Wireless Internet Sharing

Hi,

I am trying to configure my computer to share my Internet connection
with a laptop, over a Belkin wireless ad hoc network. File sharing
works fine, but when I try to access the Internet it says page cannot
be displayed. The IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 for the computer and
192.168.0.2 for the laptop. Please Help!

Andrew.

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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to configure my computer to share my Internet connection
> with a laptop, over a Belkin wireless ad hoc network. File sharing
> works fine, but when I try to access the Internet it says page cannot
> be displayed. The IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 for the computer and
> 192.168.0.2 for the laptop. Please Help!
>

I'll assume wireless ad-hoc networking using XP in some shape, form, or
fashion.

My suggestion to you is go get a wireless router and switch everything to
infrastructure mode, because ad-hoc and XP is nothing but trouble.

Duane

Duane Arnold wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to configure my computer to share my Internet connection
> > with a laptop, over a Belkin wireless ad hoc network. File sharing
> > works fine, but when I try to access the Internet it says page cannot
> > be displayed. The IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 for the computer and
> > 192.168.0.2 for the laptop. Please Help!
> >
>
> I'll assume wireless ad-hoc networking using XP in some shape, form, or
> fashion.
>
> My suggestion to you is go get a wireless router and switch everything to
> infrastructure mode, because ad-hoc and XP is nothing but trouble.
>
> Duane

Space is limited here so I'd rather not buy anymore hardware if I can
help it. The computers connect fine and file sharing is fine, I just
can't understand why Internet sharing won't work, I was even running
ICS on this computer recently with a crossover cable so everything
should already be setup.

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>
> Duane Arnold wrote:
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am trying to configure my computer to share my Internet connection
>> > with a laptop, over a Belkin wireless ad hoc network. File sharing
>> > works fine, but when I try to access the Internet it says page cannot
>> > be displayed. The IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 for the computer and
>> > 192.168.0.2 for the laptop. Please Help!
>> >
>>
>> I'll assume wireless ad-hoc networking using XP in some shape, form, or
>> fashion.
>>
>> My suggestion to you is go get a wireless router and switch everything to
>> infrastructure mode, because ad-hoc and XP is nothing but trouble.
>>
>> Duane
>
> Space is limited here so I'd rather not buy anymore hardware if I can
> help it. The computers connect fine and file sharing is fine, I just
> can't understand why Internet sharing won't work, I was even running
> ICS on this computer recently with a crossover cable so everything
> should already be setup.
>

Listen and listen well, the XP O/S and ad-hoc wireless networking are
suspect/flakey/not reliable. You all ready have problems with it. You may
get it all working one day, only to turn around the next day and it not be
working.

You should save yourself some grief, although, you're already on the path.

Duane

I second on Duane suggestion, get a wireless box and save your time and
effort!
You can still buy a MIMO wireless Router, they are the best!.

www.networkingland.com/wifi_special.htm

Panda,
www.networkingland.com


Duane Arnold wrote:
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> >
> > Duane Arnold wrote:
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:(E-Mail Removed) ps.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I am trying to configure my computer to share my Internet connection
> >> > with a laptop, over a Belkin wireless ad hoc network. File sharing
> >> > works fine, but when I try to access the Internet it says page cannot
> >> > be displayed. The IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 for the computer and
> >> > 192.168.0.2 for the laptop. Please Help!
> >> >
> >>
> >> I'll assume wireless ad-hoc networking using XP in some shape, form, or
> >> fashion.
> >>
> >> My suggestion to you is go get a wireless router and switch everything to
> >> infrastructure mode, because ad-hoc and XP is nothing but trouble.
> >>
> >> Duane
> >
> > Space is limited here so I'd rather not buy anymore hardware if I can
> > help it. The computers connect fine and file sharing is fine, I just
> > can't understand why Internet sharing won't work, I was even running
> > ICS on this computer recently with a crossover cable so everything
> > should already be setup.
> >
>
> Listen and listen well, the XP O/S and ad-hoc wireless networking are
> suspect/flakey/not reliable. You all ready have problems with it. You may
> get it all working one day, only to turn around the next day and it not be
> working.
>
> You should save yourself some grief, although, you're already on the path.
>
> Duane

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>Duane Arnold wrote:
>> My suggestion to you is go get a wireless router and switch everything to
>> infrastructure mode, because ad-hoc and XP is nothing but trouble.
>>
>> Duane

>Space is limited here so I'd rather not buy anymore hardware if I can
>help it.

Duane is right. ICS is a problem. Some of the other software proxy
solutions are not much better. Buy a wireless router. If size is an
issue, there are several tiny "travel wireless routers" that are
suitable.
| http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/lap...ketrouters.htm

>The computers connect fine and file sharing is fine, I just
>can't understand why Internet sharing won't work, I was even running
>ICS on this computer recently with a crossover cable so everything
>should already be setup.

If you're no longer running ICS, what are you running?
However, please don't answer. I don't want to troubleshoot it. Buy
the wireless router.

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> However, please don't answer. I don't want to troubleshoot it. Buy
> the wireless router.

Gotta third this series of suggestions. ICS over wifi is unreliable, at
best.

OK I've been converted :P I didn't like the idea of the computer with
the modem on it having to be turned on to be able to access the
Internet on the laptop anyway!

So can anyone suggest a good cheap one? I already have a Belkin
wireless card for the computer and a wireless dongle for the laptop. Is
it better to have an internal modem on the router or not? my ISP
provide me a modem for free.

Also what's the difference between a router, a hub, and an access
point?! :-/

Thanks in advance!

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>OK I've been converted :P I didn't like the idea of the computer with
>the modem on it having to be turned on to be able to access the
>Internet on the laptop anyway!
>
>So can anyone suggest a good cheap one?

Pick any two:

* Good
* Cheap
* Fast

You might get only one.

That said, I recommend Buffalo, which you may be able to get from a
local Best Buy, or from on-line resellers (e.g., Newegg.com).

>I already have a Belkin
>wireless card for the computer and a wireless dongle for the laptop. Is
>it better to have an internal modem on the router or not? my ISP
>provide me a modem for free.

I recommend against integrated modems -- reduces flexibility.

>Also what's the difference between a router, a hub, and an access
>point?! :-/

See Wikipedia and the wikis below.

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

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> OK I've been converted :P I didn't like the idea of the computer with
> the modem on it having to be turned on to be able to access the
> Internet on the laptop anyway!
>
> So can anyone suggest a good cheap one? I already have a Belkin
> wireless card for the computer and a wireless dongle for the laptop. Is
> it better to have an internal modem on the router or not? my ISP
> provide me a modem for free.

You should get a router that doesn't come with a modem.

Linksys and Netgear have good products
>
> Also what's the difference between a router, a hub, and an access
> point?! :-/

A NAT router does what's in the link wired or wireless.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp

You should get a packet filtering FW router that meets the specs for *What
does a FW do?*. You should get one that you can use something like the
*free* Wallwacther.

http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/r...irewalls1.html

This is what hubs and switches do. I don't know if wireless cards work in
full duplex mode.

Routers have built in switch technology.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...d-switches.asp

A wireless AP does what's in the link.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/faq/w...p#access-point

A wireless router has a wireless AP built in to it, since wire and wireless
computers can be plugged into the wire/wireless AP router or a computer can
use the wireless.

If the router is an all wire router, then you would get a standalone
wireless AP and plug it into the wire router, so that a wireless computer
can share its resources with the wire computers and access the Internet via
the gateway wire router, just like the wire computers would be doing.

http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wire...aa112203_2.htm

Duane