Editing Internet Connection Sharing (section)

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| date = May 2017
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{{Infobox software
| name             = Internet Connection Sharing
| screenshot_size  = 300px
| other_names      = ICS
| service_name     = SharedAccess
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
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'''Internet Connection Sharing''' ('''ICS''') is a [[Windows service]] that enables one [[Internet]]-connected computer to share its Internet connection with other computers on a [[local area network]] (LAN). The computer that shares its Internet connection serves as a [[Gateway (telecommunications)|gateway device]], meaning that all traffic between other computers and the Internet go through this computer. ICS provides [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP) and [[network address translation]] (NAT) services for the LAN computers.

ICS was a feature of [[Windows 98 SE]] and all versions of [[Windows]] released for personal computers thereafter.