Internet Connection Sharing through a broadband router

[Guest]

A friend of mine has two computers in a remote part of the house. One of
them runs XP and has a wireless NIC which connects to a wireless router to
get an Internet Connection. The machine also has a standard 10/100 Ethernet
Card in it.

The other computer (a child's machine) runs Win98. It is a P1 and will not
support a wireless card. It also has a standard 10/100 Ethernet Card in it.

Using a crossover cable between the two wired NIC's, can I get some Internet
connectivity to the P1 computer, and if so, HOW?

I know Internet Connection Sharing would be an option if the XP machine
connected to the Internet directly, but since it must be a client to the
router and a host to the P1, I don't know how to handle it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nick

 

[Nigel Molesworth]

I know Internet Connection Sharing ...

Don't use ICS, plug both PCs into the router, straight leads.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

A friend of mine has two computers in a remote part of the house. One of
them runs XP and has a wireless NIC which connects to a wireless router to
get an Internet Connection. The machine also has a standard 10/100 Ethernet
Card in it.

The other computer (a child's machine) runs Win98. It is a P1 and will not
support a wireless card. It also has a standard 10/100 Ethernet Card in it.

Using a crossover cable between the two wired NIC's, can I get some Internet
connectivity to the P1 computer, and if so, HOW?

I know Internet Connection Sharing would be an option if the XP machine
connected to the Internet directly, but since it must be a client to the
router and a host to the P1, I don't know how to handle it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nick

You can use the XP machine as a router client and an ICS host at the
same time. The only requirement is that the wireless network doesn't
use the same 192.168.0.x/255.255.255.0 subnet that ICS uses.

If the wireless network uses 192.168.0.x, connect to the wireless
router's web interface and change its LAN setup to use a different
subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.

Enable ICS on the XP computer's wireless network connection. If it
asks what connection to use for the home network, tell it to use the
wired LAN connection.

Configure Win98's TCP/IP properties to obtain an IP address
automatically.
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[Guest]

Thanks Nigel, but both of these machines are in a remote part of the house,
where it is not feasible to run wires.