Windows 2000 Internet Sharing

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I currently have Windows 2000 Pro SP4 which is connected
to the internet via cable modem. I have another computer
running Windows XP Home Edition SP2 connected through an
ethernet switch to the Windows 2000 computer. How do I
configure the two to allow the WinXP system to use the
internet?
 
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How to Setup Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Windows 2000 supports both Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet
Confection Shading (ICS) allow workgroup users to access to the Internet..
Windows 2000/XP Professional support only ICS. Internet Connection Sharing
(ICS) enables a Windows (Win98SE, Win2K and XP) computer to share its
Internet connection with computers on local area networks. The computer
connecting directly to the Internet and shares its connection with the rest
of the computers on the network called the ICS host. In addition, the ICS
host provides DHCP to ICS clients. Client computers are protected because
they cannot be seen from outside the network. Only the computer running ICS
is seen from the public side.

We assume you have all computers physically connected, and the ICS host have
two network connections: one (for example Internet in our case) for the
Internet such as a dial-up (PPP or ISDN), cable modem, DSL, or other
broadband Ethernet connection, and another one (LAN) , for the local area
network.

Things you should know about ICS

1. When you enable Internet Connection Sharing, IP address of the Interne
NIC in the ICS server is always 192.168.0.1. All clients will be assigned
other IP addresses in the 192.168.0.x range.
2. You should not enable ICS on the computer as a domain controller, DHCP
server, or DNS server.
3. To enable ICS, you must be logged on as a member of the Administrators
4. You may experience some problems if you use NetMeeting and VPN in your
ICS network.
5. You should have two NICs.


Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips & Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
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That is the problem. I cannot connect to the internet if
the IP address is static. The NIC for the cable modem must
be dynamic. Is there a way to leave one NIC as dynamic IP
and the second NIC set as static for configuration with
the WinXP computer?
 
Set both NICs to obtain an address automatically. On the Local Area
Connection connected to the cable modem, click the Sharing tab and check the
box for Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection. That should
be all you have to do.

Doug Sherman
MCDSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
P. Hamilton said:
I currently have Windows 2000 Pro SP4 which is connected
to the internet via cable modem. I have another computer
running Windows XP Home Edition SP2 connected through an
ethernet switch to the Windows 2000 computer. How do I
configure the two to allow the WinXP system to use the
internet?
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