ICS Windows 7 + XP

If I remember correctly you have to do some trickery to get Win7 and XP to run ICS? If not just look up general ICS, I tend to force it.

Here's how I set it up:

-Win7 Wifi set to auto dhcp + set to share
-Win7 eth0 set to 192.168.0.1

I think that's all you should need, that's how I set up a bunch of laptops. It works for the xbox too, though sometimes you need to re-boot the machines in order for things to work. ICS to XP can be glitchy so keep at it.

Actually, in your case, you can leave both computers with DHCP settings in the network, and work with a network bridge.

Follow this procedure on the Windows 7 machine (the one with dual NICs):
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/w...network-bridge

No. That statement only applies if you have a computer in which one of the network interfaces is connected directly to the cable/DSL modem (or any other open connection to the internet). In such a scenario, Windows ICS would be the proper way to go since it enables a software firewall and routing between the interfaces, as well as network address translation (NAT) options between the interfaces. It basically turns the computer into a cheap router.

You can work with network bridging as long as you have a hardware router / firewall between your computer and the cable/DSL modem.

I know this is a bit late, but if you ever want to do the ICS and would like to know how to set it up manually (cause automatic sux sometimes) here is a more detailed way. I know you already solved this but I would like to follow up your questions about the details more.

control panel/networking/networking and sharing center
(or any route to get to network and sharing center)

then go to "manage network connections"

You'll see your devices, the device you want to connect the other computer too you want to manually set to 192.168.0.1

Lets say you are connecting to the internet via wireless and you want to share that internet with another computer via hardline. If you go this route you want to set eth0 or local area connection 1 (lan1) to the 192.168.0.1 and the subnet to 255.255.255.0 everything else you can leave blank I believe. Once you get that set up just connect the wireless to whatever network you want as normal, you should be able to right click that and go to ICS and allow it to share. You should check "allow devices to controll this" or whatever in the ICS, basically check both boxes. After that just reboot with the seccond computer already attached.

If you want the internet to go through lan1 and share internet through wireless, essentially making your computer a wirless router/hub you do the opposite. Though if you go that route you have to create your own wireless network and it can be a little more tricky.

The basic rule of thumb is whatever reciever has internet access the opposite reciever has to have 192.168.0.1 in order for things to work. Normally windows will do this for you but sometimes it doesn't and complains, especially when it's vista/win7 to xp as they have differences in file sharing which makes win7/vista be cranky.