Win2K internet connection sharing issues

[Buddha Bart]

I'm trying to get my win2k box, to allow my linux box to access the internet. However, when I go to enable ICS, it gives me a message stating that it will re-assign the NIC's IP (not a problem) and that other computers on the network should not be set to static IP's. This leads me to believe that it would run a DHCP server. We had a problem last year when a student accidently ran a DHCP server on campus and started re-assinging peoples IP#'s and effectivly breaking their connections. He is to this day known as DHCP-Boy, and i'd not like to repeat his mistake. Is there any way to make ICS *not* run a dhcp server?

bart

 

[yoyo25]

If you have two network cards in the computer running ICS, it will only have the dhcp running on the internal or private network, and won't screw up the connection on your external network card. Hope this helps.

 

[Mixxen]

You could always just assign an IP to your home NIC card. Then point the linux box to that IP you assigned the home NIC card. Works for me, but I'm using multiple win2k boxes.

If you are on cable, then your cable NIC card needs to use DHCP.

 

[blstriker]

AFAIK, ICS requires DHCP to be enabled. Maybe there is a way to turn it off, but I've never heard of it. ICS will only assign IP number inside your network, not to anything outside the network. One network - one DHCP is right. If the other computers use static IP's then don't worry about it.

In ICS, you can't assign the sharing NIC an IP number, it has to be 192.168.0.1 (I think). Then the DHCP server assigns increments - .2, .3, .4 etc.