Cannot Connect to PCAnywhere Host Computer Running ICS

ID: Q232780

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use PCAnywhere to connect to a PCAnywhere host computer, you may be unable to establish a connection.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is running on the host computer.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, disable ICS on the host computer before attempting to establish a connection. For information about how to disable ICS, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q230112 How to Disable Internet Connection Sharing

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

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Additional query words:


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbnetwork win98se 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 14, 1999