internet connection sharing in Windows Vista versions

Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a small
home network?

I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find an
answer.

Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
supported up to 5 machines.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
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>
> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a small
> home network?
>
> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find an
> answer.
>

On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:56:55 +0100, "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw>
wrote:

>
>Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a small
>home network?
>
>I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find an
>answer.
If you have broadband, a cheap (US$30) router (NAT) will do the trick
with no worries on someone shutting down/rebooting the ICS host.
Connection limits should not be a worry for the geekiest home network,
only speed (which would be no different than ICS).

>which supported up to 5 machines.

hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?

this is the first time I have heard of it

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
> supported up to 5 machines.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a small
>> home network?
>>
>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find an
>> answer.
>>
>
>

check out this forum post:
http://www.computing.net/networking/...rum/23912.html

Although some persons have managed to connect up to 8 PCs with XP Home, but
thats through a workaround.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
news:eJeIeRKMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >which supported up to 5 machines.
>
> hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?
>
> this is the first time I have heard of it
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
>> supported up to 5 machines.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
>> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a
>>> small home network?
>>>
>>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find an
>>> answer.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I think you are wrong since I have never heard of such a limitation, and I
have been using XP and ICS since it came out...

I posted this question on the networking group for xp and here is what
someone replied:


------
michail - you are correct in your assumption -the limits apply to
"concurrent" connections to a computer within network status they do not
apply to ICS.
ICS connections are "limited" by the ISP - for example with Comcast.net and
a Motorola cable modem and broadband router there is a maximum of 32
"shared" connections permitted
------


If you can find me a document from microsoft that says that the 5 or 10
computer limitaion applies to ICS then ok. But I looked and I couldnt find
one that talks about ICS.


"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OU9PwKNMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> check out this forum post:
> http://www.computing.net/networking/...rum/23912.html
>
> Although some persons have managed to connect up to 8 PCs with XP Home,
> but thats through a workaround.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
> news:eJeIeRKMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >which supported up to 5 machines.
>>
>> hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?
>>
>> this is the first time I have heard of it
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
>>> supported up to 5 machines.
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
>>> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>>>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a
>>>> small home network?
>>>>
>>>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find
>>>> an answer.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The 5/10 limitation applies to connecting to shares. I don't think this
applies to the Internet Connection Sharing feature, which has nothing to do
with "shares", but is rather a way for a computer to operate as a simple
router if it has two network connections.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.



"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OU9PwKNMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> check out this forum post:
> http://www.computing.net/networking/...rum/23912.html
>
> Although some persons have managed to connect up to 8 PCs with XP Home,
> but thats through a workaround.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
> news:eJeIeRKMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >which supported up to 5 machines.
>>
>> hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?
>>
>> this is the first time I have heard of it
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
>>> supported up to 5 machines.
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
>>> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>>>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a
>>>> small home network?
>>>>
>>>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find
>>>> an answer.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

another reply from an MVP confirms that ICS has no limitation.
I was very sure of this... but I wanted a confirmation

_________
The concurrent connections is for established connections, in Windows
Networking. ICS is an IP service, and IP is a connectionless protocol.
This
limitation does not apply to ICS.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...fected-by.html

Your ISP has no say in the matter. If you have a router that supports 32
connected computers, you can have 32. If your router supports 256, then you
can
have 256. Of course long before you get that number active, your bandwidth
will
suck so much, you won't care. To say nothing of the ICS server.

Now whether you are legally and morally entitled to connect 256 computers...

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/





"Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:5C53A7E7-10E7-45DF-8A18-9C79B85A274E@microsoft.com...
> The 5/10 limitation applies to connecting to shares. I don't think this
> applies to the Internet Connection Sharing feature, which has nothing to
> do with "shares", but is rather a way for a computer to operate as a
> simple router if it has two network connections.
>
> --
> Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders
>
> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
>
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OU9PwKNMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> check out this forum post:
>> http://www.computing.net/networking/...rum/23912.html
>>
>> Although some persons have managed to connect up to 8 PCs with XP Home,
>> but thats through a workaround.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
>> news:eJeIeRKMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> >which supported up to 5 machines.
>>>
>>> hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?
>>>
>>> this is the first time I have heard of it
>>>
>>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
>>>> supported up to 5 machines.
>>>> --
>>>> Andre
>>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
>>>> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>>>>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a
>>>>> small home network?
>>>>>
>>>>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find
>>>>> an answer.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Thanks to all who replied! And I do have another question that is bothering
me.

Do all versions of Vista include "Microsoft Internet Information Services
(IIS)"?



"michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> :eLEe11XMHHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> another reply from an MVP confirms that ICS has no limitation.
> I was very sure of this... but I wanted a confirmation
>
> _________
> The concurrent connections is for established connections, in Windows
> Networking. ICS is an IP service, and IP is a connectionless protocol.
> This
> limitation does not apply to ICS.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...fected-by.html
>
> Your ISP has no say in the matter. If you have a router that supports 32
> connected computers, you can have 32. If your router supports 256, then
> you can
> have 256. Of course long before you get that number active, your
> bandwidth will
> suck so much, you won't care. To say nothing of the ICS server.
>
> Now whether you are legally and morally entitled to connect 256
> computers...
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
>
> "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:5C53A7E7-10E7-45DF-8A18-9C79B85A274E@microsoft.com...
>> The 5/10 limitation applies to connecting to shares. I don't think this
>> applies to the Internet Connection Sharing feature, which has nothing to
>> do with "shares", but is rather a way for a computer to operate as a
>> simple router if it has two network connections.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
>> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders
>>
>> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OU9PwKNMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> check out this forum post:
>>> http://www.computing.net/networking/...rum/23912.html
>>>
>>> Although some persons have managed to connect up to 8 PCs with XP Home,
>>> but thats through a workaround.
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
>>> news:eJeIeRKMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> >which supported up to 5 machines.
>>>>
>>>> hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?
>>>>
>>>> this is the first time I have heard of it
>>>>
>>>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home which
>>>>> supported up to 5 machines.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Andre
>>>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>>>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>>>>>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a
>>>>>> small home network?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't find
>>>>>> an answer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

No....


"Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
news:OmNrKYYMHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> Thanks to all who replied! And I do have another question that is
> bothering me.
>
> Do all versions of Vista include "Microsoft Internet Information Services
> (IIS)"?
>
>
>
> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> :eLEe11XMHHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> another reply from an MVP confirms that ICS has no limitation.
>> I was very sure of this... but I wanted a confirmation
>>
>> _________
>> The concurrent connections is for established connections, in Windows
>> Networking. ICS is an IP service, and IP is a connectionless protocol.
>> This
>> limitation does not apply to ICS.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...fected-by.html
>>
>> Your ISP has no say in the matter. If you have a router that supports 32
>> connected computers, you can have 32. If your router supports 256, then
>> you can
>> have 256. Of course long before you get that number active, your
>> bandwidth will
>> suck so much, you won't care. To say nothing of the ICS server.
>>
>> Now whether you are legally and morally entitled to connect 256
>> computers...
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:5C53A7E7-10E7-45DF-8A18-9C79B85A274E@microsoft.com...
>>> The 5/10 limitation applies to connecting to shares. I don't think this
>>> applies to the Internet Connection Sharing feature, which has nothing to
>>> do with "shares", but is rather a way for a computer to operate as a
>>> simple router if it has two network connections.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
>>> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders
>>>
>>> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OU9PwKNMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> check out this forum post:
>>>> http://www.computing.net/networking/...rum/23912.html
>>>>
>>>> Although some persons have managed to connect up to 8 PCs with XP Home,
>>>> but thats through a workaround.
>>>> --
>>>> Andre
>>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>>> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
>>>> news:eJeIeRKMHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> >which supported up to 5 machines.
>>>>>
>>>>> hello, can you provide proof for that limitation on xp home?
>>>>>
>>>>> this is the first time I have heard of it
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uobuMWEMHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Cheapest would be Vista Home Basic, since it is equal to XP Home
>>>>>> which supported up to 5 machines.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Andre
>>>>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>>>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>>>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>>>>> "Mirko" <mirko@pchome.com.tw> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uvMKbLEMHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone know which is the least (cheapest) version of Vista that
>>>>>>> supports sharing an internet connection to other computers within a
>>>>>>> small home network?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I searched through Microsoft's Windows Vista website, but didn't
>>>>>>> find an answer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>