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From: seaweedsl on 8 Apr 2008 18:18
The missing piece of your puzzle is what is your internet coming in
on? What is the device? Number?

Although you can do internet connection sharing as you did before, it
won't be wireless - unless your cable or DSL modem is all-in-one, you
need a wireless router to do this right.

I suppose that if you insisted, there are ways to do this with your
spare ethernet card and a wireless access point, but it would not be
easier or better or cheaper than setting up your network the correct
way.

Get a wireless router. Even a cheap one can do the job. In the US
they are availible for $30 and up. If, as I suspect, you are in
outside of the US, (they are banned here), then I recommend a Buffalo
WHR-G54 or -G125 for cheap, reliable device that can do some extra
tricks later if you ever need to.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffalo-WHR-G54S-1-125Mbps-Wireless-Broadband/dp/B000BYR4PY

Cheapo router online for US
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16833181219

Steve



From: P.Schuman on 8 Apr 2008 20:42
giddy wrote:
> hey,
>
> sorry that was me,i posted with my mums address signed in.
>
> ok, forget that I said I know how to create a network, I tried connect
> with my Desktop and Laptop with a UTP(yep i had a utp) cable.
>
It would have worked had you used a "crossover" cable or a small hub
The Ethernet cable has a transmit pair & a receive pair... for going to
a hub.
Without the hub, the transmit is connecting to the transmit on the jack
vs the receive.

> On my desktop the LAN that connects to the internet is set to share
> its connection, i also enabled DHCP(67),DHCP(68) on it?
> the _other_ LAN (on my desktp) is set with IP 192.168.0.1, subnet
> 2552552550.
>
that's Internet Connection Sharing - a Windows feature

> The LAN on my laptop is set to obtain IP automatically, it has DHCP
> enabled and somehow obtains a very odd IP, its nothing like the on the
> LAN that connects to the internet?

A LAN is a physical set of wires/wireless - you are describing your
TCP/IP config
Did you get an IP address of 169.xx.xx. ?
That is the address Microsoft Windows creates when it can't get a DHCP
address.

> I've set both computers to the same workgroup name? I also tried the
> running the wizards on both computers,

> The Problem:
> The second LAN on my DESKTOP (that doesn't connect to the internet)
> shows unplugged after I've plugged it all, also, the laptop complains
> with limited connectivity?

it was your incorrect use of a "normal" Ethernet cable vs a "crossover"
cable

> Could someone please help me(And this time i WILL note it down
> somewhere =S)
>

I think others have suggested what you need -
A wireless capable router - to support both your wired desktop,
and your wireless laptop.

As I mentioned previously,
it would help to describe how you are currently connected to the Internet
and what "box" is between your desktop & your Internet connection.

Also - what laptop do you have,
and how do you know the wireless card is installed & working ?


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