Creating an Ad-Hoc Network?

[nigelmercier]

I know this has been asked before, but I can't find a solution. I want to set
up an ad-hoc network on my online PC so I can share its Internet connection.

The set up proceeds for a while, then I get an error message "Windows could
not set up <name of network>".

I've tried different security details, I get the same message.

 

[AJR]

Review procedure for ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) - compyers must be
members of the same workgroup - default is MSHOME.

 

[nigelmercier]

Review procedure for ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) - compyers must be
members of the same workgroup - default is MSHOME.

Sorry, but I don't see the relevance of either of these points.

I have not got to the ICS stage, it's the set-up of the ad-hoc network that
causes problems. Similarly, the workgroup is not the issue, it's not a
problem connecting to the network, it's a problem with creating the network.

Also, the default is WORKGROUP, not MSHOME.

Apart from that, 10/10

 

[nigelmercier]

Is this vista to vista

The host is running Vista, at present there are no other PCs involved.

wired or wireless

Wireless.

 

[nigelmercier]

Sorry I must be missing something you need at least 2 pc's to have a
network, you can do the preparation work but untill you actually have
two devices that can detect each other no vista ad-hoc network can exist

Surely there must be a stage where you set up the network on one PC, then a
second stage where you connect to it with another PC? I cannot do the first
stage.

 

[nigelmercier]

In all cases all the involved devices (or at least two) need to be
present in order to set up the network

Sorry, but I don't believe this. How can you set up a network between two
PCs where you have to configure them both at exactly the same time?