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Share the road: Internet Connection Sharing

You can check your e-mail and your kids can play an online game using the same, high-speed Internet connection--at the same time. In addition to Windows 98's existing support for file and printer sharing, Windows 98 Second Edition introduces a new feature:  Internet Connection Sharing.  Internet Connection Sharing allows a family with more than one PC to share one modem and Internet/ISP connection between their networked PCs using Internet Connection Sharing's network address translation and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).  

With Internet Connection Sharing, you can:

  • Get the most from your highspeed connection--including 56K, ADSL, and cable modems--by sharing it among all of your PCs.
  • Simultaneously access different Web sites on multiple computers without incurring any additional phone line or Internet Service Provider expenses.
  • Save money.  Once you buy the home network hardware you need to set up your network, you don't need to pay for additional phone lines or ISP accounts.

Broadband Internet Access--Don't strangle the stream of information.  Learn more about Windows 98 Second Edition's Broadband Internet Access.

 

Contents:
Windows 98 Second Edition Tour--Getting Started

Enhanced Internet Technologies

*Internet Connection Sharing

Broadband Internet Access

System Enhancements