But how does this tool work, and how do you enable it?
What are its pros and cons?
This article will answer all these questions.
Additionally, well show you how to configure various ICS tool controls.
How Does the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Tool Work?
The ICS tool uses one computer (the host) to connect other devices to the internet.
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The unit that shares an internet connection using ICS is the gateway machine.
This means the internet traffic that flows on the other devices must also go through this gear.
So, how do you activate the ICS tool on your Windows machine?
Finally, pressOKand then wrap up the Internet Connection Sharing tool.
TheNetworkingsection is a place where you could configure various web link parameters.
To get started, press theConfigurebutton to configure the online grid adapter configs.
From there, follow the on-screen instructions and then pressOK.
Next, scroll down to the “items” section in the Networking tab.
From there, check the relevant boxes to fire up the options in that section.
Let’s now head to theSharingtab.
This is where you could configure the Internet Connection Sharing configs.
Next, check theAllow other internet users to control or kill the shared Internet connectionbox.
From there, you’ve got the option to configure advanced parameters by clicking theSettingsbutton.
When you finish, press theOKbutton to save these changes.
Let’s now explore how you’re able to configure some ICS service options.
ICS Service controls
Here are the steps for configuring the ICS Service controls:
Navigate to theGeneraltab.
From there, select theStartup typedrop-down menu and selectAutomatic.
Finally, press theStartbutton, pressApply, and then pressOK.
Next, open thePropertieswindow again and navigate to theLog Ontab.
From there, choose the account you want to use while running the ICS tool.
By default, the Local System account should be selected.
This is where you might select your computers response in case the ICS tool fails.
To access this section, open theICS Propertieswindow as per the previous steps and then select theRecoverytab.
This section contains the services that the ICS tool depends on.
To access this section, open theICS Propertieswindow and then selectDependencies.
For now, we wont configure prefs for the Base Filtering Engine service.
This feature is free-to-use and comes with tons of benefits.
And if youre looking for better speed and reliability, you might want to consider merging multiple internet connections.
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