What You Should Know

Though a router isn't needed, the minimum requirements for ICS is:

3 network cards, assuming it's a broadband modem that links to a NIC.

2 Cat-5 non-crossover and 1 Cat-5 crossover.

I would also suggest a hub, but it isn't required.



How to setup Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) in Windows 2000

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Date Posted: July 25, 2001

Date Written: January 15, 2001

3. Now, you should notice at the top of the window there are 5 tabs. The tab furthest to your right is the "Sharing" tab. That is where we will want to go next. Click on the Sharing Tab and it brings you to this part of the window:

4. As you can see, the box next to "Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection" is not checked, thus ICS is not setup to work right now. To share this connection through ICS, simply check that box, and it will produce a window like this:

Now this is the important part right here. Notice in the picture above that the box that's highlited "For local network:" is pointed to my Local Area Connection, not to my ATM connection as it was above. You will have to manually change this from your DSL connection to your LAN connection so it will share this DSL out through your NIC to your Hub.

 

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