Questions tagged [ics]

ICS can refer to Windows Internet Connection Sharing, or to the iCalendar file format (.ics), an open standard for storing calendars.

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How do I get Thunderbird to open an ICS attachment directly in Lightning's calendar?

I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird 9.0.1 with Lightning 1.1.1. Is there an easier way to import an ICS file attached to an email than saving it to disk, then in Calendar going to File --> Open? If I ...
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Automatically open ICS files in Google Calendar

Lots of web sites have an option to export events as an ICS file that can then be imported into a desktop or web-based calendar (for example if you're invited to a Facebook event there will be an ...
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Outlook 2011 for Mac - subscribe to iCalendar feed?

Similar to the question Add ics file to outlook 2011 (Mac) as new calendar, but rather than importing a static ICS file, I'd like to subscribe to an ICS feed (like iCal can). Is this possible with ...
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How to enable Internet connection sharing using the command line in Windows 7 [duplicate]

How can I share my Wireless Internet with an existing local network? I don't want to create new Wireless Network Connection 2 using this command: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=MODE ssid=SSID ...
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How to share PC Internet over Wireless Router on Windows?

I just bought a Wireless Router that has 4 Ethernet LAN Ports and one WAN port. The manual that came along with the Router asks to connect a Broadband (Cable/xDSL) modem to the WAN port. However, I do ...
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Windows 7 share internet connection with multiple network interfaces

On Windows 7 an existing internet connection can be shared with one other network interface through the default system control center. In my case, however, I need to share the connection with more ...
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Is there a way to have an Office365 subscribed calendar show as busy for others

Are there any tools that allow you to subscribe to an ICS feed in Office 365, but in reality, SYNCHRONIZE that feed to a secondary O365 calendar? Use case: I've got my main calendar which I maintain....
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How to schedule Outlook to export calendar entries as ics file?

While Outlook 2010 offers means to manually export the calendar as ics file, is there a way to have this done automatically on a regular basis?
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Extensions to import ICS events to Google calendar

Which chrome/firefox extensions or stand-alone desktop applications can allow me to add .ics events to google calendar ?
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In Mozilla Thunderbird, how to attach an event to an email?

In Mozilla Thunderbird, how to attach an event to an email? Basically, I need to do the opposite of what's described here: I need to create an event in Lightning, and then attach it to an email in ...
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netsh hostednetwork disable WPA2 encryption (open network)

Internet connection sharing in windows is nice and easy using Virtual Wifi Mini-Port Adapters and the netsh command: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<mySSID> key=<password> ...
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Making my computer work as a WiFi access point without using ICS

So ... the easiest way to create a WiFi network on Windows 7 is using ICS. However, I'd like to create a simple WiFi network to make my computer work as a router. In Linux (generically, but I've done ...
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Set up VPN Server on Windows 7 that shares internet connection

While away from home I would like to route all my internet traffic through my home connection for privacy plus some other benefits. Is it possible to set up a VPN Server on Windows 7 which shares its ...
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Modify registry for Internet Connection Sharing?

My OS is Windows XP. Quoted from How to Change the IP Range for the Internet Connection Sharing DHCP service: 1. Use Registry Editor to modify the data value of the IntranetInfo value in the ...
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Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Port Forwarding?

When connecting my XBox One to my laptop via ICS I am able to open port 3074 required to receive an open NAT type, but other ports do not appear to open when added using the same method as 3074, using ...
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Can I to use 2 adsl lines simultaneously?

I've got a ADSL Router linked to a hub/switch, where are linked all PCs in my house. In my neighborhood I can get the line speed only to max of 600 kbps. I was thinking about contract another 600 kbps ...
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Importing .ics event into specific Outlook (gmail) calendar. How?

In Outlook I have 3 calendars, the first two from corporate Exchange (O365) accounts, and the third is imported (subscribed) from Gmail. When I open ICS event and press save it always appeared in the ...
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Getting an .ics file to add an event on Google calendar

I am trying to create an .ics file that will be placed on a web page. People who click the link will download the .ics file to automatically add the event to their calendar. Is there any way to make ...
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How to export private appointments in outlook?

So trying to help someone convert their Outlook calendar to ics to share online. Works fine... But like 50% of their entries were manually marked private. I have tried checking the "Include ...
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Couldn't set static IP address to adapter

I'm trying to create a hotspot on my laptop using the hostednetwork and share the internet connection so I can use the internet on other devices. First, I've enabled the hostednetwork : netsh wlan ...
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How do I setup a Polycom phone over internet connection sharing?

What are the Internet Connection Sharing settings that I need so that I can have my Polycom phone utilize my wireless connection? The physical configuration is as follows: Computer accesses the ...
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Windows calendar ignores newlines in description. Outlook works

Here is simple ics file, that passed ics validation and should be up to ics spec BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//repro BEGIN:VEVENT UID:some-random-id DTSTAMP:20230414T184045Z DTSTART:...
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Internet Connection Sharing + Port Forwarding range

I'm using Internet Connection Sharing from a Windows 10 computer in order to give a device internet connection and would like to use port forwarding from this connection as well but I need to add a ...
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Windows 10 hosted network - Phone connects, but has no internet

I have created a hosted network on Windows 10 using the "netsh" commands, I have also shared the main internet connection with the hosted network. But no matter what I do, when I connect my android (...
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Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 knocked off ICS

I used to have perfectly working internet connection sharing on my Windows 7 (with all updates installed). Later then, I have bought Windows 8 (Open a wider world) and the downloaded assistant told ...
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How to export single calendar entries in Thunderbird? [duplicate]

Thunderbird can only export complete calendars as *.ics files, but I want to export only a SINGLE event for later sharing with an E-Mail. I explicity do not want to sent invitations, because the ...
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Sharing Windows 10 Internet connection via LAN and Wifi simultaneously

I have the following scenario: I am trying to share "Wi-Fi"'s internet connection via both "Ethernet 3" and "Wi-Fi 2". In the situation shown in the screenshot, ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) is ...
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Multicast DNS over SoftAP on Win10 IoT

When I connect my Win10 IoT board to a WiFi, I can connect to its web interface from macOS via http://minwinpc.local:8080. The resolution of the hostname happens through multicast DNS, as can be ...
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Windows 10 Hotspot error: We can't setup mobile hotspot. Turn on Wi-Fi

I get the following error whenever I try to turn my mobile hotspot on. I made sure the following things, that usually come up when googled, are right: My Wi-Fi is on and I'm connected to my home ...
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Configure router to receive internet connection from laptop's ethernet port

For some reason, our government ISP filters our ADSL connections greatly when using routers, while if we connect directly our computers to the ADSL modem we get the speed we pay for. So, i am using ...
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Internet Connection Sharing - Connecting 2 computers to share internet

PROBLEM I am trying to share internet via "Internet Connection Sharing" between my desktop and laptop, where my laptop is connected to internet via wireless. After getting some help from http://...
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Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) w/ USB "bridged" cable

I found a website that says I can use a USB "bridged" cable for ICS. ( http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Connecting-Two-PCs-Using-a-USB-USB-Cable/248/2 ) My cable modem only has one network plug, ...
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Port Forwarding and Internet Sharing Problem

This is not a firewall issue. I have an ADSL connection, and have set port 50420 to be forwarded locally for use with utorrent. Everything was working fine, and various tests and utorrent itself ...
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Missing sharing tab on network properties

I have an ADSL connection, connected to my PC via ethernet(NIC 1), and a wireless connection(NIC 2). I want to share my internet connection over a wireless network. The problem I have, is that I do ...
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Android wireless in VirtualBox?

I downloaded android-x86-4.0-RC1-asus_laptop.iso from http://www.android-x86.org/download and installed it in a VirtualBox virtual machine. It all seems to work, but I can't seem to get the wireless ...
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Sharing internet connection over VPN in Windows XP

How can I share my internet connection with VPN clients using the Windows XP built-in VPN server? I want to be able to use my home internet connection (on an XP machine) from my anywhere using my ...
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Is there a way to accept multiple Outlook mails with ics files at once?

I sometimes receive multiple confirmation emails with ICS attachments. Is there a change to ACCEPT them all at once to add them to the calender. There is "automatically accepting", but this ...
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Shared internet connection is blocked by firewall

my Windows Firewall blocks internet access for connected devices via Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). Problem On my Windows 10 Pro (1607) machine (HP ProBook 450 G4), I want to share my wired ...
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Disable DNS proxy in Internet Connection Sharing

I have BIND installed and ICS enabled. When computer starts, ICS binds 53 port before BIND. I tried to set ICS dependency from BIND, but looks like named need some time before port binding, and ICS ...
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Connect Ethernet and WiFi networks together in the same computer

I have a wifi home network, And a laptop "D", that doesn't have wifi connectivity. I can plug it in to "W", one of wifi enabled computers via an Ethernet cable and now it's possible to get Internet ...
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Share internet connection over all users of PC

I would like to share an existing L2TP connection over all users of my PC. But the option "for all users" is disabled. I've enabled an ICS service, but that didn't help. How do I share it? (Username ...
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Sharing internet connection from one WLAN adapter to another

I have a windows 7 PC with two wireless adapters. one should receive the internet connection and one should share it to other computers in its (different) wlan. the first problem that happens, that ...
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Windows Internet Connection sharing with Mobile Broadband

Due to circumstances, I have only got mobile broadband where I am living. I have a small network with a ADSL Router (but which isn't connected to the Internet. I want to use ICS to allow one machine ...
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Windows Internet connection sharing share to multiples NICs?

I know windows ICS can share to one NIC, but what if I want to share to more than one NIC? Is there a workaround?
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Privately synchronising calendar files between platforms

Introduction I would like to be able to maintain a calendar privately, using offline calendar applications on both my Android mobile and Windows/Linux desktop computers. I understand that cloud ...
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Aggregating iCal calendars [closed]

I have iCal (.ics) files from a few different sources (work, client, personal, social) and systems (Google, Outlook 365, Fastmail). I'd like to aggregate them all into a single feed for my colleagues,...
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Disabling client isolation for softAP (wireless hosted network) in Windows

Due to a particular reason, not important here, I need to share VPN connection via WiFi to multiple embedded devices. One way is specialized wireless router, expensive and clumsy. The other, quite ...
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Sharing internet connection from laptop to WiFi router

So I have two WiFi routers which I currently don't use but would like to use them to share internet connection from my laptop (Vista) to my wifi router to create a wireless signal for devices in my ...
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How to share 2 Internet connections (1 main + 1 failover) to one network?

Is it possible to share 2 Internet connections with a single network on Windows 10 via Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)? I'm able to share my primary Internet connection via ICS, however I'd like to ...
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How to ping a pc through an ICS

I'm trying to ping a PC that is connected to the network through an ICS. For example, I'm trying to ping PC02 from PC03. How would I do that? And is this even possible? PC01(192.168.178.2)---ICS---...
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