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Installing ICS - Installing ICS on Windows 98SE/ME |
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Time to install and Configure ICS.
Now that your ICS computer can talk to the internet
AND your home network, it is time to install ICS. From the start
menu, select control panels. Double click add/remove programs, click the
‘Windows Setup’ tab, double click 'Internet Tools', and check the ‘Internet
Connection Sharing’ box. (Windows may ask you for your setup disks).
 Your system may reboot, but eventually
you will see the Home Networking Wizard. It looks like this. The first screen will ask you about your internet
connetion. If you have a cable or dsl modem, select “A direct connection…”
and select the network adapter that your cable modem or dsl modem is
attached to.
The next screen allows you to select your Home
Network connection. You do not have to create a Home Networking setup
disk, this tutorial will show you how to configure your other computers.
You are now finished installing ICS on your Windows 98/SE computer.
After rebooting, we need to secure your computer
from the rest of the world.
SECURING YOUR ICS COMPUTER
Microsoft File Sharing should never be ‘bound’ to
any protocol that talks directly to the internet. In the current state of
your system, Microsoft network could be exposing your computer to hackers
on the intrnet. It is very important that you follow the next steps.
 In your network properties, select “TCP/IP
(Shared) -> …” and click properties. Next select the Bindings tab and
de-select ‘File and Printer sharing for Microsoft Networks’. This will
keep hackers from ‘mounting’ the shares on this computer. Configure your other
computers
Next, we need to configure your other computers on
your home network. We will refer to these as ICS clients even though they
do not have ICS installed on them.
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