Windows 2000 ICS Client Installation

Before you install/configure ICS on another Windows95/98 or NT4 system, I suggest that you
first install the network on all systems using TCP/IP-protocol and verify, that you have a working
network connection to the Windows 98 SE system, acting as ICS Host.

There are some differences in setting up a Windows2000 system as a client of ICS compared
to the ICS Client setup of a Windows95/98/ME system :

1) Configuration of the TCP/IP protocol

	Select the "Properties" of the "My Network Places" icon on the desktop (right-click), then select the "Properties" of your "Local Area Connection" ( again via a right-click)
	in the "Local Area Connection Properties" : Select the "TCP/IP" protocol and display the "Properties"
	The most easy method: Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" The ICS Host will then act as a DHCP-server and assign the IP-address. However that requires the system acting as ICS Host to be powered on during the startup of the Client system (which has to be the case anyway if that system is to be used to connect to the Internet). You can also assign manually an IP-address, but then make sure that it is on the same subnet as the ICS-Host and that the IP-address of the ICS-host is defined as "Default Gateway"
	tab: IP Settings: Unlike Windows95/98/ME (which requires additional setup for WINS), there is no need for any "Advanced" TCP/IP setup on Windows2000. You should check it to make sure, that the default settings are defined (and not any custom values)
	tab: DNS no need to define anything
	tab : WINS no need to define anything, just make sure that nobody changed the selection of "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP"

Once you finished the TCP/IP configuration, verify the settings by opening a "Command Prompt"
Windows and run "ipconfig" (especially if you selected to "obtain an IP-address automatically" ) :

Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection

Connection-specific DNS SUffix . . :
IP Address . . . . . . . .. . . . .:
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . .:
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . :

192.168.0.155
255.255.255.0
192.168.0.1

Check, that your IP-address is on the same subnet as your ICS-HOST (test that by making the
PING test) and that the ICS-host is defined as the "Default Gateway".

2) Configure Internet Explorer

You need to check the configuration of the Internet Explorer :

	Either run the Internet Connection Wizard or configure it manually by selecting in the "Control-Panel" the Internet Options (or right-click on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop and select "Properties" ) tab: "Connections" and make sure, that in "Dial-up Settings" "Never dial a connection" is selected. Click in "Lan Settings"
	In the "LAN Settings" , you should select to "Automatically detect Settings"

A few remarks on using ICS with Windows2000.