Topic: Home Networking To Get Access To Internet

[Messiahhenry]

Hello i have got my pc running win 2000 with a 1mb cable connection running a network hub between 3 other computers. The network is working fine but was wandering if there is a way so all of the other computers can access the internet through my connection. All of the other pcs have win 2000.

[Adept]

You already have it built-in to Windows 2000 MessiahHenry!  8)

It's called Internet Connection Sharing.

And guess what - I've completely forgotten how you install it in Win2K I'm sure someone will be along shortly who can help :-[

[Messiahhenry]

ok i thought it was somewhere but didnt know where

ive been using comsocks at the moment but its only a trial version so i would rather do it through windows.

If anyone could show me what i have to do it would be much appreciated.

[Simon]

Found this on XP - might be of some help.

To enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection
Open Network Connections.
Click the dial-up, local area network, PPPoE, or VPN connection you want to share, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
On the Advanced tab, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
If you want this connection to dial automatically when another computer on your home or small office network attempts to access external resources, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box.
If you want other network users to enable or disable the shared Internet connection, select the Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection check box.
Under Internet Connection Sharing, in Home networking connection, select any adapter that connects the computer sharing its Internet connection to the other computers on your network.
 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. For example, if Internet Explorer is connecting to a Web site when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, refresh the browser to reestablish the connection.
To use Internet Connection Sharing, users on your home or small office network should configure TCP/IP on their local area connection to obtain an IP address automatically. For more information, see To configure TCP/IP settings. Users on your home or small office network must also configure Internet options for Internet Connection Sharing. For more information, see To configure Internet options for Internet Connection Sharing.
If the Internet Connection Sharing computer is using ISDN or a modem to connect to the Internet, you should select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box.
 Notes

To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
You must be logged on as a computer administrator to complete this procedure.
Internet Connection Sharing and Internet Connection Firewall cannot be enabled on incoming connections.
For information about the protocols, services, interfaces, and routes that are automatically configured, click Related Topics.
To enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Discovery and Control on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition computers, run the Network Setup Wizard from the CD or floppy disk on these computers.
 
For ICS Discovery and Control to work on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition computers, Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later must be installed.
The Home networking connection is only present when two or more network adapters are installed on the computer.
Internet Connection Sharing, Internet Connection Firewall, Discovery and Control, and Network Bridge are not available on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.