a reply but no computer name. Is it possible that 192.168.0.1 is assigned on my network to a "dummy" computer which may be causing my problem. Any idea how to rectify this since ICS tries to reassign 192.168.0.1 to the host, which now has a conflict?

I have a NetGear Web safe router aacting as my hub. I get to the internet on my host via dial-up modem.

I have been trying to network two computers to use ICS. The host is WinXp and the client is Win2000. I can share folders but ICS won't work. Both TCP/IP setting are set to obtail an IP address automatically. IPCONFIG on the host says its assigned 192.168.0.5 and the client is 192.168.0.2. When I try to enable ICS on the host, I get the error 799 "Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) cannot be enabled due to an IP address conflict on the network. ICS requires the host be configured to use 192.168.0.1. Please ensure that no other client on the network is configured to use 192.168.0.1". However, I don't have any other computers on this network. When I ping the client from either the host or the client, I get a reply with the name of that computer. And likewise when I ping the host from either computer. I also tried pinging 192.168.0.1 and I get a reply but no computer name. Is it possible that 192.168.0.1 is assigned on my network to a "dummy" computer which may be causing my problem. Any idea how to rectify this since ICS tries to reassign 192.168.0.1 to the host, which now has a conflict?