Uninstalling ICS?

[Joseph Mama]

Ok Ok Ok... I know what you're thinking..

As I mentioned before I have ICS working... But now I want to use my Linksys Beefy41.. I started to mess with this last night but the instructions don't assume that you have any type of sharing in place.. Which NIC card should I remove from the server? The one that's used for the Lan or the one that is configed for the internet.. And is ICS an actual program that I need to remove from the server?

Any step by step answers will be helpful... thanks!!

Joe

[boricua021]

It doesn't matter which nic you remove. A nic is a nic. some brands are better but that won't be a problem i don't think. You can remove ics by removing it from device manager screen. Should be that simple.

[Joseph Mama]

Thanks for the tip..

Here is another situation, now my roommate is complaining that the Linksys was a waste of money, (umm I paid for it) and that ICS properly configured is secure in enough... Plus he is running IIS with no patches installed.. I just want someone to verify if the router is needed (pros/cons) of it... And if this set up is safe.

I just don't want my machines security compromised (i also use zone alarm on my machine) or my bandwidth sucked dry because of him hosting his crap on IIS.

So if anyone could please point out any security risks with this set up please let me know.

Thanks again to everyone who has helped me out with all of this.

Here is the setup again...

Server - Win2K server 2NICs
My box - Win2K pro
Roomate - Win98
@home Cable modem

[fastchevy]

HI,

well if your using the ICS machine as a webserver also then especially with IIS there are risks....(get the patches!!! IIS has more holes than swiss cheese) I'd say more compared to being behind a router....I've used IIS 5 as an ICS machine and also behind a router and had no problems either way. Personally I like ICS and with Zonealarm (since it's a webserver I use Zonealarm Pro)

On the webserver I have just what I need for the webserver..no other personal stuff...then if you need to see your other PC, install Netbeui and use that..since it's not routable noone can use it to see into your other PC....alot of people just use TCP/IP to see their other computer which means everyone else can too.

Since you have the router..might as well use it and free up a few resources by getting rid of the 2nd NIC

[boricua021]

You don't need to install netbui to see the other computer. Just use the sharing option with the right click of the mouse. As far as firewalls. I've always been told that a router acts as a firewall itself. And that's a hardware firewall which acts different from a software firewall. Someone that knows more might be able to help you on the firewall situation.

[The Dude]

Originally posted by Joseph Mama
Ok Ok Ok... I know what you're thinking..

As I mentioned before I have ICS working... But now I want to use my Linksys Beefy41.. I started to mess with this last night but the instructions don't assume that you have any type of sharing in place.. Which NIC card should I remove from the server? The one that's used for the Lan or the one that is configed for the internet.. And is ICS an actual program that I need to remove from the server?

Any step by step answers will be helpful... thanks!!

Joe
I have used ics and found it to work well, but the client machines network traffic must go through it and will use resourses. Also the host must be on for the client to access the net. I now use a router and i am glade i switched. You can remove ICS in win 98. I believe it is in network components in add remove programs, might be windows components, i'm useing win 2k now and can't remeber. Any way you can just go to device manager and delete the nic card you are going to remove without removeing ICS. A router has a hardware firewall, will block unwanted incomeing traffic. Software fire walls like zone alarm will also block warn you about out going traffic. Trogen horse viruses often try to send info out without you knowing. I would recomend that you do not bind file and printer shareing to tcpip. Netbeui is not routable to the internet, so bind client for microsoft networks and file and print shareing to it. you can then share files over your network and they are not accessable from the internet.You will still need tcpip for browsing the web, just make sure file and print shareing arn't bound to it. Hope this helps. I am new at networking myself, but have learned a lot from this site.