Changing ICS Host

[JoeA]

I use ICS on my home network (running XP Pro on all
computers). I recently purchased a newer, more powerful
machine and intend to use the new machine as the ICS host
making the current host a client. Is there a recommended
sequence/procedure to make this change?
I'm running Zone Alarm Pro as the 3rd party firewall but
that change seems fairly staight forward.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

The more powerful machine won't improve ICS. ICS alone takes very little
computer power so if that's your only reason for making the switch you
may want to re-think this.

Here's the basic How To:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306126&Product=winxp

Steve

 

[JoeA]

OK. Thanks. I wasn't sure if I'd see a decrease in
performance. I would make life simpler adding teh new
machine as a client.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Indeed you would.

Should you decide for other reasons to make the switch, Windows caches
addressing and DNS information, making the switch-over difficult but not
impossible. Merely un-doing ICS on one machine and setting it up on the
other (following the destructions on the link I gave) often doesn't do
the trick. More information about static IP client configurations using
ICS is covered here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309642&Product=winxp

Also keep in mind that switches and routers also have internal address
tables and to force them to re-learn and re-build their address tables
requires power-cycling them after you make the configuration changes to
the PCs.

Steve

 

[NobodyMan]

I use ICS on my home network (running XP Pro on all
computers). I recently purchased a newer, more powerful
machine and intend to use the new machine as the ICS host
making the current host a client. Is there a recommended
sequence/procedure to make this change?
I'm running Zone Alarm Pro as the 3rd party firewall but
that change seems fairly staight forward.

You seem happy using the Internet Crap Sharing software. That's odd;
most people hate it. If you are on broadband and can afford an
inexpensive router (since you are buying a new computer I think you
can probably afford the $50 for this), dump ICS and get a cable/dsl
router. It's easier, more reliable and you don't have to have the
host on for a client to access the net.

 

[JoeA]

I see you're a big fan of ICS. I'm connected via
satellite. My two modems have a USB connection to my host
computer which run the satellite connection SW. Hence, my
need to use ICS.

I did a little investigation and plan on upgrading to the
new generation modem (send, receive, and SW in one unit)
which will connect through my hub eliminating the need to
use ICS.