Setting up Internet sharing in Win 2000/Xp 

      Using  Microsoft  ICS and Remote Dialer is an easy  and economic solution to share an internet connection.

Remote Dialer will give you the ability to control dial up networking ( dial , hang up , lock , unlock ) easily , 

while Microsoft ICS provide a transparent  internet connection. It's mean that you don't need to  set any proxy setting in client machine.

Requirement :

Network diagram

Server setting

1. network configuration

    start menu >  setting > control panel > network and dial up connection > local area connection

    > properties > TCP/IP ( Your LAN adapter )

    set the IP address to : 192.168.0.1 , subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 , leave DNS,

    Gateway, and the other configuration empty

    click here to view setting image

2. Remote Dialer server

   a.  install Remote Dialer server

   b. make new entry   --> Remote Dialer server > main menu > file > add new entry (if necessary)

   c. activate internet sharing  --> Remote Dialer server > main menu > view > Normal view  

       from normal view double click entry > edit entry button. click here to view setting image

   d. from entry property > share , check enable internet connection sharing

       uncheck  enable on demand dialing.  click here to view setting image

   e. enable ICS auto switch  --> Remote Dialer server >configuration

3. Install ICS

    You don't have to install ICS because ICS is already installed on win 2000/Xp as default

Client setting

1. network configuration

    start menu >  setting > control panel > network and dial up connection > local area connection

    > properties > TCP/IP ( Your LAN adapter )

    -  set  IP address to 192.168.0.2 ,192.168.0.3 ,192.168.0.4,......

    -  set netmask to 255.255.255.0

    -  set Gateway to    192.168.0.1

    -  set DNS to  192.168.0.1

    - leave other setting empty

   click here to view setting image

2. Remote Dialer client

   a.  install Remote Dialer client

   b. set IP address  --> Remote Dialer client  > main menu > view > configuration > server IP address 

       set server IP address to : 192.168.0.1. click here to view setting image

       save and reconnect to server

3. Internet application

    a. Internet explorer > main menu > tools > internet options > connection > lan setting

        leave proxy setting empty.  click here to view setting image

    b. Do the same with other internet application if you already set the proxy setting

    Well you have already finished configuring your server and client, dial an entry form Remote Dialer client then

you can surf the internet from client computer. Don't forget to test other program like ICQ, FTP ,Outlook ,etc

Have a nice surfing

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