icsmgr.exe
What is icsmgr.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The process icsmgr.exe is defined as Internet Connection Sharing Manager for the Windows Operating System. It provides computers connected on a network the ability to share a single connection to the Internet using Microsoft's Internet Connection Sharing Protocol (ICS). The latest version of the file icsmgr.exe is 4.10.2222.
The icsmgr.exe application allows multiple users on a Local Area Network (LAN) to execute different tasks at the same time such as sending and receiving email messages, downloading files, and surfing the Internet. It provides protocol support to connected devices without additional configuration. The program icsmgr.exe permits Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Virtual Private Networking (VPN) in order to gain access to a corporate network.
The process icsmgr.exe is a vital process that specifically transmits all Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) requests from networked computers sharing your Internet connection. It is flagged as a system process typically located in a subfolder of C:/Windows/System. The file icsmgr.exe is not available for download because it is a built-in component of Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, and Windows 2000.
The icsmgr.exe program consists of ICS components necessary to run an ICS network, namely DHCP Allocator, DNS Proxy, NAT, APIs, and Auto-Dial. The DHCP service allots the gateway, IP address and the name server on the network while the DNS Proxy allows the identification of Internet servers to be based on names rather than IP addresses. It takes DNS queries from the local network and forwards them to an Internet DNS. The Network Address Translation (NAT) of the program icsmgr.exe is a technique of transceiving network traffic through a router to enable multiple hosts on a network to access the Internet using a single IP address. The Application Programming Interfaces or APIs provides configurations, status and requests for services to be made of it by other applications while the Auto-Dial automatically makes the connections.
The file icsmgr.exe has known file sizes of 81920 bytes and 163840 bytes. It is related to other system processes such as dns.exe, dnsapi.dll, icwconn1.exe, and inetinfo.exe.
Author: Microsoft Corporation.
Author URL: http://www.microsoft.com
Part Of: Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing
Memory Usage: Low, uses only 160 KB of physical RAM.
System Process: Yes
Application: Yes
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: Yes
Uses Internet: Yes
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C:\Windows\System\icsmgr.exe
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