Can XP ICS support SuSe DHCP?

I am trying to install a SuSe 9.0 machine and access the net thru a WinXP machine using ICS (which supposedly supplies limited DHCP) The SuSe machine is not receiving its IP via DHCP. Can this configuration work or must I supply the SuSe machine with a static IP? I'm sure the hardware works because the SuSe machine dual boots W98SE which connects to the net with no problems.