Internet connection sharing settings

When you enable Internet connection sharing, certain protocols, services, interfaces, and routes are configured automatically. The following table describes these configured items.www.tartoos.com

Note

• If you are enabling Internet connection sharing on a LAN connection, TCP/IP for the LAN interface that is connected to the Internet must be configured with a default gateway. To configure TCP/IP for static addressing

1.  Open Network and Dial-up Connections.

2.  Right-click the network connection you want to configure, and then click Properties. www.tartoos.com

3.  On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (all other connections), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

4.  Click Use the following IP address, and do one of the following:

o        For a local area connection, in IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway, type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway addresses.

o        For all other connections, in IP address, type the IP address.

5.  Click Use the following DNS server addresses.

6.  In Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server, type the primary and secondary DNS server addresses.

7.  To configure advanced settings, click Advanced, and do one or more of the following:

o        To configure additional IP addresses:

1.  On the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add.

2.  In IP Address and Subnet mask, type an IP address and subnet mask, and then click Add.

3.  Repeat step 1 for each IP address you want to add, and then click OK.

o        To configure additional default gateways: www.tartoos.com

1.  On the IP Settings tab, in Default gateways, click Add.

2.  In Gateway and Metric, type the IP address of the default gateway and the metric, and then click Add.

3.  Repeat step 1 for each default gateway you want to add, and then click OK.

o        To configure a custom metric for this connection, type a metric value in Interface metric.

Notes

• To open Network and Dial-up Connections, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-up Connections.
• You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure.