Sharing Internet Connection

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drietow

My desktop is connected to the internet through a wireless card. It
also has a conventional Ethernet card. I have a second computer
without a wireless card and it's own conventional Ethernet card. How
can I share my internet connection between the two so I can share the
internet connection?
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

My desktop is connected to the internet through a wireless card. It
also has a conventional Ethernet card. I have a second computer
without a wireless card and it's own conventional Ethernet card. How
can I share my internet connection between the two so I can share the
internet connection?
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Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics

One possible snag: if the wireless network uses the 192.168.0.x range
of IP addresses, you'll have to change it to another range. ICS
reserves that range for the home network, which will be your Ethernet
network.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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D

drietow

Steve said:
Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics

One possible snag: if the wireless network uses the 192.168.0.x range
of IP addresses, you'll have to change it to another range. ICS
reserves that range for the home network, which will be your Ethernet
network.
Click to expand...
Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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My main computer is running XP Home and it has the wireless card. It's
working fine.
My other computers, one running ME, the other running Linux, and a few
others from time to time that I repair.

I have a D-Link rounter with four ports. Is there anyway to connect my
main computer using the ethernet to the router and then share the
internet on the other computers?

If I can't do this then what do I need to buy to share my internet
wirelessly among many computers with out haveing to buy a wireless
cared for every computer.
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics

One possible snag: if the wireless network uses the 192.168.0.x range
of IP addresses, you'll have to change it to another range. ICS
reserves that range for the home network, which will be your Ethernet
network.
Click to expand...

My main computer is running XP Home and it has the wireless card. It's
working fine.
My other computers, one running ME, the other running Linux, and a few
others from time to time that I repair.

I have a D-Link rounter with four ports. Is there anyway to connect my
main computer using the ethernet to the router and then share the
internet on the other computers?

If I can't do this then what do I need to buy to share my internet
wirelessly among many computers with out haveing to buy a wireless
cared for every computer.[/QUOTE]

Enable ICS on the main computer's wireless connection.

Do you want the other computers to be able to see shared files and
printers that belong to the main computer?

If No:

1. Connect the main computer to the router's WAN (Internet) port.
2. Connect the other computers to the router's LAN ports.
3. Set the router's LAN interface to a different subnet than the
wireless network and the ICS network.

If Yes, use the router as a network switch only, bypassing its routing
capabilities:

1. Connect all of the computers to the router's LAN ports.
2. Don't connect anything to the router's WAN (Internet) port.
3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server.
4. Set the router's LAN IP address to 192.168.0.254 to be compatible
with ICS.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
D

drietow

Steve said:
My main computer is running XP Home and it has the wireless card. It's
working fine.
My other computers, one running ME, the other running Linux, and a few
others from time to time that I repair.

I have a D-Link rounter with four ports. Is there anyway to connect my
main computer using the ethernet to the router and then share the
internet on the other computers?

If I can't do this then what do I need to buy to share my internet
wirelessly among many computers with out haveing to buy a wireless
cared for every computer.
Click to expand...

Enable ICS on the main computer's wireless connection.

Do you want the other computers to be able to see shared files and
printers that belong to the main computer?

If No:

1. Connect the main computer to the router's WAN (Internet) port.
2. Connect the other computers to the router's LAN ports.
3. Set the router's LAN interface to a different subnet than the
wireless network and the ICS network.

If Yes, use the router as a network switch only, bypassing its routing
capabilities:

1. Connect all of the computers to the router's LAN ports.
2. Don't connect anything to the router's WAN (Internet) port.
3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server.
4. Set the router's LAN IP address to 192.168.0.254 to be compatible
with ICS.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com[/QUOTE]

I don't care about sharing files. It seems simple but I can't seem to
figure out how to change the subnet on my D-Link 704. Yes I've read
the manual. I will continue to try.

Thanks for all your help. I really enjoy that web page Practically
Networked.
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

I don't care about sharing files. It seems simple but I can't seem to
figure out how to change the subnet on my D-Link 704. Yes I've read
the manual. I will continue to try.
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I just downloaded the manual from this web page:

http://support.dlink.com/products/view.asp?productid=DI-704

Section 4.4, page 11, shows how to change the router's LAN IP address.
The 192.168.x.y address ranges are reserved for private networks. So,
for example, if your wireless network uses 192.168.1.x and ICS uses
192.168.0.x, you can assign 192.168.2.x to the router and additional
computers.
Thanks for all your help. I really enjoy that web page Practically
Networked.
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Thanks. I've wrote a few articles for Practically Networked in the
past, but I'm not associated with them now.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 

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