How to make dialup internet access available via WiFi Access Point?

I am running Windows 2000 and have reasonably fast dialup access -
broadband not available yet - and would like to access the Internet
connection through a wireless connection to a separate laptop. What
needs to be configured to make this happen? I have a Linksys
BEFW11S4v4 Access Point.

Hi Chris;
There is two ways that you can do this;
1) I am assuming that there is a desktop attached to the phone line. The
cheapest, but not best way, is to install a network card in the desktop, set
ICS on the desktop and connect access point to network card. The downside
here is the desktop acting as a server may lose some processing speed and
the desktop has to be on to feed the connection to the access point.
2) The better way is to buy a router with a serial port and attach a stand
alone modem. Attach phone line to modem, modem to router and router to
access point and desktop. This way desktop does not have to be on for
laptop to access connection. I have never seen a router with a modem built
in but I am sure someone has produced one so someone may post with info on
such a device. That of course would save you from buying one device.
HTH;
TomA
"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am running Windows 2000 and have reasonably fast dialup access -
> broadband not available yet - and would like to access the Internet
> connection through a wireless connection to a separate laptop. What
> needs to be configured to make this happen? I have a Linksys
> BEFW11S4v4 Access Point.

Get the Dlink D714, not plus or anything else added to the end of it.
This is a router with an access point and a connection for an external
modem, using a serial cable. If the router does not find a broadband
connection, it falls back to the external modem. That is the way I am
set up.

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:11:07 GMT, "Tom A"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi Chris;
>There is two ways that you can do this;
>1) I am assuming that there is a desktop attached to the phone line. The
>cheapest, but not best way, is to install a network card in the desktop, set
>ICS on the desktop and connect access point to network card. The downside
>here is the desktop acting as a server may lose some processing speed and
>the desktop has to be on to feed the connection to the access point.
>2) The better way is to buy a router with a serial port and attach a stand
>alone modem. Attach phone line to modem, modem to router and router to
>access point and desktop. This way desktop does not have to be on for
>laptop to access connection. I have never seen a router with a modem built
>in but I am sure someone has produced one so someone may post with info on
>such a device. That of course would save you from buying one device.
>HTH;
>TomA
>"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> I am running Windows 2000 and have reasonably fast dialup access -
>> broadband not available yet - and would like to access the Internet
>> connection through a wireless connection to a separate laptop. What
>> needs to be configured to make this happen? I have a Linksys
>> BEFW11S4v4 Access Point.
>

"Tom A" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<vABgb.63336$(E-Mail Removed) .net>...
> Hi Chris;
> There is two ways that you can do this;
> 1) I am assuming that there is a desktop attached to the phone line. The
> cheapest, but not best way, is to install a network card in the desktop, set
> ICS on the desktop and connect access point to network card. The downside
> here is the desktop acting as a server may lose some processing speed and
> the desktop has to be on to feed the connection to the access point.
> 2) The better way is to buy a router with a serial port and attach a stand
> alone modem. Attach phone line to modem, modem to router and router to
> access point and desktop. This way desktop does not have to be on for
> laptop to access connection. I have never seen a router with a modem built
> in but I am sure someone has produced one so someone may post with info on
> such a device. That of course would save you from buying one device.
> HTH;

I am using the ICS method and it works well. Zone Alarm gave me some
trouble until I found a place to enable ICS.

I do have a few followup questions. A Linksys BEFW11S4v4 is the
Access Point and plugged the desktop ethernet connection into the
Internet port on the Access Point. I am unable to access the router
management facility from the desktop though I can access it just fine
through the laptop with the wireless adapter. Is there a way to get
around this issue/limitation?
Shouldn't I be able to just plug the desktop PC into one of the other
router ports? When I do that the laptop is no longer able to access
the Internet.

Thanks for your help.


> TomA
> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I am running Windows 2000 and have reasonably fast dialup access -
> > broadband not available yet - and would like to access the Internet
> > connection through a wireless connection to a separate laptop. What
> > needs to be configured to make this happen? I have a Linksys
> > BEFW11S4v4 Access Point.

Check the Linksys IP. It may be 192.168.1.1 which is not on the correct
subnet. ICS will assign 192.168.0.1 to your desktop NIC so you'll want the
IP of the linksys to be 192.168.0.2. Since ICS has DHCP, disable DHCP in the
linksys and connect NIC cable to the "uplink" port of your BEFW11S4. That
leaves you with three wired ports and the wireless, all getting DHCP from
ICS. Leave the WAN port empty. There is one LAN port on the Linksys that
is dead when the uplink port is used (actually it's the same port, but with
pins reversed to make it an uplink port).

"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Tom A" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Hi Chris;
> > There is two ways that you can do this;
> > 1) I am assuming that there is a desktop attached to the phone line.
The
> > cheapest, but not best way, is to install a network card in the desktop,
set
> > ICS on the desktop and connect access point to network card. The
downside
> > here is the desktop acting as a server may lose some processing speed
and
> > the desktop has to be on to feed the connection to the access point.
> > 2) The better way is to buy a router with a serial port and attach a
stand
> > alone modem. Attach phone line to modem, modem to router and router to
> > access point and desktop. This way desktop does not have to be on for
> > laptop to access connection. I have never seen a router with a modem
built
> > in but I am sure someone has produced one so someone may post with info
on
> > such a device. That of course would save you from buying one device.
> > HTH;
>
> I am using the ICS method and it works well. Zone Alarm gave me some
> trouble until I found a place to enable ICS.
>
> I do have a few followup questions. A Linksys BEFW11S4v4 is the
> Access Point and plugged the desktop ethernet connection into the
> Internet port on the Access Point. I am unable to access the router
> management facility from the desktop though I can access it just fine
> through the laptop with the wireless adapter. Is there a way to get
> around this issue/limitation?
> Shouldn't I be able to just plug the desktop PC into one of the other
> router ports? When I do that the laptop is no longer able to access
> the Internet.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
> > TomA
> > "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > > I am running Windows 2000 and have reasonably fast dialup access -
> > > broadband not available yet - and would like to access the Internet
> > > connection through a wireless connection to a separate laptop. What
> > > needs to be configured to make this happen? I have a Linksys
> > > BEFW11S4v4 Access Point.

I turned off dhcp and changed the address and it works great! Version
4 of the router only has 4 ports and a WAN port. I've left the WAN
port empty.

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<dKzhb.31000$(E-Mail Removed)> ...
> Check the Linksys IP. It may be 192.168.1.1 which is not on the correct
> subnet. ICS will assign 192.168.0.1 to your desktop NIC so you'll want the
> IP of the linksys to be 192.168.0.2. Since ICS has DHCP, disable DHCP in the
> linksys and connect NIC cable to the "uplink" port of your BEFW11S4. That
> leaves you with three wired ports and the wireless, all getting DHCP from
> ICS. Leave the WAN port empty. There is one LAN port on the Linksys that
> is dead when the uplink port is used (actually it's the same port, but with
> pins reversed to make it an uplink port).
>
> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "Tom A" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:<vABgb.63336$(E-Mail Removed) .net>...
> > > Hi Chris;
> > > There is two ways that you can do this;
> > > 1) I am assuming that there is a desktop attached to the phone line.
> The
> > > cheapest, but not best way, is to install a network card in the desktop,
> set
> > > ICS on the desktop and connect access point to network card. The
> downside
> > > here is the desktop acting as a server may lose some processing speed
> and
> > > the desktop has to be on to feed the connection to the access point.
> > > 2) The better way is to buy a router with a serial port and attach a
> stand
> > > alone modem. Attach phone line to modem, modem to router and router to
> > > access point and desktop. This way desktop does not have to be on for
> > > laptop to access connection. I have never seen a router with a modem
> built
> > > in but I am sure someone has produced one so someone may post with info
> on
> > > such a device. That of course would save you from buying one device.
> > > HTH;
> >
> > I am using the ICS method and it works well. Zone Alarm gave me some
> > trouble until I found a place to enable ICS.
> >
> > I do have a few followup questions. A Linksys BEFW11S4v4 is the
> > Access Point and plugged the desktop ethernet connection into the
> > Internet port on the Access Point. I am unable to access the router
> > management facility from the desktop though I can access it just fine
> > through the laptop with the wireless adapter. Is there a way to get
> > around this issue/limitation?
> > Shouldn't I be able to just plug the desktop PC into one of the other
> > router ports? When I do that the laptop is no longer able to access
> > the Internet.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> >
> > > TomA
> > > "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > > > I am running Windows 2000 and have reasonably fast dialup access -
> > > > broadband not available yet - and would like to access the Internet
> > > > connection through a wireless connection to a separate laptop. What
> > > > needs to be configured to make this happen? I have a Linksys
> > > > BEFW11S4v4 Access Point.