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Connecting the ICS Host Computer to the Internet
Connect an Ethernet cable that leads to the Internet to the Ethernet adapter on the ICS host computer. In many cases, the Internet connection will provide automatic IP addressing. To utilize this facility of the Internet connection, the Ethernet connection in the Network Connections folder in Windows XP must be configured for automatic addressing. To configure a computer running Windows XP for automatic addressing, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the network connection that corresponds to the Ethernet network adapter attached to the Internet, and then click Properties.
3. On the General tab, double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list.
4. On the General tab, click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. An example is shown in the following figure.
5. Click OK to save the changes to your connection’s configuration.
If the Internet connection does not provide automatic IP addressing, you must manually configure an IP address configuration. To obtain an IP address configuration, see the network administrator of the network to which you are connecting. To manually configure a computer running Windows XP for an IP address configuration, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the network connection that corresponds to the Ethernet network adapter attached to the Internet, and then click Properties.
3. On the General tab, double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list.
4. On the General tab, click Use the following IP address and type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway as instructed. Click Use the following DNS server addresses and type the IP address of a preferred and alternate Domain Name System (DNS) server as instructed.
5. Click OK to save the changes to your connection’s configuration.
Next, you must enable the Windows Firewall feature of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) feature of Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP with no service packs installed, or a third-party firewall to help protect the ICS host computer from malicious Internet users.
To enable Windows Firewall on the ICS host computer, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Windows Firewall.
2. Click On, and then click OK.
To enable ICF on the Internet connection of the ICS host computer, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the Ethernet network connection that corresponds to the Ethernet network adapter attached to the Internet, and then click Properties.
3. On the Advanced tab, select the Protect my computer by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box.
4. Click OK to save changes to your connection.
After the ICS host computer is connected to the Internet, verify that you have Internet connectivity by using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer to view a few Web sites. To ensure that you are not viewing locally stored copies of Web page contents, refresh each Web page that you view.
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Connecting the ICS Host Computer to the Internet
Connect an Ethernet cable that leads to the Internet to the Ethernet adapter on the ICS host computer. In many cases, the Internet connection will provide automatic IP addressing. To utilize this facility of the Internet connection, the Ethernet connection in the Network Connections folder in Windows XP must be configured for automatic addressing. To configure a computer running Windows XP for automatic addressing, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the network connection that corresponds to the Ethernet network adapter attached to the Internet, and then click Properties.
3. On the General tab, double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list.
4. On the General tab, click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. An example is shown in the following figure.
5. Click OK to save the changes to your connection’s configuration.
If the Internet connection does not provide automatic IP addressing, you must manually configure an IP address configuration. To obtain an IP address configuration, see the network administrator of the network to which you are connecting. To manually configure a computer running Windows XP for an IP address configuration, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the network connection that corresponds to the Ethernet network adapter attached to the Internet, and then click Properties.
3. On the General tab, double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list.
4. On the General tab, click Use the following IP address and type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway as instructed. Click Use the following DNS server addresses and type the IP address of a preferred and alternate Domain Name System (DNS) server as instructed.
5. Click OK to save the changes to your connection’s configuration.
Next, you must enable the Windows Firewall feature of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) feature of Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP with no service packs installed, or a third-party firewall to help protect the ICS host computer from malicious Internet users.
To enable Windows Firewall on the ICS host computer, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Windows Firewall.
2. Click On, and then click OK.
To enable ICF on the Internet connection of the ICS host computer, do the following:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2. Right-click the Ethernet network connection that corresponds to the Ethernet network adapter attached to the Internet, and then click Properties.
3. On the Advanced tab, select the Protect my computer by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box.
4. Click OK to save changes to your connection.
After the ICS host computer is connected to the Internet, verify that you have Internet connectivity by using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer to view a few Web sites. To ensure that you are not viewing locally stored copies of Web page contents, refresh each Web page that you view.
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