CAT5 from Desktop to Laptop, Laptop to Wireless DSL router

This combination doesn't appear to work?

The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router - however, when I
try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to the laptop in order to
access the internet through the ADSL wireless router, it wont seem to
connect - or it gives me a limited connectivity warning.

Has this something to do with IP address conflicts? Is this type of setup
not possible?

If the wireless router has Ethernet ports on it, connect the desktop to one
of them. Be sure the network adaptor has tcp/ip installed and is set to
obtain an ip address automatically ( it is probably already set this way)
"ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>
> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router - however, when
> I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to the laptop in order to
> access the internet through the ADSL wireless router, it wont seem to
> connect - or it gives me a limited connectivity warning.
>
> Has this something to do with IP address conflicts? Is this type of setup
> not possible?
>
>
>
>

"ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>
> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router - however, when
> I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to the laptop in order to
> access the internet through the ADSL wireless router, it wont seem to
> connect - or it gives me a limited connectivity warning.
>
> Has this something to do with IP address conflicts? Is this type of setup
> not possible?
>

One possibility is you need a "crossed" cable instead of a
"straight-through"....

Peterken wrote:
> "ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:42493f03$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>>
>> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router - however,
>> when I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to the laptop
>> in order to access the internet through the ADSL wireless router, it
>> wont seem to connect - or it gives me a limited connectivity warning.
>>
>> Has this something to do with IP address conflicts? Is this type of
>> setup not possible?
>>
>
> One possibility is you need a "crossed" cable instead of a
> "straight-through"....

Not "possibly", but "definitely" a crossover ethernet cable is required.

Q

"Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Peterken wrote:
>> "ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:42493f03$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>>>
>>> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router - however,
>>> when I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to the laptop
>>> in order to access the internet through the ADSL wireless router, it
>>> wont seem to connect - or it gives me a limited connectivity warning.
>>>
>>> Has this something to do with IP address conflicts? Is this type of
>>> setup not possible?
>>>
>>
>> One possibility is you need a "crossed" cable instead of a
>> "straight-through"....
>
> Not "possibly", but "definitely" a crossover ethernet cable is required.
>
> Q

depending if the ports (at least one of them) is autosensing or not :-D

The reason I dont simply move the desktop PC to plugin to the ethernet on
the router is that the desktop cant quite be moved (it is used in a bedroom
there FYI).

How does one tell the difference between a 'normal' cable, and an ethernet
one?

"RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> If the wireless router has Ethernet ports on it, connect the desktop to
> one of them. Be sure the network adaptor has tcp/ip installed and is set
> to obtain an ip address automatically ( it is probably already set this
> way)
> "ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:42493f03$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>>
>> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router - however, when
>> I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to the laptop in order to
>> access the internet through the ADSL wireless router, it wont seem to
>> connect - or it gives me a limited connectivity warning.
>>
>> Has this something to do with IP address conflicts? Is this type of setup
>> not possible?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Sorry if I misunderstood but if you are referring to a crossover cable
then this is for you...I believe they are both ethernet cables however
a crossover is used to directly connect 2 ethernet cards together,
without using a hub, router etc... The cables are turned vica versa at
one end. This url should help

http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/crossover.html

Proph3t

Peterken wrote:
> "Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Peterken wrote:
>>> "ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:42493f03$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>>>>
>>>> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router -
>>>> however, when I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to
>>>> the laptop in order to access the internet through the ADSL
>>>> wireless router, it wont seem to connect - or it gives me a
>>>> limited connectivity warning. Has this something to do with IP
>>>> address conflicts? Is this type of
>>>> setup not possible?
>>>>
>>>
>>> One possibility is you need a "crossed" cable instead of a
>>> "straight-through"....
>>
>> Not "possibly", but "definitely" a crossover ethernet cable is
>> required. Q
>
> depending if the ports (at least one of them) is autosensing or not
> :-D

It's computer to computer via ethernet NICs.

Q

Wouldn't you have to turn on Internet connection sharing on the laptop also?

"Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Peterken wrote:
> > "Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:a5OdnYccGNYX7dTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Peterken wrote:
> >>> "ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>> news:42493f03$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> This combination doesn't appear to work?
> >>>>
> >>>> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router -
> >>>> however, when I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to
> >>>> the laptop in order to access the internet through the ADSL
> >>>> wireless router, it wont seem to connect - or it gives me a
> >>>> limited connectivity warning. Has this something to do with IP
> >>>> address conflicts? Is this type of
> >>>> setup not possible?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> One possibility is you need a "crossed" cable instead of a
> >>> "straight-through"....
> >>
> >> Not "possibly", but "definitely" a crossover ethernet cable is
> >> required. Q
> >
> > depending if the ports (at least one of them) is autosensing or not
> > :-D
>
> It's computer to computer via ethernet NICs.
>
> Q
>
>

PhilG - I have done this but still to no avail...

I am sure that I am not using a crossover cable...

Will try this though!

"PhilG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Wouldn't you have to turn on Internet connection sharing on the laptop
> also?
>
> "Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Peterken wrote:
>> > "Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:a5OdnYccGNYX7dTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Peterken wrote:
>> >>> "ZionIFL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >>> news:42493f03$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>>> This combination doesn't appear to work?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The laptop is able to connect fine to the wireless router -
>> >>>> however, when I try to connect a desktop PC via network cable to
>> >>>> the laptop in order to access the internet through the ADSL
>> >>>> wireless router, it wont seem to connect - or it gives me a
>> >>>> limited connectivity warning. Has this something to do with IP
>> >>>> address conflicts? Is this type of
>> >>>> setup not possible?
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> One possibility is you need a "crossed" cable instead of a
>> >>> "straight-through"....
>> >>
>> >> Not "possibly", but "definitely" a crossover ethernet cable is
>> >> required. Q
>> >
>> > depending if the ports (at least one of them) is autosensing or not
>> > :-D
>>
>> It's computer to computer via ethernet NICs.
>>
>> Q
>>
>>
>
>