Re: Can't enable ICS in SB Server 2003

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From: Dana Becker [MSFT] (danabeck_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/03/04


Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:52:07 GMT

Running ICS on SBS is not supported. If you are using the Standard version
of SBS 2003, you should use the basic firewall included in Routing and
Remote Access. If you are using Premium, then you have ISA to work with to
provide the firewalling/NAT you require.

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| sbs must be a domain controller, and you shouldn't run ICS on a DC.
Use
| NAT instead. ICS is just a cut-down version of NAT which cannot be
| configured.
|
| "David" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
| news:vT01c.29527$5M6.7323383@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
| > That will enable ICS? or do you mean just use NAT instead?
| >
| > "Rob Elder, MVP-Networking" <relder@thisisnotcorrect.com> wrote in
message
| > news:OBZeF7DAEHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > > Install NAT from Routing and Remote Access.
| > >
| > >
| > > "David" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
| > > news:nvR0c.23550$5M6.5273018@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
| > > > I want to use Internet Connection Sharing on a new installation of
| > Windows
| > > > Server 2003 for Small Business Server, Standard Edition. It's
| supposedly
| > > > included, I don't see how to enable it. The help says open the
| > properties
| > > of
| > > > the network connection associated with the internet, click the
| advanced
| > > tab,
| > > > and click "enable sharing this connection..." or something like
that.
| > > >
| > > > I see no advanced tab.
| > > >
| > > > There are two network cards in the server. One to the LAN and one to
| the
| > > DSL
| > > > modem. I have internet access on the server. It's just that I can't
| find
| > > > where to turn on ICS. Do I need to bridge the two network
connections?
| > Or
| > > > should I just get an external router already and be done with it?
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
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