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Internet Connection Sharing ?

Hi!
I have following problem:

I have server and 8 clients setup over dialup connection and ICS and that is working just fine. Now I installed Satellite connection(one way) which I can't share with my client's.

Dialup works perfectly over ICS, but sattelite connection is ignored, if i remove DNS from dialup, then nothing happens (satellite don't work, neither does dialup)

Everything works perfect on server, but client's dont "see" anything through ICS except dialup.

Basicly what I am trying to achive is:
Client sends request to the internet through my server which use dialup(modem), and get response from satellite (which is working perfectly on the server)

I've managed to get this working with litlle program called winproxy (500 or 600 Kb), and it works perfectly with surfing the Net and downloading files, but things like messenger, https ..etc don't work this way, and it's important to me :)

Also, English is not my native language so if you didn't understand what I am acctualy trying to do feel free to ask, becouase I am not sure that I explained correctly :)

Thanks!!!

rindi

With "server", do you mean a real server OS, like windows 2000 server or windows 2003 server? If you are using such an OS you can install and configure RRAS (Remote Routing an Access Services). With this yoa are far more flexible than with ICS when sharing an internet connection. RRAS is already part of the OS and you just need the Original CD to install it.

marino123

ASKER

No Im using Windows XP Pro SP2...

Is there maybe some solutions for WinXP...

rindi

I suggest you uninstall ICS, then install it again, this time giving the sattelite connection as the interrnet connection (you might also first have to uninstall the dialup connection as well).

Gen2003

Are you using Satellite for asymetric Internet? Sending traffic via modem and receiving via satellite? If so the ICS will not work as it is doing NAT. But now (with satellite) you are using two interfaces so traffic coming through sat is not assosiated with your clients. What you have to do is to put some socks proxy soft on your 'server' thus all traffic will go through socks proxy (originating at server side) and will be correctly returned to clients.

marino123

ASKER

Yes I am sending request via modem and reciving data via satellite. Is there an easier way to set that in WIN 2003?

marino123

ASKER

I have proxy software installed on my machine, and clients can surf and download from the internet, but things like MS messenger, and https pages don't work.
Do you have/know better software. I am currently using WinProxy 1.5.3 (downloaded from http://www.winproxy.net/)

Gen2003

Try http://www.proxy-pro.com/family/Features.htm

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marino123

ASKER

Ok rindi, thank you for your answer. I solved the problem by adding a button in IE toolbar which edit registry and enable or disable proxy settings in IE so basicly if I want to use Messenger, or https pages I am stuck with Dialup, for everything else there is a satellite (which it was a pleasant surprise). There is only one bad thing in this solution and that is restarting IE, but thats another question :)

rindi

Thanx too.