Internet sharing not installed

I've been trying to share my internet connection from my powerbook G4 to my iBook G4 and my other powerbook G4. Unfortunately, the problem I've come across is really bizarre. I went into preferences, sharing, and internet. It says that internet sharing is not installed. Then it says to install internet sharing by installing the BSD package from my OSX CD.
Well, I installed the BSD package. Then I tried going through preferences again.
No luck.
Restarted.
Still no luck.
Ideas? Please? I have the personal web sharing on, as well, on all the laptops. I can't think of anything else that would work.

Hi, welcome to discussions.
One essential for internet sharing is the Network Address Translation daemon.
installed as a unix executable file at /usr/sbin/natd.
It is required to divert packets from the internet connection to the sharing port, e.g from Built-in Ethernet to Airport.
This file was installed on my Ibook G4 as part of the basic system, but its absence might result in the request to install the BSD package, when in fact you may need to reinstall Tiger. (I looked and I cant find it in the BSD package). Or it may be simply that you need to repair permissions.
Check if /usr/sbin/natd is installed using Finder->Go->Go to folder-> /usr/sbin and look for natd.
G5PMac,G4iBook Mac OS X (10.4.2)

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