ICS vs NAT

[joe tt]

Hi,
I need to configure NAT on an XP (Pro/HE) whose public connection is
already on 192.168.0.x/24, so ICS is not an option. Windows Firewall
is also active and protects public connection.
First off, is this possible? Can I have NAT on XP beyond what's been
provided by ICS?
Existence of 'netsh routing ip nat' context suggests it, but I haven't
been able to make it work so far.
Are RRAS and WF/ICS services mutually exclusive in this context?

I need authoritative answers (no guesswork) since I've already spent
too much time on this issue, please help.
thanks

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

No - RRAS/NAT is exclusive to the Server OS. XP has no native NAT server
support other than ICS. There are third party programs that can provide NAT
on an XP machine.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP