help please

this is driving me nuts. I have a desktop with an ethernet connection to the
livebox, and I have a laptop connected with the wirelss adapter.
I am now trying to connect another laptop that is wireless enabled to the
system, and no matter how I try I can't get it working.
The laptop had the following message "acquiring network address".
Someone said to manuaaly assign the IP adrres in the TCP protocol, that
connected me to the livebox but then i couldn't get on the internet through
Explorer, so I have reversed that.
Any help gratefully appreciated

nigel h




NIGEL Hemingway

NIGEL Hemingway wrote:
> The laptop had the following message "acquiring network address".

If you don't have a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server
running on your network, it'll fall over at this step.

> Someone said to manuaaly assign the IP adrres in the TCP protocol, that
> connected me to the livebox but then i couldn't get on the internet through
> Explorer, so I have reversed that.

When you configure a static IP address, you'll be asked for the following:

IP Address:
Match this to your current numbering scheme, i.e. 10.0.0.11 or 192.168.5.12.

Subnet Mask:
For most home networks this should be 255.255.255.0.

Default Gateway:
Put the IP of your router in here.

Preferred DNS Server:
Either put your ISPs DNS server IP in here, or the address of your
router if it supports DNS caching.

That should get you connected with Internet access working fine.

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In article <6W76f.134021$(E-Mail Removed)> ,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> NIGEL Hemingway wrote:
> > The laptop had the following message "acquiring network address".
>
> If you don't have a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server
> running on your network, it'll fall over at this step.

It sounds to me as if he's using Windows ICS.

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:15:10 +0100, "NIGEL Hemingway"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have a desktop with an ethernet connection to the
>livebox, and I have a laptop connected with the wirelss adapter.
>I am now trying to connect another laptop that is wireless enabled to the
>system

a bit more description would help. Does the desktop have wireless and
wired being used to connect to other things, is it then using Internet
connection sharing to access a broadband link ?

are the wireless and wired adaptors bridged, what are the IP addresses
of each item currently.

Phil
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