ICS on a domain?

[Vos]

I've got a DSL modem and I'm looking to use ICS on a Windows XP Pro box to allow my other 3 PC's to use the internet.

Everything I've seen says that you can't (or shouldn't) use ICS on a domain, but they don't say why. I've got a Win2K domain on my other 3 boxes. Why shouldn't I be able to connect these Win2K boxes to the XP box and have it run ICS?
I'll disable DHCP and DNS on my Win2K server before I setup ICS.

Do I have to go buy a DSL router or can this work without one?

Thanks,

Vos

 

[GlenJohnson]

I'm not 100% certain, but I think you have to use DHCP in order for this to work. The ip's can't be hard-coded, they have to be assigned by the server running ICS. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
gjohn76351@msn.com

"Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time."
Publilius Syrus (1st century B.C.); Roman writer.

 

[Vos]

Glen, thanks for your input, and yes, if I'm not mistaken, ICS needs to allocate IPs to the client computers in order for them to use ICS. What I meant was that I would disable the DHCP on my Win2K server to ensure that it's DHCP doesn't conflict with the IPs allocated by ICS as I've heard that can be a problem.

Thanks,
Vos

 

[GlenJohnson]

Right you are. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
gjohn76351@msn.com

"Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time."
Publilius Syrus (1st century B.C.); Roman writer.