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I think you may have missed something. (but I may be wrong).

A dhcp server dynamically assigns IP addresses from certain scopes.

In no way does it facilitate 'internet connection sharing'.

You need to run the NAT service (Network address translation), which is essentially what ICS is.

Take a look at a product like Winroute Pro if you want a more userfriendly / comprehensive solution to allow a workstation to act as an internet gateway.

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Here's what you need to do, lets call your net connection NIC1 and other NIC2. Set NIC2 to a private IP address say 192.168.0.100. Set the NIC on the other PC to a private address in the same network ID say 192.168.0.101. (You can skip the above if you have a DHCP server). Now connect NIC2 to the other PC using a crossover network cable, or with a hub. Now in the PC with the 2 NICs, select both LAN Connections right click them and choose bridge connections. Should work now.

NOTE: This does not disguise the 2 machines as 1. This simply acts as if you hooked up a hub to the Internet Access device and connected both machines to it. If your ISP assigns you IP addresses DO NOT ASSIGN IPs MANUALLY! Also if your ISP only allows 1 connection then this will not work. If you are looking to disguise it as 1 connection you need a NAT as Jon said. In any event setting up a DHCP server isn't going to help you get online.

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I find the sharing connection in windows xp quite tedious, so I am wondering if there is any FREE software that can turn my computer into a DHCP server, so then, my laptop can connect to my computer's second NIC and get online.

P.S. My desktop has two NIC installed.

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ThunderRiver

ICS is about as easy as it gets man and it combines NAT and DHCP and is fool proof...Just go through the wizard on the computer...it makes a disk for you...you just pop it into the other computers that you want to share the connection with and run the the .exe, reboot the computer when it tells you to and you're ready to go.

If you can't handle that you will not be able to setup a router with NAT, DHCP, firewall and other options.

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The problem that I encounter is that I don't like to set up ICS on both computers, server and client because I do take laptop with me everywhere, so I have the need to get connection in any means possible.

With ICS, it has all the bridging crap that makes me computer stuck right there.

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You could set your home LAN to use the same IP range as windows uses when it cant find one. (automatic private IP addressing)

I think its 169.254.*.* , really cant remember though.

Anyway, then dont assign an ip to the laptop manually, so when you connect to the home lan, it'll end up generating an ip on the same subnet.

Then, if you connect to a corporate network that uses dhcp, that'll work fine as well, as you've not manually specified an IP.

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