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Windows ICS Connection

Microsoft® Windows® Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) uses your PC to share one Internet connection with multiple devices, including your Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system.

Use Windows ICS to set up your PC as a host through which your Xbox 360 system can access the Internet. ICS essentially lets you use your PC like a router, which is definitely convenient—but it requires that you turn on your PC when you want to play games on Xbox Live®.

Xbox Live access through Windows ICS works only with the Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows 98SE operating systems.

You need to use a Windows ICS connection (rather than a router or gateway connection) to access Xbox Live in either of these scenarios instead of a traditional Ethernet connection to a stand-alone router, gateway, or modem:

1. You're using a USB connection to a stand-alone modem for your cable or DSL high-speed Internet access.
2. You're using your PC's internal modem for your cable or DSL high-speed Internet access.

Please see the page appropriate to your connection.

If you will not be using one of these connections to access Xbox Live, choose a router connection, a gateway connection, or a modem connection.