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I have a new lap top which is connected at home through a LAN to my old desktop. Both are XP. They are sharing the ADSL internet connection, which is hosted on the desktop. I used AnalogX to make the internet sharing possible. Now I need to be able to access email (using Outlook), ICQ and MSMessanger from the laptop, how can I configure it?

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If they are both XP, why not just use Internet Connection Sharing on the desktop machine instead of a third party tool. This will allow those applications to work without any problems.
yes i agree.  If your desktop is "old" then a proxy server probably puts more strain on it then if you set it up with ICS.  If you are new to networking, you will also find more forums and helpful people with ICS than analogX
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The thing is that I was not able to make the connection with ICS, that is why I used AnalogX. Do you think I should try ICS again? I am completly new to networking, so I got the AnalogX advice and as it worked, that is what I am using since last week.
Why are you posting the same question on two posts?  This is not good to people who's trying to help you.

P.S.  Please see my answer regarding a hardware router on your other post.

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I don't like using ICS myself, with the cost of a hardware router being around $40-$80 dollars depending on features, it is MUCH easier to configure, more reliable, faster, and simpler to setup.
If you don't need the wireless functionaility, I've seen them regularly at CompUSA, MicroCenter, or Fry's for < $30 with 4 10/100 switch ports!!!  That's cheaper than buying a 4 port switch sometimes!!!

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Thanks infotrader and KerryG, and sorry for posting twice, I did not know well how this works.

So if i get the hardware router, the connnections would be?

+ Desktop to router.
+ Desktop to LAN hub.
+ Lap-top to router.
+ Lap-top to LAN hub.

Or the router can work for two purposes: connecting the two computers to each other and allowing access to the ADSL. Last week when I was trying to fix this, I got a 5 port hub to get the communication between the two computers. Can't I just connect the ADSL modem to another port in the hub?

Please consider that the laptop has just one Ethernet port, so there should be a way to use this port for both, internet and network.

Thanks

Could you please recommend a specific brand/model, so I can look for it here? Thanks
If you don't need wireless, look at:
http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=561

just plug all the computes into it, and plug the DSL into it too
Internet --> Router's "WAN" port --> all computers... You don't need a LAN hub anymore because the switch that's built in are 10/100 Mbps and they are SWITCHES, which works much better than hubs  (You only add hubs/switches when you run out of port)

I don't have too much preference as far as routers are concerned.  As long as you go with the name brands, you can't go too wrong.  Here are a couple from my list of "approved" vendors:

Linksys, Netgear, USRobotics, SMC, Belkin, or D-Link....  You can often find them on sale... For example, MicroCenter has a sale right now for a Belkin Wireless 4-port Cable/DSL router (Router/Firewall/802.11b wireless/4port switch) for $9.99 after $20 instant saving and $20 mail-in rebate...

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The laptop has wireless capabilites, but the desktop does not. What kind of hardware do I need in order to have the network/internet sharing wireless from the laptop?
Would it be the same in terms of configuration, I mean, as easy as with the normal router?
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What is VPN?
Virtual Private Network -  Allows you to connect to your home network from the Internet (i.e. Starbucks, work, etc.)...  It could be more complicated to configure, though... I recommend you get a good feel of the networking concept first before venturing into something like VPN.

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You dont need to buy any hardware.

Just do as told below:

Log on to your desktop PC. Uninstall the AnalogX

Open Network Connections.
Under Dial-up or LAN or High-Speed Internet, right-click the connection on which you want to enable (ICS), and then click Properties.
On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Sharing, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
If present, under Home networking connection, in the Select a private network connection drop-down box, select the connection that connects directly to your network.  

go to the TCP/IP settings chek the IP address it should be 192.168.0.1 with subnet mask default(255.255.255.0)

then go to your laptop.

go to TCP/IP settings give it the IP address 192.168.0.2 subnet mask default(255.255.255.0) and add default gateway 192.168.0.1 in the DNS server list type the address of your ISP's DNS servers.

Go to your internet explorers properties-->connections-->LAN settings-->unchek all the checkbox's.

Apply and OK

and you are done now your internet nad all your applications will run without any proxy settings.