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From: fldav76 on 21 May 2008 15:54
After banging my head against the wall for weeks, i've decided to post
here in hopes that smarter mind have an answer.

my situation:
I have one desktop (windows xp pro) that is connected to a dsl
internet hookup.

i have a laptop (windows xp home) that can currently only get online
if i crawl down and hook it to the dsl box with an ethernet cable.

my sister has a laptop (windows xp pro) with the same situation.

all computers have wireless cards.


I would like (love, kill for) to have the desktop share the dsl
connection via wireless. so that both laptops and the desktop can all
browse the web at the same time. [i'd also like to enable file and
printer sharing so that all computers can print from the desktops
printer and store file on the desktops hard drive]

i have run the connection wizards on the ICS host...but after the lan
connection shows as being "connected,shared, firewalled"...the desktop
is no longer able to access the internet!
at that time the clients are not able to access the internet either.
(the wireless network look fine...they all say they are
connected...and the shared files are accessible)

i have not found any solutions in any troubleshooters or online help
pages. i seem to recall having this problem in a windows ME ICS
host...i think it had something do do with disabling a service...maybe
DCHP? ... i can't recall.

I'd just love it if someone could help me fix this.
thanks,
David
From: smlunatick on 21 May 2008 16:51
It is a lot easier to get a wireless router and connect the DSL box to the
router. Then, you can freely move the laptops around without worrying about
wireless access from the desktop.

On 21/05/2008 fldav76(a)gmail.com wrote:
>After banging my head against the wall for weeks, i've decided to post
>here in hopes that smarter mind have an answer.
>
>my situation:
>I have one desktop (windows xp pro) that is connected to a dsl
>internet hookup.
>
>i have a laptop (windows xp home) that can currently only get online
>if i crawl down and hook it to the dsl box with an ethernet cable.
>
>my sister has a laptop (windows xp pro) with the same situation.
>
>all computers have wireless cards.
>
>
>I would like (love, kill for) to have the desktop share the dsl
>connection via wireless. so that both laptops and the desktop can all
>browse the web at the same time. [i'd also like to enable file and
>printer sharing so that all computers can print from the desktops
>printer and store file on the desktops hard drive]
>
>i have run the connection wizards on the ICS host...but after the lan
>connection shows as being "connected,shared, firewalled"...the desktop
>is no longer able to access the internet!
>at that time the clients are not able to access the internet either.
>(the wireless network look fine...they all say they are
>connected...and the shared files are accessible)
>
>i have not found any solutions in any troubleshooters or online help
>pages. i seem to recall having this problem in a windows ME ICS
>host...i think it had something do do with disabling a service...maybe
>DCHP? ... i can't recall.
>
>I'd just love it if someone could help me fix this.
>thanks,
>David
From: fldav76 on 21 May 2008 17:10
On May 21, 3:51 pm, "smlunatick" <yves...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> It is a lot easier to get a wireless router and connect the DSL box to the
> router. Then, you can freely move the laptops around without worrying about
> wireless access from the desktop.
>

it would be simpler (so i've heard) to get a router...but...1.my cash
flow is tight and 2. i would like to end up being able to use the
desktops large hard drives to store my large files.....so the gizmo i
would need to buy would fairly expensive to have wireless router
capabilities, printer serving capabilities, and huge hard drives for
storing my files.

so yeah...i'd love to get that gizmo...but i'd rather have a solution
now...than the right solution in 5 months.

thanks for the reply,
Dave
From: Steve Winograd on 22 May 2008 01:55
On Wed, 21 May 2008 14:10:44 -0700 (PDT), fldav76(a)gmail.com wrote:

>On May 21, 3:51 pm, "smlunatick" <yves...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> It is a lot easier to get a wireless router and connect the DSL box to the
>> router. Then, you can freely move the laptops around without worrying about
>> wireless access from the desktop.
>>
>
>it would be simpler (so i've heard) to get a router...but...1.my cash
>flow is tight and 2. i would like to end up being able to use the
>desktops large hard drives to store my large files.....so the gizmo i
>would need to buy would fairly expensive to have wireless router
>capabilities, printer serving capabilities, and huge hard drives for
>storing my files.
>
>so yeah...i'd love to get that gizmo...but i'd rather have a solution
>now...than the right solution in 5 months.
>
>thanks for the reply,
>Dave

All you need is a simple wireless router, commonly available for less
than $40. With a wireless router, you can still:

1. Store large files on any of the computers.
2. Connect printers to any of the computers.
3. Share files and printers between all of the computers.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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From: Steve Winograd on 22 May 2008 02:01
On Wed, 21 May 2008 12:54:53 -0700 (PDT), fldav76(a)gmail.com wrote:

>After banging my head against the wall for weeks, i've decided to post
>here in hopes that smarter mind have an answer.
>
>my situation:
>I have one desktop (windows xp pro) that is connected to a dsl
>internet hookup.
>
>i have a laptop (windows xp home) that can currently only get online
>if i crawl down and hook it to the dsl box with an ethernet cable.
>
>my sister has a laptop (windows xp pro) with the same situation.
>
>all computers have wireless cards.
>
>I would like (love, kill for) to have the desktop share the dsl
>connection via wireless. so that both laptops and the desktop can all
>browse the web at the same time. [i'd also like to enable file and
>printer sharing so that all computers can print from the desktops
>printer and store file on the desktops hard drive]
>
>i have run the connection wizards on the ICS host...but after the lan
>connection shows as being "connected,shared, firewalled"...the desktop
>is no longer able to access the internet!
>at that time the clients are not able to access the internet either.
>(the wireless network look fine...they all say they are
>connected...and the shared files are accessible)
>
>i have not found any solutions in any troubleshooters or online help
>pages. i seem to recall having this problem in a windows ME ICS
>host...i think it had something do do with disabling a service...maybe
>DCHP? ... i can't recall.
>
>I'd just love it if someone could help me fix this.
>thanks,
>David

It can be hard to get ICS to work with an ad-hoc (direct
computer-to-computer connections, with no access point) wireless
network like yours.

Does the host computer have a firewall program? Some, such as the
free version of ZoneAlarm, require special configuration to work with
ICS.

Did you share the right connection on the host computer? Share the
DSL Internet connection, not the wireless connection.

Open a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd) on the host and run
the "ipconfig /all" command. It should show that the DSL Internet
connection has properties assigned by your ISP, and the wireless
connection has:

IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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