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Enable IP routing on Windows workstations
(Article ID: 000956)
SummaryIP routing would normally be handled through the use of a standalone router or the use of a server that has been set up to route IP traffic. If a standalone router or server with router capabilities is not available a workstation running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional can be used.
NOTE: These instructions may not work with a system running Windows XP Home Edition. Let me know if they do and I will update this article accordingly.
Step-by-step instructions
To enable IP routing on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional workstation, do the following:
- Open Registry Editor (Start>Run>
regedit).
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters.
NOTE: HKLM is the abbreviation for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
- Locate the DWORD value
IPEnableRouter.
NOTE: If this value does not exist, do the following:
- Click Edit.
- Click New.
- Click DWORD value.
- Type
IPEnableRouterand press ENTER.
- Click Edit.
- Double click on
IPEnableRouter.
- Type 1 and press ENTER.
- Close Registry Editor.
A restart may be necessary for the changes to take effect.
Document(s) Referenced:
- TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows, Chapter 5 - IP Routing (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate
/technol/tcpipfund/tcpipfund_ch05.mspx)
- Split Tunneling for Concurrent Access to the Internet and an Intranet (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns
/cableguy/cg1003.mspx)
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