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Internet Connection Sharing

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 device, meaning that all traffic between other computers and the Internet go through this computer.…

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Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Other names
ICS
Service name
SharedAccess

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Internet Connection Sharing

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples11
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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Internet Connection Sharing

Top relations

related to External links · 8
Internet Connection Sharing → Description, Internet Connection SharingMicrosoft, Microsoft, Setting Up Internet Connection, Sharing With VistaMicrosoft, Sharing With XPMicrosoft, Using ICS, With Windows
Operating system · 1
Internet Connection Sharing → Microsoft Windows
Other names · 1
Internet Connection Sharing → ICS
Service name · 1
Internet Connection Sharing → SharedAccess

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ics windows internet computers computer network connection host lan sharing service ip local address nat also xp provides services tcp

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Internet Connection SharingOperating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Internet Connection SharingOther namesICS1.00infobox
Internet Connection SharingService nameSharedAccess1.00infobox
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksMicrosoft0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksDescription0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksInternet Connection SharingMicrosoft0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksSetting Up Internet Connection0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksSharing With XPMicrosoft0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksSharing With VistaMicrosoft0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksUsing ICS0.60section
Internet Connection Sharingrelated to External linksWith Windows0.60section

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