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Internet Connect Sharing Part 2 ICS - setting it up. Ian Waugh explains how... After reading the first thrilling instalment of our ICS series you probably can't wait to get it up and running. The installation process "should" be straightforward although it varies slightly according to your Operating System. The first thing to do is to make sure that your network is up and running and fully functional. ICS will not work if it isn't so now's the time to sort out nay networking problems you may have. You also must ensure that your Internet connection is working. It probably is otherwise you wouldn't be reading this but, needless to say, if it's not then ICS won't work either. Win 98 and Me We'll look at the set-up procedure for Windows 98 SE (you must have the SE update installed) and Windows Me. ICS will probably not have been added to your computer during the OS installation so select Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs and click on the Windows Setup tab.
Select Internet Tools (Win 98) or Communications (Win Me) and check the Internet Connect Sharing box. Close the windows. You may be prompted for your installation CD and you may have to reboot. You will eventually be presented with the ICS Wizard. Follow the on-screen prompts to install ICS. The options will vary from system to system but they basically involve selecting your Internet connection, your network adapter and so on. You will be prompted to reboot after which ICS will be installed. Tight net As a matter of security, it is recommended that you disable file and printer sharing that may be "bound" to Microsoft File Sharing. This could be used by hackers to access your computer. To do this, right-click on the Network Neighbourhood or My Network Places icon on the desktop and select Properties. Scroll through the list of components and select TCP/IP (Shared) -> and click on properties.
Click on the Bindings tab and deselect the "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" check box. Win 2000 and XP Setting up under Windows 2000 and XP is much simpler. Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties. Right-click on your Internet connection icon and then click on the Sharing tab. There's only one check box here so click in it then click on OK to close the windows. A dialogue will appear explaining the new IP address, Just click on OK. A reboot is probably in order. The next step is to configure the other machines to use the ICS connection. Make sure your network connection is up and running. Again, the procedures are slightly different for each OS. Win 98 SE and Win Me Right-click on My Network Places and select properties. You should have at least the following components installed (although you may have more): Client for Microsoft Networks, your network adapter, NetBEUI, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft networks, and TCP/IP. If some of these are missing, click on the Install button and install them.
Select TCP/IP and in the IP Address tab select Obtain and IP address automatically. In the Gateway tab make sure the new gateway box is blank. In the Bindings tab check both the "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" boxes. Reboot. Windows 2000 and XP Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties, right-click on the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. Make sure the same four components described in the Win 98 section are installed. Select the TCP/IP component and click on the Properties tab. Select the Obtain and IP address automatically radio button and also the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio button. Reboot. Configuring IE The final step is to configure Internet Explorer. This assumes you're running version 5.x. Close any copies of IE that may be running, find the IE icon on your desktop, right-click on it and select Properties. Select the Connections tab. If there is a radio button saying "Never dial a connection" then click on it. Click on the LAN Settings button. Check the Automatically detect settings box. Reboot. That's it! In the third and final part, we'll see how to configure ICS on the Mac and look at some common problems.
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