Help With Internet Connection Sharing With Windows 2000

[Frankie]

I just got my network working with Windows 2000 and now I have another question. How to you set up the internet sharing option. I've tried following the help files on Windows 2000 but it's not very helpful to say the least. When I did try to set it up it messed up my network. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is there a web site that has any instructions on how to set up internet connection sharing between 2 computers that both use Windows 2000?

 

[MikeA]

Ok, go to control pannel on your server computer and go to Network/Dialup. Now right click on your dialup connection, what ever you called it, and go to properties. Then click on the Sharing tab and click on enable ICS. There, your done with the server (just reboot it before setting up the 2nd computer). Now go to the 2nd computer (the client) and go to the same folder in the control pannel this time run the "new connection" thing, select the options accordingly and you should be done. Reboot and both computers have access to the internet.

 

[ddiccico]

A little more info would help, what's your internet connection (dialup, ethernet)? Do you have 2 nics, or one connected to a hub?

 

[Frankie]

I have the computers hooked up with 2 NIC's.. no hub. I'm using Dialup, no DSL or cable in my area yet 🙁

 

[ddiccico]

double click the dialup connection, click properties. there should be a tab for sharing. click share this internet connection. this will change the IP address of the nic that connects to the other computer to 192.168.0.1 and its subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. (if you've screwed around with the IP addresses of your nics, you might get a warning). now you should be able to set your other machine (it shouldn't matter that it's running 2k, I've connected linux and mac boxes to a 2k gateway with no problems) to use dhcp. it should get an address from the gateway (your 2k box connected to the internet) - something like 192.168.0.x.

If dhcp doesn't seem to work with your second computer, you'll have to enter the network settings manually. under TCP/IP settings, set its ip to 192.168.0.x (anything from 2-254), and subnetmask to 255.255.255.0, and DNS server to 192.168.0.1 (your 2k box connected to the internet will resolve the ip address for the other machine). you can leave the default gateway line empty.

edit: are you using a cross-over cable to connect the two machines?

 

[Frankie]

Thanks... I'll try that and see if it works and let ya'll know.

 

[Frankie]

I decided to first try to find a newer version of my sygate software, which I did. 😀 Now I've got my network running, my internet sharing working and I'm a happy camper using Windows 2000. 😀 Now I have to sit down and figure out what all this administrator and security crap does. LOL I'll have to admit that Windows 2000 does have MUCH more security than any other version of Windows.