Re: how do i configure??

Neither configuration will inherently do what you want. However, it's possible that if you connect the Internet input of a router to the ICS NIC on the laptop (which in turn is connected to the Internet), may be able to configure the router to restrict access. Each router is different, so look in your router's User Guide for "access control" or the like. Even this, however, is only designed to block a few "bad" websites, rather than block everything but one "good" website.

In the end, because ICS only works while the laptop is working, if you're present while your laptop is present, you may just have to monitor the kids' surfing habits manually.



basschakra wrote:
in my situation i am dealing with a non-wired classroom with limited resources. so my bottom line desire is to have the kids on the client side of the ICS be 'only' be able to access the 'one' necessary site. so it seems like your first recommendation is the one i should follow since i could configure the router and use its' firewall to limit/secure access to the particular site. am i correct in this assumption??? many thanks again...mc

"Lem" wrote:

Each computer connected to the ICS host is independent, i.e., can connect to whatever site it wants. The ICS host need not be "viewing" any Internet site at all -- but it has to be turned on and not in standby/hibernate mode. In effect, ICS makes the host computer behave like a router for the other computers.

Normally, the home routers that most of us see actually combine several devices in a single box. One of these typically is a switch, which is why most home routers have 4 LAN ports rather than just 1. The ICS host computer doesn't have a switch, so if you want to connect more than one computer to it, you have to add a switch. Rather than buying a separate switch (which you could do), you can use the switch portion of your router, which is what happens if you connect the ICS host computer to one of the LAN ports on the router.

basschakra wrote:
Lem...one other question. in your 'ideally' statement, are the other pc's 'limited' to what IP address (site) that the laptop is viewing or are the other pc's 'independant' and free to view any site they choose regardless of what the laptop might be doing? so, in ICS configs are the clients tied to the hosts movements? thanks again...mc

"Lem" wrote:

There are wireless routers that accept a wireless data card for Internet access.

If you want to use ICS on your laptop (which means that the laptop must be on in order for any of the other computers to access the Internet), things *may* work (if you *only* want to access the Internet) if you configure the router's WAN interface to obtain an IP address automatically and connect the laptop to the router's Internet input, but ideally:
(a) the Internet connection of your router should be left UNconnected; (b) the DHCP server function of the router should be disabled; and
(c) the NIC on the laptop should be connected to one the LAN ports on the router.




basschakra wrote:
thanks for the reply robert. the situation that this remedy rquires that i set it up this way. tho i do agree the other way is more standard and ideal.

so in this setup using the ICS config, am i assuming correctly that my laptop ethernet connection must go into the internet connection of the router so that the other desktops can access? thanks again!!!

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

It is better to have a router connecting to the Internet and all computers connect to the internet through the router. If you must connect the internet via the laptop, you may want to setup ICS. This how to may help.
How to setup Windows ICS
Windows 2000 supports both Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet Confection Shading (ICS) al1ow workgroup users to access to the Internet. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/ics.htm


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"basschakra" <basschakra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:66022CD2-7EC5-42AB-BA01-B4973D78938B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
this question has probably been answered many times and if so add me to the
list.;o)

i have a laptop with a wireless data card for internet access. i have
multiple desktops that i would like to connect thru a router via ethernet
connections and have them be able to access the internet via the laptop's
wireless data card.

is this possible and if so, how do i configure things??? thanks much...mc
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