I don't know if I confused you, but the laptop was to be wired only...
However, I actually tried bridging, which worked beautifully. Now all
computers are on the same subnet (DHCP from the wireless router).
Had a bit of problem though, the bridging didn't work to start with. Finally
I found an article that may be of use to others who struggle with bridging. I
found that my wireless NIC (Netgear MA311) wouldn't run in "promiscuous mode"
(don't ask me to explain...)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april22.mspx
Anyways Doug, thanks a lot for taking your time to answer. I haven't looked
in these newsgroups before, and they are great!
"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
> You want to enable ICS on the XP's local area connection for the wireless
> adapter. This will cause the LAN NIC to be 192.168.0.1 (provided it is set
> to obtain an address automatically), and the the laptop will also acquire a
> 192.168.0.x address. DHCP on the router is not an issue as long as the
> subnet is not 192.168.0.x; and bridging will not be useful in this scenario.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Axbrink" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8020CB4E-FA62-4DEF-83CF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for the advice, I'm afraid I wasn't clear. I have the cross over
> cable
> > connected alright, the question is the setup.
> > The wireless router runs DHCP, can't change that. I did some further
> > searching and it seems to me that setting up XP ICS may be tricky in this
> > case because the router is 192.168.2.1 and the ICS will want to be
> > 192.168.0.1?
> >
> > Could bridging be a way? If so, how do I set up the two different NIC's?
> > When using the XP networking wizard, it acts as if there is only one
> adapter,
> > hence only lets me set up one network? How can I set them up separately?
> > Should the wired computer address be static or dynamic and so on? Can't
> find
> > a tech doc describing this.
> >
> > Both computers are running XP Pro
> >
> >
> > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > Yes - use a cross over cable if you do not have a switch or hub. Be
> aware
> > > that sometimes a double NAT configuration (ICS + router) does not work
> well
> > > or at all. However, the configuration is theoretically sound and
> usually it
> > > works fine.
> > >
> > > Doug Sherman
> > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> > >
> > > "Axbrink" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:287F4D8E-27AA-476A-8012-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I have a WLAN with a router and 5 computers. Now I want to connect a
> > > laptop
> > > > to one of the WLAN desktops with a cable, because I don't have a WLAN
> card
> > > on
> > > > the laptop. I have a free LAN card on the desktop, and the laptop as
> well.
> > > > So, is it possible to set up the desktop as an XP ICS host even though
> it
> > > is
> > > > a WLAN client itself? Will I be able to reach Internet from the
> laptop?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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