Exactly! The cafe is already online. The client (from home) will dialup via modem (phone line) to the XP Pro in the cafe. Steven Peck DNET <speck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: You want to turn the XP box into a router? If it is in an Internet Caf=E9, one would assume that there is network connectivity already. Where would the client system be connecting = from? -----Original Message----- From: foofaraw in the middle [mailto:foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:56 PM To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: Setting up a remote computer as an Internet provider Bear with me Chris. Aren't you just describing a way to remotely access = the server? I am not interested in accessing the server. I just want the = server to share its internet connection remotely. Chris Ruggeri wrote: All you should need to do is go to system properties and click on the remote option, and under remote desktop = allow users to connect to this computer. I have the XP firewall turned off = and allow our firwall to handle security. There should not be anything more = to it. The only issue with XP pro is it only allows one connection @ a = time. At least, that is the only functionality I have been able to get it to = work so far. HTH Chris -----Original Message----- From: mswindowsxp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mswindowsxp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of foofaraw in the = middle Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 3:01 PM To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mswindowsxp] Setting up a remote computer as an Internet = provider I have this question posted in my group that I can't satisfactorily = address. Maybe the gurus in this group could add some suggestions. Someone asked = me if it's possible to connect to one of his computer in his internet cafe = not to access the computer remotely and not for the speed but to take = advantage of it's internet connection (unlimited DSL). So effectively the remote computer would become an ISP of sorts albeit with just one client. I = told him it is possible coz someone told me a while back that XP has a = built-in way to do this. I told him to setup an account with the remote server = for the client computer. But as to how to set up the remote server, I don't exactly know how to go about it. Anyone has any ideas? Was I wrong to suggest that this is possible? Owner/Moderator of "My Computer Headaches" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/winxplist.cfm