How to Disable Internet
Connection Sharing
The information in this article
applies to:
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Microsoft
Windows Millennium Edition
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Microsoft
Windows 98 Second Edition
SUMMARY
This
article describes how to disable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
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To
disable ICS, use any of the following methods:
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If the ICS
icon appears on the taskbar, right-click the icon and then click Disable
Internet Connection Sharing .
Note that this method disables ICS without restarting the computer. The
ICS icon appears with a red X to indicate that ICS is disabled. While ICS
is disabled in this manner, the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)
services of the ICS host still function.
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If the ICS
icon does not appear on the taskbar, click Start , point to Settings ,
click Control Panel , double-click Internet , click the Connection tab,
click the Sharing tab, click to select the Disable Internet Connection
Sharing check box, click OK , and then click OK .
Note that this method disables ICS without restarting the computer. While
ICS is disabled in this manner, the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)
services of the ICS host still function.
To
permanently disable ICS, use the Ics.adm policy file located in the
Tools\Mtsutil\ICS folder on the Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM. Loading
the Disable Internet Connection Sharing option disables the ability to route
requests to the Internet and to hand out IP addresses on any computer that
loads this profile.
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