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by mnr8294

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I have installed Windows 2000 Server R2 on a 2 computer network at home other computer is windows 98 SE. How can i setup ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)? Help is no help. Is this even possible? I needs step by step instructions as i think i may bemissing something somewhere. (Techrepublic Aritcle did not help either). This is important to me Please help.

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by bstei18

Try these directions from Microsoft.

1. Open Network and Dial-up Connections.
2. Right-click the dial-up, VPN, or incoming connection you want to share, and then click Properties.
3. On the Sharing tab, select the Enable Internet connection sharing for this connection check box.
4. If you want this connection to dial automatically when another computer on your home network attempts to access external resources, select the Enable on-demand dialing check box.
Important
?When you enable Internet connection sharing, the network adapter connected to the home or small office network is given a new static IP address configuration. Existing TCP/IP connections on the Internet connection sharing computer are lost and need to be reestablished.
?To use the Internet connection sharing feature, users on your home office or small office network must configure TCP/IP on their local area connection to obtain an IP address automatically.
?If the Internet connection sharing computer is using ISDN or a modem to connect to the Internet, you must select the Enable on-demand dialing check box.

Hope That points you in the right direction.

by mnr8294

have done all that still not functioning - also when i enable on-demand dialing Windows 2000 server starts dialing when i hit apply - and i dont want to connect to the internet at that moment - if i hit cancel it keeps trying to connect even if i have 0 retries set in options - the only way to stop it is to disable on demand dialing. when i am connected and try the Windows 98 SE machine it keeps saying site not found no matter where i go. wish i had more room to state all thngs i have done but basically what the instructions have said.

by paul n

First make sure you can access the Internet from the computer you are setting ICS on. The steps for Win2k are above so I won?t repeat them. Just make sure that your Win98 machine is set to get an IP address. (Open your Network control panel, and double click on TCP/IP. Make sure Obtain an IP auto is checked.) Go to the run winipcfg, release your address, then renew. If you get a 192.168.0.n as your address you set it up correctly.

If you are trying to share from Windows98 SE, you may need toinstall it. (Add New Hardware, Windows Setup, Internet Tools, ICS.) It?s basically the same setup.

by mnr8294

these are all steps i have done already - still not working - i am beginning to think Windows 98 SE will not allow this to happen.

by adtxs2

The best way to share your internet connection is to connect your 2000 server to the internet and install "Routing and Remote Access" on your server. From there you need to open up RRA. Right click where it says "Routing and Remote Access and click add server. Add your server. Then right click the your server and choose "Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access" this will start the setup wizard. Click "Next" on the first page of wizard, on the next page select "Internet Connection Server" and then click "Next" on the next page you will be able to choose "ICS" and from there just finish the wizard.

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