Microsoft KB Archive/310651

= Using Internet Connection Sharing with user profiles =

Article ID: 310651

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q310651





SUMMARY
This article describes how Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) works with user profiles in Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
All of the Internet connections and passwords that you use with ICS must be available in every user profile in Windows.

ICS can connect to the Internet only using cached passwords that are available in the current user profile.

For example, consider the situation where the ICS host computer contains profiles for both User1 and User2, and User1's profile contains the dial-up connection and the cached password for User1. If you attempt to connect by using User2's profile, User2 must re-enter their password in order for the ICS host computer to gain access to the Internet.

