I own a Sprint Laptop Connect card. How do I connect to XBox Live?

I know I have to bridge the connections. But, for some reason, the connection through my mobile broadband card is listed under my ';Dial-up connections'; instead of ';LAN and High-Speed Internet';, and it won't allow me to bridge it with my Local Area Connection.I own a Sprint Laptop Connect card. How do I connect to XBox Live?
You may not have to bridge the connections. I also have a Sprint Laptop Card that I use to connect a VoIP phone to. Either try this method or the attached method in the sources:





Internet Connection Sharing With Your Laptop


Note: You must have an internet connection for this to work.





You must repeat the steps


anytime you are connecting to different network than the one you shared on originally. Repeat the same


steps for a wireless card. Right click the card instead of the built in wireless.





Vista Users:


• Right click the 2 small computers at the lower right of your screen.


• Click on Network and Sharing Center


• Click on Manage network connections


• Right click on Wireless Network Connection or your Aircard, usually in the “Dial-up”


section)


• Click on Properties


• Click on the Sharing tab


• Check the box that says “Allow other computer users to connect through this computer”


• Select “Local Area Connection” in the Home networking connection drop-down


• (If you are using an Aircard: Click on the Security tab. Make sure the options are set to


Typical)


• Click OK


• Plug the Ethernet cable into your laptop/PC and router/Xbox


• Turn on your Xbox





XP Users:


• Left click on Start


• Click on Control Panel


• Click on Network Connections


• Right click on Wireless Network Connection or your Aircard, usually in the “Dial-up”


section)


• Click on Properties


• Click on Advanced


• Check the box that says “Allow other computer users to connect through this computer”


• Select “Local Area Connection” in the Home networking connection drop-down


• Click OK


• Plug the Ethernet cable into your laptop/PC and Xbox/routerI own a Sprint Laptop Connect card. How do I connect to XBox Live?
I followed your instructions for XP but -





An error occurred while Internet Connections Sharing was being enabled.





Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled.


A LAN connection is already configured with the IP address


that is required for automatic IP addressing.

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Could not put all the details in the comment - and am new here - should I post a separate question? Let me know if you can help

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