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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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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How to share my IPv6 Internet connection via Wi-Fi from my Windows PC to my Android devices?

According to Using Wireless Hosted Network and Internet Connection Sharing, our Internet connection can be shared to other devices via Internet Connection Sharing and wireless Hosted Networks. However ...
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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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Sharing internet to multiple LAN connections

I am running windows 8.1 My problem is I have 4 LAN ports, out of them 1 is for the internet and other 3 connect separate hub/switch specifically. I want to use that 1 internet connection with other ...
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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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Share VPN via Windows Internet Connection Sharing?

I've got a chicken & egg problem. I'm a remote worker and I just received a new machine. I still have my previous machine, which is connected to my corporate network via VPN. On my new machine, I ...
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ICS file - edit in Notepad++ to merge lines that begin with space

my ICS calendar automatically puts carriage returns in the summary field which causes other programs to truncate on import. I've noticed that the following line to the carriage return always starts ...
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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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Remote desktop connection black screen on ICS, but ok when on WiFi

Working: One computer is connected to the router by cable (remote desktop host) and the other one through WiFi(client computer). In this configuration all works fine. Not working: Now to get better ...
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Importing Multiple .ICS files into Outlook

Unfortunately we have over 4000 .ics files that we need to import into Outlook 2013. Each file is one event. What's the best way for doing this?
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Windows 8.1 Internet Connection Sharing: Mobile Device says "No Internet Access"

I have a laptop running Windows 8.1 (without Update 1). I have setup ICS like this: Charms > Settings > Network > Network Name (Mobile Broadband) Share this Connection = on It turns on successfully, ...
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Remote desktop through a Mac's ICS to Windows host

Okay so long story short, I access the interwebs like this: university wifi (cant change routing seetings) -> MacBook -> Windows machine using ICS over ethernet (Cat5 cable) Having a monitor and my ...
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How to route a Router's wired WAN through my PC's Wireless LAN?

I've got an old Cisco WRT54GS router that I'm wanting to use to create a "experimenting" network. [ I want to packet sniff my 3DS, basically ]. My desktop has a wireless card that I use to connect to ...
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Share local area connection with multiple TAPs

I'm setting up an VPN server. In this server I want to have 2 different encryptions (1024, 2048), each one in different ports. So I created 2 TAP adapters, and shared the local area connection with ...
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Why does my Windows Vista PC connected to internet via an USB-tethered iPhone not share the connection?

Our only internet connection is a tethered iPhone connected by USB to the PC, and this works well. I would like to plug an ethernet cable into the PC's network card and connect this to other devices ...
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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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Windows - make hosts file affect ICS

I am running an Ad Hoc Wi-Fi network (Hosted network using Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter) on my PC. I used ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) to link my existing Wi-Fi connection through to ...
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How to enable Internet Connection Sharing via a script?

I have two NIC ports [port1 & port2] and want to enable Internet Connection Sharing on port1 through either C# or batch script: I have only been able to find how to start the ICS service, not to ...
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limited access to pcs that are connected at a computer's network

I have two computers, both windows 8. And I also have only one socket for wired Internet. So I connected the one with the socket, and I created a wireless network, so for the other to be able to use ...
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Accessing a device over ICS from the host

(Originally on NetworkEngineering, but I was redirected here.) I have a laptop connected to a Wi-Fi network, which shares its Wi-Fi network over an Ethernet cable to another router. That router then ...
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Sharing Internet connection across LAN

For the life of me, I can't figure this out. I had it working once in my network, but never after that. I have two machines A (Win7-x64) and B (WinXP-x86), connected through TP-Link's TL-MR3420 ...
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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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Wifi disabled after time

I do have several computers in my office, and unfortunately, the network admin has yet to patch my cables (which I'm not allowed to). So far, I'm stuck with Wifi, so I configured one of my Windows 8 ...
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sharing Internet connection with 2 nic

OK I may not have done all the research but I see by virtualrouting.codeplex.com that it is possible... I am running into an issue. I have currently broadband access connecting to the wan port of my ...
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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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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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ICS from ethernet over WIFI through a router to a single host

I have two laptops and some other devices in a LAN in which I have a small WIFI router. The two laptops communicate with each other over WIFI through the router. Beside the wifi connections there is a ...
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Internet from 3G phone to PC, trying to share internet through LAN port to router

I posted over on Reddit for help first, but ultimately the issue is unresolved. Anyone trying to help may want to look at the conversation I had over there. I'm on Win7x64, Enterprise N. Ultimately, ...
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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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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 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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.ics emails blocked for one user

We have one user who doesn't receive any emails with .ics files attached (external calendar invites). According to Exchange the emails are delivered however they never show up in the Inbox, or ...
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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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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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how to set laptop win7 as a router using ICS?

I have Windows 7 Ultimate in a laptop which I use internet with my wireless connection I have another connection which is local area connection I set the default gateway my another laptop I want My ...
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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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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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Internet on Ubuntu Virtualbox without ICS?

is it possible to get internet on my Ubuntu Virtualbox without activating ICS on my Windows XP host? Best, T EDIT: I think it is not possible on my machine due to network policies...
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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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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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Easily bulk import Outlook 2007 calendar items

Ever since I've been at the place I work, the method that has been used to share calendar items has been for the person that manages the calendar to send out appointment invites to everyone. This is ...
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How does the client browser know to use internet connection of host in home networking

Finally, I am able to setup a basic home network without router. One host laptop running windows 7 is connected to usb data card and other client laptop running XP is able to access internet. After ...
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How do I set up Internet connection sharing in Windows XP?

This used to work, then it stopped. Internet connection sharing host pc XP on an ethernet lan with client XP and client windows7. Need step-by-step instructions for host pc client xp client ...
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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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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 - 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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Can I import another users calendar into Outlook 2010 and maintain his color highlights?

I am importing a colleagues complete Outlook 2010 calendar (sent by mail as .ics file). However, all coloring is lost: categories, automatically formatted entries, etc. are not visualized in my ...
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Port Forward using Ubuntu ICS

So I have my laptop receiving a wifi signal, and its sharing the connection through its ethernet port. The ethernet port is connected to a switch, and my clients (multiple computers/xbox 360/ps2) ...
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