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by taykokyong 1 view

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can i enable both internet connection firewall and internet connection sharing at the same time?
if cannot, why?

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by scott.heath

I haven't tested this, but my assumption would be that you could. You select the desired NIC to share and that is the NIC you enable the firewall on. The other NIC is internal and you don't run the firewall on that NIC. Feel free to contact me with setup questions. I persoanlly suggest you use another more configurable firewall though, such Sygate or Tine Firewall.

by bassbrett

I would have to say yes. I been using this for about six months now using Windows XP. I use the connection to run a VPN connection from a laptop back across my home PC that is DSL connected. Works great!

by sramesh2k

Yes you can.

How it works?
When you enable ICF, the internet connection (host computer) is protected actually. Be it a modem or a network card.
If you have two network cards, one for broadband and other for home networks, ICS works on hte othernetwork card (local network)

Moreover, you may notice that when you run network setup wizard it XP, it automatically enables ICS and ICF. (netsetup.exe)

Best, Ramesh

by taykokyong

I have finally figured out how's the ICS and ICF works conceptually. Thanks for SRamesh2K's clear explaination.

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