ICS Remote Disconnection Utility

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) – included with Windows 98SE and Windows Me – allows a host computer to share its Internet connection with other PCs on a network. However, apart from demand dialling, it gives the clients no control over the Internet connection.

This free "Remote Disconnection Utility" (RDU) allows users on client machines to easily connect and disconnect the host from the Internet. What’s more, it notifies other users of any intention to close down, so that they can prevent the disconnect.

A message with a countdown timer pops up on other machines when a user makes a request to disconnect.

RDU also allows users to "lock" a connection, to prevent disconnects while they are away from their machines, and includes a simple messaging utility. It is automatically launched at start-up and minimised to the System tray.

The latest version of rdusetup.exe (1.75Mb) is available from Twiga Limited’s web site at www.twiga.ltd.uk