How do I share one Internet connection among several Windows 2000 machines?
First you need a physical network–network cards in each machine, cables or a wireless network connecting the PCs, and possibly a small hub. With all that in place, adding Internet connection sharing (ICS in Windows 2000 lingo) is a breeze. Windows has everything needed to put this into play. At the Windows 2000 machine that is connected to the Internet, select Settings, Control Panel, then start the Network and Dial-Up Connections applet. Right-click the Net connection you want to share and choose Properties. Click the Sharing tab, then check the box “Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection.” Also check the box “Enable on-demand dialing” so that when another computer on the network accesses the Internet, this PC automatically dials the modem. You can leave this disabled if you’re using an always-on digital subscriber line or cable modem connection to the Internet. On the other PCs in the local-area network you need only verify that they can obtain an Internet Protocol a
