ICS (Internet Connection Sharing). ?

[Guest]

Has anyone tried doing this?
I am, unfortunately on dial-up and I want to add a wireless router for my
Laptop to be able to access the Internet through the main computer (Home Base
Computer). Basically I have the Phone cable to the main PC (Normal
Connection to the net). I have a CAT5 from the main PC networking card to the
D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router.
Theoretically, the Laptop will be able to contact the router and the
information goes through the main PC Internal Modem., sharing . With the
router hooked up it seems to be doing it's job. The laptop can see a perfect
signal to the router but can't sync to it. I also want to be able to Network
with the main computer so I can print. I can see the microsoft versions of
Networking configurations but none seem to work.
If anyone has tried the same set-up and got it working, please let me know.
I'll keep trying, day 2.
JIM

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Has anyone tried doing this?
I am, unfortunately on dial-up and I want to add a wireless router for my
Laptop to be able to access the Internet through the main computer (Home Base
Computer). Basically I have the Phone cable to the main PC (Normal
Connection to the net). I have a CAT5 from the main PC networking card to the
D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router.
Theoretically, the Laptop will be able to contact the router and the
information goes through the main PC Internal Modem., sharing . With the
router hooked up it seems to be doing it's job. The laptop can see a perfect
signal to the router but can't sync to it. I also want to be able to Network
with the main computer so I can print. I can see the microsoft versions of
Networking configurations but none seem to work.
If anyone has tried the same set-up and got it working, please let me know.
I'll keep trying, day 2.
JIM

Here's how to do what you want:

1. Connect the main computer to the wireless router using a network
cable going to a LAN port. Don't connect it to the WAN (Internet)
port.

2. Access the router's built-in web server. It's probably at an
address like http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 .

3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server.

4. Set the router's LAN IP address to 192.168.0.254.

5. Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the main computer's dial-up
connection.

That will make the wireless router act as a wireless access point,
extending the main computer's shared Internet connection to the
laptop.
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[Guest]

Adding on steve advise, you need to key in your username and password given
by your isp in the configuration page as well.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Adding on steve advise, you need to key in your username and password given
by your isp in the configuration page as well.

What configuration page do you mean? Not the router's configuration
page, because the router is only being used as a wireless access
point. It's not performing any routing or Internet access tasks.

The main computer's dial-up network connection is where the ISP login
information goes.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

Thanks Guys, Now I have somehting to work with. I'll post when I get this
thing going if not before.

 

[Guest]

OK, here goes:
I took the Cat5 from the WAN to the LAN. Better.
The Desktop PC will now net to it.
I have access from my Laptop to the router by typing in the address
192.168.0.1
to disable the DHCP. I put in the address 192.168.0.254
The laptop still won't route through the router. Says IP adress of the
laptop wrong. I tried to let it automatically find an IP. No go. I typed in
the TCP/IP properties, 192.168.0.254 for the IP. Now what is supposed to go
into the Sub MAsk and Default Gateway for address ?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

OK, here goes:
I took the Cat5 from the WAN to the LAN. Better.
The Desktop PC will now net to it.
I have access from my Laptop to the router by typing in the address
192.168.0.1
to disable the DHCP. I put in the address 192.168.0.254
The laptop still won't route through the router. Says IP adress of the
laptop wrong. I tried to let it automatically find an IP. No go. I typed in
the TCP/IP properties, 192.168.0.254 for the IP. Now what is supposed to go
into the Sub MAsk and Default Gateway for address ?

Configuring the laptop's TCP/IP properties to obtain an IP address
automatically should give it network and Internet access.

If it doesn't, configure the TCP/IP properties manually:

IP Address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1 or your ISP's DNS server
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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[Guest]

Dear Steve,
Thanks for all your help but it looks like this thing is doomed. I have
lost my patience, working on it for over a week on and off. Thanks again for
your help on this topic.
Best Regards,
Jim