Vista won't share internet with XP

The IP 169.254.x.x is the problem. Te following post may help.

Vista and XP ICS problem with 169 IP address
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaics.htm
How to: Enabling ICS on Vista
Do not use ICS on a network with domain controllers, DNS servers,
gateways, or DHCP servers. And don't use ICS on systems configured for
static IP addresses ...
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"tshryock" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> OK, hopefully this is what's needed. I left out the DNS stuff because
> there weren't any values on the XP machine to compare them to:
>
> The mothership (vista) says:
> IP 76.188.97.241
> sub 255 255 240 0
> For the LAN (via the command prompt on vista):
> Autoconfig IP4 169.254.52.67
> Sub 255 255 0 0
>
> The client (XP) says:
> Ethernet:
> Autoconfig IP4 169.254.97.110
> sub 255 255 0 0
>
> Remember, I can file share, but can't get Internet access on XP via the
> Vista machine.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> tshryock