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Originally Posted by oodat

I have NTL cable internet connection. I formatted a friends pc which had problems and reinstaled xp. I need to get my friends pc online for updates and such using my modem.
My connection uses ethernet and will fit ethernet card to friends pc. What do I do next to get friends pc online ?
Thanks for any replies.

Fit the ethernet card to your friends PC

enable the windows firewall on the lan connection

power cycle the cable modem

attach to PC

when finished power cycle again before connecting back to your PC