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Hello. Weve recently purchased a router (speedtouch 576) which is wired to
our pc via ethernet we now wish to share our internet connection with a
laptop via a wireless card. Is this possible and if so how would I go about
setting it up? thankyou. Adam.
 
Hello. Weve recently purchased a router (speedtouch 576) which is wired to
our pc via ethernet we now wish to share our internet connection with a
laptop via a wireless card. Is this possible and if so how would I go about
setting it up? thankyou. Adam.
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Adam,

Since the desktop computer is already connected to the router, the router is,
hopefully, working.
1) Make sure that the radio, on the router, is activated.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/setting-up-wifi-lan.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/setting-up-wifi-lan.html
2) Run the Network Setup Wizard on the laptop, and select
This computer connects to the Internet through another computer on my network or
through a residential gateway.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html#NATClient>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html#NATClient
3) Once you get the laptop online, get WPA security working on the router. Do
the configuring from the desktop, as you test from the laptop.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/setting-up-wifi-lan-please-protect.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/setting-up-wifi-lan-please-protect.html
 
If the laptop is wired, you may need a hub/switch. If it is wireless, you don't need hub/switch. Or you may setup ICS on the PC.

How to setup Windows ICS In addition, the ICS host provides DHCP to ICS clients. Client computers are protected ... Only the computer running ICS is seen from the public side. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/ics.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hello. Weve recently purchased a router (speedtouch 576) which is wired to
our pc via ethernet we now wish to share our internet connection with a
laptop via a wireless card. Is this possible and if so how would I go about
setting it up? thankyou. Adam.
 
Im afraid none of that really helped. Ive tried running the home network
setup wizard on XP but after it completes on both computers nothing happens
there is still no ICS happening.
 
Im afraid none of that really helped. Ive tried running the home network
setup wizard on XP but after it completes on both computers nothing happens
there is still no ICS happening.
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OK, let's diagnose the problem. Look at "ipconfig /all" from both computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp

Forget about ICS, you don't need it. The router is all that you need.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/ics-is-ok-but-you-can-do-better.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/ics-is-ok-but-you-can-do-better.html
 
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : joanne-hartley

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-CE-2B-0E

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 17 July 2006 18:56:25

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 18 July 2006 18:56:25



PPP adapter {90E16111-255B-41B0-964C-4B393881B7DA}:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.216.172.91

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.145

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled




If I dont need to set up ICS thats fine but all I want to do is have the
modem router connected to my pc via the ethernet and have the laptop setup
with a wireless network card (I have successfully completed these 2 steps)
and then have broadband running on both computers. OS for the laptop and pc
is WinXP SP2.

Please help nowhere is giving me a direct answer for this problem. Thankyou
 
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : joanne-hartley

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-CE-2B-0E

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 17 July 2006 18:56:25

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 18 July 2006 18:56:25



PPP adapter {90E16111-255B-41B0-964C-4B393881B7DA}:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.216.172.91

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.145

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled




If I dont need to set up ICS thats fine but all I want to do is have the
modem router connected to my pc via the ethernet and have the laptop setup
with a wireless network card (I have successfully completed these 2 steps)
and then have broadband running on both computers. OS for the laptop and pc
is WinXP SP2.

Please help nowhere is giving me a direct answer for this problem. Thankyou
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Well, you're going to get direct answers. Just be patient, and persistent.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/06/patience-persistence-and-publicity.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/06/patience-persistence-and-publicity.html

Now where is "ipconfig /all" from the other computer?
 
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BEKKA

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Mobile
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-39-E9-CA-F0



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 802.11g Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-50-9F-AE-9C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.157.224

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

thats from the laptop. Thankyou again.
 
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BEKKA

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Mobile
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-39-E9-CA-F0



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 802.11g Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-50-9F-AE-9C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.157.224

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

thats from the laptop. Thankyou again.
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Well, the laptop is not connecting. So that's where you gotta start.
169.254.157.224 is an APIPA address.
1) Is the radio turned on, on the router AND the laptop?
2) Are you certain that you're associating with YOUR router. Is the SSID
enabled, and is it unique?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/setting-up-wifi-lan.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/setting-up-wifi-lan.html
 
Im just going to play about with it this evening and Ill report back tomorrow
morning. Thanks for your help I would appreciate it if you could stick with
me throughout this as you appear to be the only person who knows what theyre
talking about. Adam.
 
Im just going to play about with it this evening and Ill report back tomorrow
morning. Thanks for your help I would appreciate it if you could stick with
me throughout this as you appear to be the only person who knows what theyre
talking about. Adam.
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Adam,

I have a watch on this thread. Come back when you have questions.
 
Hey Chuck. Im not sure what Ive done but weve sorted it. I went to
http://speedtouch.lan and configured a couple of things ( I think it may have
been due to the WEP key or something) but thanks for helping me sort
everything out youve been a great help. Adam.
 
Hey Chuck. Im not sure what Ive done but weve sorted it. I went to
http://speedtouch.lan and configured a couple of things ( I think it may have
been due to the WEP key or something) but thanks for helping me sort
everything out youve been a great help. Adam.
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That's great, Adam. Thanks for letting us know.
 
Chuck said:
That's great, Adam. Thanks for letting us know.
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Hi Chuck,
Can you please help? I have a similar problem:
Have three computers, 1 desk top LAN connected to wireless router, 1 Dell
desk top connected wireless to wireless router and 1 laptop also connected
wireless to wireless router.
Problem: The Dell computer can see the other 2 computers and can access
share folders from the other 2 but the other 2 computers can not access the
Dell computer but can access share folders from each other. Note that when I
look into
view work group computers, I do see all three computer names. I have tried
many things but still can't make the Dell's computer accessible to the other
2.
Tks in advance for your help.
Le-Dinh
 
Hi Chuck,
Can you please help? I have a similar problem:
Have three computers, 1 desk top LAN connected to wireless router, 1 Dell
desk top connected wireless to wireless router and 1 laptop also connected
wireless to wireless router.
Problem: The Dell computer can see the other 2 computers and can access
share folders from the other 2 but the other 2 computers can not access the
Dell computer but can access share folders from each other. Note that when I
look into
view work group computers, I do see all three computer names. I have tried
many things but still can't make the Dell's computer accessible to the other
2.
Tks in advance for your help.
Le-Dinh
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Le-Dinh,

I'll be glad to try, but please start a new thread, with unique and descriptive
Subject. This will help everybody.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking
 
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