Unable to Share internet with main computer

Hello Folks, I have 3 computers I'll give them names to keep it
straight.

Main, Storage and Laptop

Main has
internal modem
and a router (Dlink DI-524)

Storage has
NO modem
USB DWL-G122

Laptop is Toshiba M50 and only 4 months old
has internal Wireless card


Main can dial the internet but Storage and Laptop can not. I would like
to be able to dial out through the laptop using the main's modem.

Yes I'm on that nasty thing called DIAL UP..

all three computers can see each other..


any solutions....and please be kind and use simple language or by the
numbers info....I'm getting older...lol......thanks in advance....John

First, you must be running Win98SE on the computer that is sharing the
modem. On that computer, go to Start, Help and type: Internet Connection
Sharing. You will then find information on how to configure the computer
with the modem to share it's Internet connection and the other computers on
the network to use this connection so that when a computer on the network
wants to use the Internet, the modem will dial if not already connected.

PattyL


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello Folks, I have 3 computers I'll give them names to keep it
> straight.
>
> Main, Storage and Laptop
>
> Main has
> internal modem
> and a router (Dlink DI-524)
>
> Storage has
> NO modem
> USB DWL-G122
>
> Laptop is Toshiba M50 and only 4 months old
> has internal Wireless card
>
>
> Main can dial the internet but Storage and Laptop can not. I would like
> to be able to dial out through the laptop using the main's modem.
>
> Yes I'm on that nasty thing called DIAL UP..
>
> all three computers can see each other..
>
>
> any solutions....and please be kind and use simple language or by the
> numbers info....I'm getting older...lol......thanks in advance....John
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "PattyL"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Hello Folks, I have 3 computers I'll give them names to keep it
>> straight.
>>
>> Main, Storage and Laptop
>>
>> Main has
>> internal modem
>> and a router (Dlink DI-524)
>>
>> Storage has
>> NO modem
>> USB DWL-G122
>>
>> Laptop is Toshiba M50 and only 4 months old
>> has internal Wireless card
>>
>> Main can dial the internet but Storage and Laptop can not. I would like
>> to be able to dial out through the laptop using the main's modem.
>>
>> Yes I'm on that nasty thing called DIAL UP..
>>
>> all three computers can see each other..
>>
>> any solutions....and please be kind and use simple language or by the
>> numbers info....I'm getting older...lol......thanks in advance....John

>First, you must be running Win98SE on the computer that is sharing the
>modem. On that computer, go to Start, Help and type: Internet Connection
>Sharing. You will then find information on how to configure the computer
>with the modem to share it's Internet connection and the other computers on
>the network to use this connection so that when a computer on the network
>wants to use the Internet, the modem will dial if not already connected.
>
>PattyL

In addition to what PattyL said, configure your D-Link router to be a
wireless access point only, bypassing its routing capabilities:

1. Connect the main computer to one of the router's LAN ports, not to
its WAN (Internet) port.

2. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server.
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Hi guys thanks for the quick help.....in regards to operating systems.

main
XP2 Professional

Storage
win 98 SE

Laptop
XP


does this make much difference in what I do as per your previous
information

Router is already plugged into one of teh lan port #1..

Thanks again
John

Hello pattyL, why must I be running Win98SE on the computer that is
sharing the modem.....can't you do the same thing with XP.....thanks

John

Yes you can but you posted in a Win98 networking newsgroup and did not
mention what operating system Main (with the modem) was running, so my
assumption was that you were running Win98 or Win98SE. Win98 cannot share
it's Internet connection.

PattyL
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello pattyL, why must I be running Win98SE on the computer that is
> sharing the modem.....can't you do the same thing with XP.....thanks
>
> John
>