How to Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a Network Connection in Windows 2000 (Q237254)
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SUMMARYWith the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature of network and dial-up connections, you can use Windows to connect your home network or small office network to the Internet. For example, you may have a home network that connects to the Internet by using a dial-up connection. By enabling ICS on the computer that uses the dial-up connection, you are providing network address translation, addressing, and name resolution services for all computers on your home network. MORE INFORMATION To enable ICS on a network connection: 1. In Control Panel , double-click Network and Dial-Up Connections . 2. Right-click the connection you want to share, and then click Properties . 3. Click the Sharing tab, and then click to select the Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection check box. 4. If the connection you are sharing is a Dial-up connection and you want the connection to dial automatically when another computer on your home network attempts to use external resources, click to select the Enable on-demand dialing check box. NOTE : To
enable ICS in Windows, you must have administrative rights.
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The ICS feature
is intended for use in a small office or home office in which the network
configuration and the Internet connection are managed by the Windows-based
computer on which the shared connection resides. It is assumed that on its
network, this computer is the only Internet connection, is the only
gateway to the Internet, and that it sets up all internal network
addresses.
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