Mac to PC internet connection via Ethernet, Can You Help

[siam]

I am sure this may have been asked before , but I am having a problem finding an answer,

I have an iMac ( 2008 ) and my wife has a ACER E500 PC ( no WiFi connection ) , running Windows XP Media Edition
the only internet connection we have is to my iMac, so as both my iMac and my wifes PC both have
Ethernet connections , I am trying to share my iMac internet connection to my wifes PC via an
Ethernet cable , I am having no luck in getting it working , can any one offer some advice please

 

[spinnerlys]

How does your iMac access the internet?
Via Airport/W-LAN to a router to a modem?
Do you use PPPoeE on your iMac or on a router?

Have you looked at internet sharing in the Sharing System Preferences?

 

[siam]

How does your iMac access the internet?
Via Airport/W-LAN to a router to a modem?
Do you use PPPoeE on your iMac or on a router?

Have you looked at internet sharing in the Sharing System Preferences?

Hi,

How does your iMac access the internet?

By CDMA Wireless USB modem ..

Do you use PPPoeE on your iMac or on a router?



Not sure ?

Have you looked at internet sharing in the Sharing System Preferences?


Yes but cannot see any connection ?


Ive connected an Ethernet cable between my iMac and the PC , but cannot see any connections being recognized


Thanks

 

[spinnerlys]

So you use an UMTS (HSDPA) to connect to the internet, right?

It will have its own software, which you have to run to connect to the internet.

Have a look at the manual (sometimes on the stick) and see if you can use the stick without the software that came with and set up a PPPoE network setting, so that your Mac itself will dial up.
That way you could share the internet connection.

Have you taken a look at System Preferences > Network if you USB stick might have created its own setting?

You can post screen shots if you have trouble deciphering what you find.

 

[siam]

So you use an UMTS (HSDPA) to connect to the internet, right?

It will have its own software, which you have to run to connect to the internet.

Have a look at the manual (sometimes on the stick) and see if you can use the stick without the software that came with and set up a PPPoE network setting, so that your Mac itself will dial up.
That way you could share the internet connection.

Have you taken a look at System Preferences > Network if you USB stick might have created its own setting?

You can post screen shots if you have trouble deciphering what you find.

Hi, Thanks for that I am off now to have a look I will post back how I get on ..