Re: Disabling ICS on Win XP

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:16:33 -0700

In article <be1501c40c21$b2faee20$a601280a@phx.gbl>, "CJT"
<vze5584t@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>I accidentally ran the Networking Wizard in WinXP &
>>>apparently turned on the ICS...
>>>
>>>I currently use a router to connect all my machines to my
>>>internet connection, so I do not want ICS on. It's now
>>>causing problems with my other machines connecting to the
>>>network -- they cannot connect unless this computer is
>>>turned on! :(
>>>
>>>Can someone help me to turn off / disable ICS on Win XP
>>>host machine?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>
>>Two possible fixes:
>>
>>1. Run the Networking Wizard again and tell it that the computer
>>connects to the Internet through a residential gateway (router).
>>
>>2. If ICS is enabled, one of the connections will show "Shared" in its
>>description when you click View | Details in the Network Connections
>>folder. In that case, right click that connection, click Properties |
>>Advanced, and un-check the Internet Connection Sharing box.
>
>I tried this, and none of my connections show "Shared" or
>have the ICS checkbox on the Advanced tab as you mention.
>Any other suggestions?
>
>Thanks.

Did you try my first suggestion?

If none of the connections show "Shared", what tells you that
something turned on ICS?

The ICS option only appears in the Advanced tab when all of these are
true:

1. There are at least two enabled, connected network connections: one
for the Internet, and one or more for the LAN.

2. The Internet Connection Firewall is disabled on the LAN
connection(s).

3. The Internet connection isn't bridged. 

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