Re: Windows Internet Connection Sharing

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From: Marc Reynolds [MSFT] (marcrey_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/12/04


Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:07:00 -0600

Internet Connection Sharing is not a type of wireless Internet connection.
It is a services that provides NAT, DHCP and a DNS proxy so clients on a
private network can access the Internet.

234815 Description of Internet Connection Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=234815

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Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support
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"tonygmsr" <tonygmsr@comcast.com> wrote in message
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>
> Has anyone tried this type of wireless Internet connection? Is it good?
> What about IT security, I have Norton Firewall in my main computer,
> would the wireless Internet sharing still work?   What is the range
> (this is very important to me)  or what is the farthest distance a
> client computer from the Proxy Server to get connection? Thanks in
> advance for your information.
>


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