I guess as a suggestion this menu/option could be easier to find, but just because its difficult to find does not make it a bug in the code.

As for the xbox live comment, when you first set up a network at home, you get the choice to make all future networks show up as public. If you tick that box there is NO WAY to change it. If Windows cannot recognise the network that it is connecting to, (as in, can't recognise its a home network), then for security reasons it will default to the public ruleset for said network. A single point-to-point Ethernet network (using crossover or spliced Ethernet cables) is very difficult to recognise, as the network would usually be set up and maintained by the router or switch the devices are connected to. With a direct connection there is no such control. Even in such a case, there is no reason why you cannot use ICS with a public network type, you simply have to change the public network settings in Network and Sharing Centre.

I apologise for this half-rant, but I at least hope you take the information here and use it to fix the “bugs” you are experiencing.

I guess as a suggestion this menu/option could be easier to find, but just because its difficult to find does not make it a bug in the code.

As for the xbox live comment, when you first set up a network at home, you get the choice to make all future networks show up as public. If you tick that box there is NO WAY to change it. If Windows cannot recognise the network that it is connecting to, (as in, can't recognise its a home network), then for security reasons it will default to the public ruleset for said network. A single point-to-point Ethernet network (using crossover or spliced Ethernet cables) is very difficult to recognise, as the network would usually be set up and maintained by the router or switch the devices are connected to. With a direct connection there is no such control. Even in such a case, there is no reason why you cannot use ICS with a public network type, you simply have to change the public network settings in Network and Sharing Centre.

I apologise for this half-rant, but I at least hope you take the information here and use it to fix the “bugs” you are experiencing.

And when using ICS on my laptop for my 360 to run XBL, why is it that sometimes the Local Area Connection defaults to the “Public” profile and you can't change it which makes it impossible to connect to XBL?

Seriously Microsoft, if you want to brag about Homegroup being so good, work out the bugs first. Its too big of a hassle on the standard user to try and fix this stuff, let alone a computer geek who has to google to figure this stuff out.

I go with Jotin comment too.