On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 06:39:40PM -0500, ming wrote:
>Don't use ICS, its crap. If anything use RRAS on the windows box to
>setup a router. It would be way better to use the linux box as the
>router that you need. Then use iptables to set up some port forwarding
>to the windows box for the services you want to display, ie web, smtp,
>pop3. Just my $.02
ICS _is_ crap, but if you are using win9x as your 'router' you have
little choice.  ICS is a little tricky to get working correctly.  I just
set up a friend of mine last night.  So I will breifly explain.

In the 'add/remove programs' look in the 'windows setup'.  Choose the
IE tab and click details.  Make sure you have ICS checked (first option
iirc).  If it is not checked, and you check in and hit apply/ok then
after it bugs your for your c:\win98,c:\windows\system crap it should
start the little 'wizard'.  If it is already checked, cancel out and go
the start=>run and type icssetup, the wizard will start.  It allows you
ta make a floppy, do this if you like or skip it (depending on your
routing knowledge).  Windows will kindly ask you to restart and reset
your ip to 192.168.0.1/24. After the reboot, and with no zone-alarm or
the like (unless you configured it to allow this traffic) you will be
ready to share.  Point the rest of your computers in the network to
192.168.0.1 as their gateway and an appropriate IP in that subnet (or
use the stupid disc it made for you).

This of course assume you are running linux boxen behind this
connection, because otherwise this entire 'mini-howto' is flamably OT.

hth

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