2 computers, 1 internet connexion. the 1st pc (server) has 2 nics and runs winxp. the 1st nic is for the internet and the 2nd nic is for the lan. i enabled ics on the 1st nic but i want to assign it a certain internal ip adress (192.168.0.1). that leaves 2 fields empty (tcp/ip settings): DEFAULT GATEWAY & FAVORITE DNS SERVER. i have no idea what i should fill in. remember, these settings are for the nic that connects to my second pc. i tried leaving all on auto but i can't assign a static internal ip. i really need to assign it a static internal ip cause i also run suse linux and this os shares the internet using this internal ip adress. Don`t worry! There is no sugar.

they should both be set to the same thing, so whatever your second NIC uses for a preffered DNS server and default gateway, so should your 1st NIC

If you get your IP address automatically from your ISP then your external (internet) NIC needs to be set to DHCP. If you have a statically assigned IP from your ISP you enter the information they give you on that same NIC. Your LAN NIC should get 192.168.0.1 as it's IP address by default when you enable ICS on the external (internet) NIC. You don't need a gateway address for the LAN NIC (internal routing handled by ICS and the OS) and your DNS should be set to your ISP's DNS server address. The client PC should have 192.168.0.2 as it's IP with 192.168.0.1 as it's Gateway Address and the DNS IP's of your ISP. All should have 255.255.255.0 as their Subnet Mask. Quick review: NIC 1 (external) IP: set by ISP Subnet Mask: set by ISP DNS: set by ISP NIC 2 (internal/LAN) IP: 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS: ISP's DNS server address(es) Client: IP: 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway Address: 192.168.0.1 DNS: ISP's DNS server address(es)

i thought so. thanx anyway guys. Don`t worry! There is no sugar.