Network Sharing App Bugs #3
Description
Let me explain with an example.
Assume you have two consoles and want to share the network with both to transfer the pkgs.
You connect Console A and enable Internet Sharing. You get the desired IP address (192.168.137.1).
As soon as you plug the cable into Console B after you finishing Console A, the previous IP address may reset and Windows will assign the adapter’s original IP instead. In my case, it becomes 169.254.173.33.
In IPv4 settings the IP is still set to 192.168.137.1, but in practice Windows continues to use the original IP.
After this happens, no matter how many times I try to enable sharing again through the app, I no longer receive 137.1. Restarting the ICS service also does not fix it.
Attempts
❌ First try: I stopped sharing using the app and tried to share manually through Windows — still not working
✅ Second try: When I stop sharing using Windows itself, I can enable sharing again without issues and the correct IP is assigned
Bug #2
Sometimes after stopping sharing, the IP address remains stuck at 192.168.137.1 instead of resetting to the original. (no issue when I do this with windows itself)
If you’d like to help fix this issue, the source code for the Network Sharing app is available under the PSXhub ICS branch.