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ICS With Linux

This document provides instructions for sharing an internet connection from a Windows XP computer to a Linux computer. It describes enabling Internet Connection Sharing on the XP computer, configuring the Linux computer with an IP address on the same private network, and adding routes and DNS settings to allow the Linux computer to access the internet through the XP computer.

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ICS With Linux

This document provides instructions for sharing an internet connection from a Windows XP computer to a Linux computer. It describes enabling Internet Connection Sharing on the XP computer, configuring the Linux computer with an IP address on the same private network, and adding routes and DNS settings to allow the Linux computer to access the internet through the XP computer.

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Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing

with Linux
On the XP box, you need to enable Internet Connection Sharing. This should be in your network
connections, and probably in the properties of your Dial Up connection. Once this is done, then
you need to make sure that both computers have network cards installed and working. After
enabling ICS, it should set your Network card to a static IP address of 192.168.0.1 . This is a
private IP (doesn't get routed over the internet) and is used for internal networks.
The next step is to configure your linux box. You need to have router or a share hub, but if you
only have 2 computers and wanted to connect them up and share the internet connection, you
need to use the twisted/cross cable to connect them up. Then configure the network information
as follows:
IP Address: 192.168.0.x (where x is any number between 2 and 254)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
The gateway is very important as it tells the linux how to find the route through to the internet.
In your linux shell prompt type the below:
#ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
#route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1
To make sure that the two machines are networked, you can go to a command line and type 'ping
192.168.0.1' and press enter. Press CTRL+C to cancel the ping command.
However you still won't be able to type an address into your browser and have it find the
internet. You need to go to your ISP's homepage or contact their support to find their DNS
settings. You will need to enter the two (Primary and Secondary DNS) in your linux box
(/etc/resolv.conf on redhat). Now your linux machine should be able to:
1. find the route to the internet and
2. resolve names to IP addresses in order to search the internet.
On the other hand, if you are currently on cable/dsl and still want to go through the linux box,
you can still do the same thing. However, you have to have two network cards in your XP box
and one in your linux box. Configure the first card for your cable/dsl connection, then share the
connection. The second card should be assigned IP 192.168.0.1 .
If you are using ZoneAlarm, ICS is not supported in the free version. The way around it is to set
the internet and trusted zone to medium.

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