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How do I setup ICS with dialup and wireless router?
I've been reading lots of threads/information but can't find/figure out what
to do in my case. Sorry!!!
My situation:
Computer 1: Desktop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, with dial up
connection to Internet
Computer 1 is connected by cable to Port 1 of Dlink DI-524 Wireless Router
Computer 2: Laptop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, with wireless
connection to DI-524 router.
Computer 3: Desktop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, connected by cable
to Port 2 of DI-524 router
There is NO DSL, Cable Modem, or other Internet connection. The only
Internet connection is the dialup connection on Computer 1.
File sharing and printer sharing work just fine on all computers with no
problems.
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) does NOT work. I've tried running the
Network Connection Wizard on all PC’s, but the results seem ambigous. First,
on Computer 1, when I try to dialup onto the internet, it seems to try to
connect to the DI-524 router first. My desktop machine WILL eventually dial
out, but it seems to wait a while, and the network light is flashing while I
wait.
And when I try to connect to the Internet from the laptop, it tries to dial
out directly instead of accessing the network connection to use the dialup
connection on the desktop machine. I HAVE used the laptop to dial out
directly in the past but I want to make it use the router and the network
connection to the dialup connection on the Computer 1.
DLink Technical support says my setup is possible to use, but that it’s a
Microsoft problem and they don’t have any further information to give me.
Here is additional information that I found:
Microsoft article 306126 says in part:
"When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set
to use IP address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other
computers on your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses,
it is a good idea to set them to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are
you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing? "
But the DI-524 automatically claims IP address 192.168.0.1. In fact, I have
to use that address to access the DI-524 setup.
So do I need to change the IP address of the DI-524? But if so, then how do
I access the DI-524 setup ? Or do I do something to my PC to change the IP
address of its LAN adapter? If so, how do I do that, since ICS apparently
sets the IP address automatically of the LAN adapter of my computer.
(Clarification: I assume that the LAN adapter that the Microsoft article
mentions is in fact in my desktop PC. If that is not correct, please let me
know)
Sorry this is so long. I have a small wired network that uses a hub/switch
that doesn’t seem to have these problems. In addition, I am NOT very
experienced with IP addresses and all the LAN network terminology, so I
easily get confused when reading other sources of information that include
undefined terms like NAT, DHCP, and a veritable alphabet soup of other
acronyms. So if anyone can explain this relatively simply, I would REALLY
appreciate it (and/or point me to a website that already describes what I am
trying to do.)
THANKS for any comments.
I've been reading lots of threads/information but can't find/figure out what
to do in my case. Sorry!!!
My situation:
Computer 1: Desktop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, with dial up
connection to Internet
Computer 1 is connected by cable to Port 1 of Dlink DI-524 Wireless Router
Computer 2: Laptop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, with wireless
connection to DI-524 router.
Computer 3: Desktop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, connected by cable
to Port 2 of DI-524 router
There is NO DSL, Cable Modem, or other Internet connection. The only
Internet connection is the dialup connection on Computer 1.
File sharing and printer sharing work just fine on all computers with no
problems.
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) does NOT work. I've tried running the
Network Connection Wizard on all PC’s, but the results seem ambigous. First,
on Computer 1, when I try to dialup onto the internet, it seems to try to
connect to the DI-524 router first. My desktop machine WILL eventually dial
out, but it seems to wait a while, and the network light is flashing while I
wait.
And when I try to connect to the Internet from the laptop, it tries to dial
out directly instead of accessing the network connection to use the dialup
connection on the desktop machine. I HAVE used the laptop to dial out
directly in the past but I want to make it use the router and the network
connection to the dialup connection on the Computer 1.
DLink Technical support says my setup is possible to use, but that it’s a
Microsoft problem and they don’t have any further information to give me.
Here is additional information that I found:
Microsoft article 306126 says in part:
"When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set
to use IP address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other
computers on your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses,
it is a good idea to set them to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are
you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing? "
But the DI-524 automatically claims IP address 192.168.0.1. In fact, I have
to use that address to access the DI-524 setup.
So do I need to change the IP address of the DI-524? But if so, then how do
I access the DI-524 setup ? Or do I do something to my PC to change the IP
address of its LAN adapter? If so, how do I do that, since ICS apparently
sets the IP address automatically of the LAN adapter of my computer.
(Clarification: I assume that the LAN adapter that the Microsoft article
mentions is in fact in my desktop PC. If that is not correct, please let me
know)
Sorry this is so long. I have a small wired network that uses a hub/switch
that doesn’t seem to have these problems. In addition, I am NOT very
experienced with IP addresses and all the LAN network terminology, so I
easily get confused when reading other sources of information that include
undefined terms like NAT, DHCP, and a veritable alphabet soup of other
acronyms. So if anyone can explain this relatively simply, I would REALLY
appreciate it (and/or point me to a website that already describes what I am
trying to do.)
THANKS for any comments.