Connecting to wireless PDA

I have a cable modem connected via a 10/100 NIC to my home machine. I have
added a wireless PCI card that allows me to connect to my PDA via a
Peer-to-Peer (AdHoc) connection. I would like to use the desktop machine as
an ICS to the PDA, but the PDA sees nothing exept the connection. The AdHoc
connection is made, but there is no ability of the PDA to find IP addresses
over the connection.

Can I do a connection with this hardware?

If so, what am I missing in this setup?

Thanks,

See this adhoc guide for help...

http://www.geocities.com/grieg_winter/adhoc/index.html

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"Tom Meyer" <Tom (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:02C79905-E738-4C68-B0EC-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a cable modem connected via a 10/100 NIC to my home machine. I have
> added a wireless PCI card that allows me to connect to my PDA via a
> Peer-to-Peer (AdHoc) connection. I would like to use the desktop machine
> as
> an ICS to the PDA, but the PDA sees nothing exept the connection. The
> AdHoc
> connection is made, but there is no ability of the PDA to find IP
> addresses
> over the connection.
>
> Can I do a connection with this hardware?
>
> If so, what am I missing in this setup?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

On the write up it states that initially you will connect with an IP of
169.254.x.x then, in about 30 seconds a new IP will be assigned with and
address of 192.168.x.x and only then are you connected correctly. My
connection never advances past the 169.254.x.x stage. Therefore I am never
able to access anything past the wireless card.

Any more ideas?

Thanks,
Tom


"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> See this adhoc guide for help...
>
> http://www.geocities.com/grieg_winter/adhoc/index.html
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> benefit of all of us...
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
>
> "Tom Meyer" <Tom (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:02C79905-E738-4C68-B0EC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a cable modem connected via a 10/100 NIC to my home machine. I have
> > added a wireless PCI card that allows me to connect to my PDA via a
> > Peer-to-Peer (AdHoc) connection. I would like to use the desktop machine
> > as
> > an ICS to the PDA, but the PDA sees nothing exept the connection. The
> > AdHoc
> > connection is made, but there is no ability of the PDA to find IP
> > addresses
> > over the connection.
> >
> > Can I do a connection with this hardware?
> >
> > If so, what am I missing in this setup?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
>
>
>

Nope...

I don't do adhoc with my iPAQ... You might consider purchasing a broadband
router/wireless access point instead. They are pretty inexpensive and make a
lot more sense than screwing around with adhoc and ICS, IMHO... Personally,
I use a Buffalo WBR-G54...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/LAN/LAN.jpg

....which also supports WPA-PSK (TKIP) for security of the wireless link. I
connect flawlessly with my iPAQ 5555. Of course this presumes your PDA
(which is what manufacturer and model?) also supports WPA.

You might post this question to the microsoft.public.pocketpc.wireless news
group if this is a PocketPC...

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"Tom Meyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:22255E9B-4A04-4729-ADDE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On the write up it states that initially you will connect with an IP of
> 169.254.x.x then, in about 30 seconds a new IP will be assigned with and
> address of 192.168.x.x and only then are you connected correctly. My
> connection never advances past the 169.254.x.x stage. Therefore I am
> never
> able to access anything past the wireless card.
>
> Any more ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> See this adhoc guide for help...
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/grieg_winter/adhoc/index.html
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
>> benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>> "Tom Meyer" <Tom (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:02C79905-E738-4C68-B0EC-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have a cable modem connected via a 10/100 NIC to my home machine. I
>> >have
>> > added a wireless PCI card that allows me to connect to my PDA via a
>> > Peer-to-Peer (AdHoc) connection. I would like to use the desktop
>> > machine
>> > as
>> > an ICS to the PDA, but the PDA sees nothing exept the connection. The
>> > AdHoc
>> > connection is made, but there is no ability of the PDA to find IP
>> > addresses
>> > over the connection.
>> >
>> > Can I do a connection with this hardware?
>> >
>> > If so, what am I missing in this setup?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>