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ICS with a dial-up internet connection

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by sudney 1 view

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I have found that when you use ICS on a NIC Card (like DSL,T1,etc..) no one has to be logon on to the server. But I only have the option of a dial-up connection to the internet. Is there a way not be logged on to the server, and the still use the ICS dial-on-demand feature in Windows2000 Advanced Server?

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by elomis

Your best bet is to not worry about MSICS and go to download.com and get a copy of a proxy server program.
This program will allow users to enter the details of the proxy server into their internet programs (browsers, ftp clients etc.) and give youthe same functionality as ICS, better security, and advanced options such as how much system resources are allocated to what users etc.
I recommend ProxyPlus, the WinProxy (in that order), they are easy to isntall, configure and administer and are a lot more sensible than using ICS.

by sudney

Thanks for your reply. I am aware that with a proxy server you have to configure most applications that access the internet individually. I am on a home network and I don't want the hasle of that, because the two computer that are on the network are always getting new programs installed on them. It would keep me busy when the five other people in house hold (who are all using one computer with Microsoft Family Logon)install and can't set the proxy server configurations. Again.. Thanks for your reply.

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