AOL connection sharing with WinXP

[ASHBURRN ®]

Hi guys
I would like to know how do I use Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP with AOL -- since AOL does not allow me to see the Properties of the DUN connection they create.
I used to be able to do it with Win98SE with its ICS (it runs an icon in the taskbar) but not with WinXP.
Thanks for your help.

 

[AkumaBao]

That's XP's fault not AOL's. If you read about there little feud, you'll probably put 2 and 2 together. If BG made it to where AOL would not work at all with XP, he would be under serious monopoly investigations, but this doesn't mean he couldn't make it "HARDER THAN HELL" to work right! That's my thought on your issue. You might want to take it up with AOL.

 

[ASHBURRN ®]

Erm .. so how do I get it to work then? Is there separate software I can use?

 

[c0rv1d43]

Errr. It's Microsoft's fault that AOL uses proprietary dial-up software that doesn't include ICS features?

- Collin

 

[ASHBURRN ®]

That's what I'm wondering.

 

[ASHBURRN ®]

AkumaBao

Can you provide me with some links to this feud between Microsoft and AOL? I am doing an essay about Microsoft's "misunderstandings" with other IT companies and would like to include this feud with AOL as one of my topics.

Thanks.

 

[blargyblarg]

http://www.wired.com/news/topstories/0,1287,15896,00.html
http://news.cnet.com/News/Pages/Special/XP/skirmish_frame.html
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-7540650-0.html?tag=arcv
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27246,00.html
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,66524,00.asp
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5729530.html
http://www.washtech.com/news/telecom/14038-1.html
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/9742.html