Question about ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)

7 May 2007 5:56 PM

Brian

Hello,

I have a client (who owns his own business) with a stand-alone laptop with a
Sprint Wireless card. The wireless card works great, but he would like to
share his internet connection at the office with a Windows 2000 domain
controller. Now, for the question...

Is it possible for a stand-alone computer to provide a shared Internet
connection (ICS) with a domain controller?

Please HELP! Any info appreciated.

7 May 2007 7:25 PM

Chuck

On Mon, 7 May 2007 10:56:01 -0700, Brian <Br***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a client (who owns his own business) with a stand-alone laptop with a
>Sprint Wireless card. The wireless card works great, but he would like to
>share his internet connection at the office with a Windows 2000 domain
>controller. Now, for the question...
>
>Is it possible for a stand-alone computer to provide a shared Internet
>connection (ICS) with a domain controller?
>
>Please HELP! Any info appreciated.

Brian,

See my answer in your other thread please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#MultiPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#MultiPosting

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7 May 2007 9:34 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <4AD42D39-AED9-4BEC-98B4-811EB99C1***@microsoft.com>, Brian
<Br***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a client (who owns his own business) with a stand-alone laptop with a
>Sprint Wireless card. The wireless card works great, but he would like to
>share his internet connection at the office with a Windows 2000 domain
>controller. Now, for the question...
>
>Is it possible for a stand-alone computer to provide a shared Internet
>connection (ICS) with a domain controller?
>
>Please HELP! Any info appreciated.

Microsoft's documentation specifically says not to connect a computer
running ICS to a network that has a domain controller. ICS has
built-in DHCP and DNS servers, and they can disrupt the operation of a
domain.

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