I have two computers running XP. The first is a laptop that connects to the internet with a wireless USB. The second does not have an internet connection but connects to the laptop via a crossover cable. I have not been able to get network wizard to share my internet connection, but I am able to share files between the two computers. When I tried to manually share the internet I get an error that the IP address is already being used, and then I can no longer connect to the internet via the laptop
What do I do
I've seen some articles about "tricking" ICS. But can't quiet follow them. Is this the answer (and if so how is it done) or is there another solution?

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:06:10 -0800, "JJ" <*deleted*@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have two computers running XP. The first is a laptop that connects to the internet with a wireless USB. The second does not have an internet connection but connects to the laptop via a crossover cable. I have not been able to get network wizard to share my internet connection, but I am able to share files between the two computers. When I tried to manually share the internet I get an error that the IP address is already being used, and then I can no longer connect to the internet via the laptop.
>What do I do?
>I've seen some articles about "tricking" ICS. But can't quiet follow them. Is this the answer (and if so how is it done) or is there another solution?

JJ,

What is the laptop getting the internet connection from?

Please provide ipconfig information for the two computers. Start -
Run - "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in
Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

Is that your actual email address in From:? Learn to munge properly.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Thanks for getting back to me, and thanks for the munging article - much more effective than simply holding onto my hotmail account as a return address e-mail.
I can't run ipconfig, the standard looking c:\ screen pops up, but only for about a second (i'm runing XP on both computers).
The laptop connects via a wireless network connection using a d-link wireless usb adapter.

I am not sure if "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" was supposed to create that file in c:\ but I dont see it there.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:06:10 -0800, "JJ"
<*deleted*@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I have two computers running XP. The first is a laptop
that connects to the internet with a wireless USB. The
second does not have an internet connection but connects
to the laptop via a crossover cable. I have not been
able to get network wizard to share my internet
connection, but I am able to share files between the two
computers. When I tried to manually share the internet I
get an error that the IP address is already being used,
and then I can no longer connect to the internet via the
laptop.
>>What do I do?
>>I've seen some articles about "tricking" ICS. But
can't quiet follow them. Is this the answer (and if so
how is it done) or is there another solution?
>
>JJ,
>
>What is the laptop getting the internet connection from?
>
>Please provide ipconfig information for the two
computers. Start -
>Run - "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" - Open
c:\ipconfig.txt in
>Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
>
>Is that your actual email address in From:? Learn to
munge properly.
>http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
>.
>I have a similar problem in that my computer thats
connected to the internet is running XP when I try to
establish internet connection sharing I get the following
error "An error occurred while Internet Connection
Sharing was being enabled. (null)
Any ideas why I can't make the connection
Thanks
John

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:46:07 -0800, "JJ"
<jj_costello(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:

>I am not sure if "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" was supposed to create that file in c:\ but I dont see it there.

JJ,

Try Start - Run - "command". Then enter
"ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window.

Please provide some detail about your network. What is on the other
end of the USB - wireless network connection on the laptop? Why not
just connect the laptop and other computer as peers?

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 08:31:13 -0800, "JJ"
<jj_costello(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:

>I am not at home now, so I can't get you any further info on the computer except that the laptop gets the wireless from a cable modem.
>How do I connect the two computers as peers?

Put a wireless USB network device on the second computer, and let it
connect directly to the wireless device attached to the cable modem.
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

That unfortunatly is not an option. The placement of the second computer is not close enough to pick up a strong signal, or usually, any signal at all. Thats why I was hoping that I could use the laptop with the wireless USB network as sort of a bridge to the 2nd computer by connecting the two with the crossover cable.

Here is info from running the ipconfig:

Laptop:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Network of Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-A4-AA-DA-E0
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.115.34
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : clvdoh.adelphia.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link Air DWL-122 Wireless USB Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-88-59-6D-61
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.168.240.2
68.168.240.5
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, February 04, 2004 5:24:41 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 07, 2004 5:24:41 PM

PC:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BEDROOM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Kingston EtherRx KNE111TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-F0-7A-F9-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.44.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:41:05 -0800, "JJ"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Here is info from running the ipconfig:
>SNIP<

JJ,

OK, I see the situation. You have a WAP (wireless router / access
point) attached? to the cable modem, using ip address 192.168.0.1.
That's why you get an error that the IP address is already being used
when you try to use ICS.

If you're going to use "laptop" as the gateway for "BEDROOM", you'll
have to use some sharing software in laptop. To use ICS, you need to
change the ip address of the WAP using 192.168.0.1 to something else,
and reconfigure the USB adapter on laptop (DHCP client so not terribly
difficult). Then you can setup ICS using the Xircom at 192.168.0.1
connecting by Ethernet cable to BEDROOM. BEDROOM then gets DHCP
services (including the gateway address) from laptop.

Putting 192.168.0/24 subnet on the Xircom to BEDROOM subnet, you'll
need to use another subnet, say 192.168.1/24, for the cable modem WAP
to D-Link USB subnet attached to laptop. If you just change the cable
modem WAP to say 192.168.0.2, you'll have a DHCP server on
192.168.0.2, and another on 192.168.0.1 (ICS). If you don't setup a
bridge betwen the D-Link and the Xircom, that might work. Or you could
turn the DHCP server on the WAP Off. It's your choice.

OK, try it like this:
1) Reconfigure the IP address of the WAP to 192.168.1.1. Restart
laptop, see if it gets a new ip address and can get internet.
2) Setup ICS on laptop. See if BEDROOM connects, gets an ip address,
and can get internet.
3) If that doesn't work, setup a bridge between the D-Link and Xircom
adapters in laptop. I've never used a bridge in XP networking, so I
don't know what that does to internet access in laptop, but give it a
shot.

Let me know what happens please. I wish I could be there with you and
see it in person.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.