Need help: enabling ad-hoc wireless Internet Connection Sharing via Win98SE & Win ME

Dear all

I was hoping someone could give me pointers/ideas as to why my setup is not
working:

I have 2 PCs in my house, and want both of them to access the Internet. The
method I use to access the Internet is via ADSL.

The PC that I use to connect to the internet runs on Win98SE (I call this
the main PC)
I have enabled Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
It is installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard for the ad-hoc wireless
LAN.
It is installed with Realtek 10/100 NIC for connection to the ADSL modem.

The other PC runs on WinME (I call this the client PC)
It has also been installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard

These 2 PCs are about 10m apart. I could get reasonably good signal
strength.

From the client PC (192.168.0.2) I can ping to the main PC (192.168.0.1) and
vice versa.

But only the main PC can access the Internet.

Any ideas why the other PC can't?

I have played around with the routing table on the Win98SE PC but still the
problem persists.

Ideas would be most welcome & thanking u all in advance.

ben

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Ben" <benjay_at_tmnet> wrote in message news:400942d6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dear all
>
> I was hoping someone could give me pointers/ideas as to why my setup is
not
> working:
>
> I have 2 PCs in my house, and want both of them to access the Internet.
The
> method I use to access the Internet is via ADSL.
>
> The PC that I use to connect to the internet runs on Win98SE (I call this
> the main PC)
> I have enabled Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
> It is installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard for the ad-hoc wireless
> LAN.
> It is installed with Realtek 10/100 NIC for connection to the ADSL modem.
>
> The other PC runs on WinME (I call this the client PC)
> It has also been installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard
>
> These 2 PCs are about 10m apart. I could get reasonably good signal
> strength.
>
> From the client PC (192.168.0.2) I can ping to the main PC (192.168.0.1)
and
> vice versa.
>
> But only the main PC can access the Internet.
>
> Any ideas why the other PC can't?
>
> I have played around with the routing table on the Win98SE PC but still
the
> problem persists.
>
> Ideas would be most welcome & thanking u all in advance.
>
> ben
>
>

In article <400942d6$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Ben" <benjay_at_tmnet>
wrote:
>Dear all
>
>I was hoping someone could give me pointers/ideas as to why my setup is not
>working:
>
>I have 2 PCs in my house, and want both of them to access the Internet. The
>method I use to access the Internet is via ADSL.
>
>The PC that I use to connect to the internet runs on Win98SE (I call this
>the main PC)
>I have enabled Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
>It is installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard for the ad-hoc wireless
>LAN.
>It is installed with Realtek 10/100 NIC for connection to the ADSL modem.
>
>The other PC runs on WinME (I call this the client PC)
>It has also been installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard
>
>These 2 PCs are about 10m apart. I could get reasonably good signal
>strength.
>
>From the client PC (192.168.0.2) I can ping to the main PC (192.168.0.1) and
>vice versa.
>
>But only the main PC can access the Internet.
>
>Any ideas why the other PC can't?
>
>I have played around with the routing table on the Win98SE PC but still the
>problem persists.
>
>Ideas would be most welcome & thanking u all in advance.
>
>ben

These tests should help you find and fix the problem:

1. Run Winipcfg on the ICS host computer (Win98SE) and look at its
wireless network adapter. It should show:

IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none

2. Run Winipcfg on the ICS client computer (WinME) and look at its
wireless network adapter. It should show:

IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1 or your ISP's DNS server

3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the client
and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:

ping 192.168.0.1
ping 216.239.39.100
ping www.google.com

4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer.
They should both take you to the Google web page:

http://216.239.39.100
http://www.google.com

5. Make sure that you've enabled ICS on the right connection on
Win98SE. If your DSL service uses PPPoE, the right connection might
be the Dial-Up Adapter.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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I wish you good luck Ben with your query! I have been attempting to find
the answer to this problem for six months now and although receiving many
web sites to read etc I still have the same problem.
Win 98se host networked and broadband all OK
win XP client networking OK but will not access the internet or OE
No one knows the answer yet!
Good luck
Fred
"Ben" <benjay_at_tmnet> wrote in message news:400942d6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dear all
>
> I was hoping someone could give me pointers/ideas as to why my setup is
not
> working:
>
> I have 2 PCs in my house, and want both of them to access the Internet.
The
> method I use to access the Internet is via ADSL.
>
> The PC that I use to connect to the internet runs on Win98SE (I call this
> the main PC)
> I have enabled Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
> It is installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard for the ad-hoc wireless
> LAN.
> It is installed with Realtek 10/100 NIC for connection to the ADSL modem.
>
> The other PC runs on WinME (I call this the client PC)
> It has also been installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard
>
> These 2 PCs are about 10m apart. I could get reasonably good signal
> strength.
>
> From the client PC (192.168.0.2) I can ping to the main PC (192.168.0.1)
and
> vice versa.
>
> But only the main PC can access the Internet.
>
> Any ideas why the other PC can't?
>
> I have played around with the routing table on the Win98SE PC but still
the
> problem persists.
>
> Ideas would be most welcome & thanking u all in advance.
>
> ben
>
>

The answer is right here, Fred:

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Fred" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I wish you good luck Ben with your query! I have been attempting to find
> the answer to this problem for six months now and although receiving many
> web sites to read etc I still have the same problem.
> Win 98se host networked and broadband all OK
> win XP client networking OK but will not access the internet or OE
> No one knows the answer yet!
> Good luck
> Fred
> "Ben" <benjay_at_tmnet> wrote in message
news:400942d6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Dear all
> >
> > I was hoping someone could give me pointers/ideas as to why my setup is
> not
> > working:
> >
> > I have 2 PCs in my house, and want both of them to access the Internet.
> The
> > method I use to access the Internet is via ADSL.
> >
> > The PC that I use to connect to the internet runs on Win98SE (I call
this
> > the main PC)
> > I have enabled Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
> > It is installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard for the ad-hoc wireless
> > LAN.
> > It is installed with Realtek 10/100 NIC for connection to the ADSL
modem.
> >
> > The other PC runs on WinME (I call this the client PC)
> > It has also been installed with Compex USB wireless LANcard
> >
> > These 2 PCs are about 10m apart. I could get reasonably good signal
> > strength.
> >
> > From the client PC (192.168.0.2) I can ping to the main PC (192.168.0.1)
> and
> > vice versa.
> >
> > But only the main PC can access the Internet.
> >
> > Any ideas why the other PC can't?
> >
> > I have played around with the routing table on the Win98SE PC but still
> the
> > problem persists.
> >
> > Ideas would be most welcome & thanking u all in advance.
> >
> > ben
> >
> >
>
>