Guest Veerle Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Hi, I have a computer A with internet connection (ADSL connection through USB modem) and computer B with no internet connection. Both computers have Win XP. First I have changed the settings of my internet connection so that it is shared. Then I connected computer A to the internet using the (shared) internet connection. Then I have set up a wireless ad hoc network on computer A as described in http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx Next I connected computer A to the wireless network (is not mentioned in the article but I don't get it to work if I don't). Next I looked at the available wirless networks on computer B and found the network I created. So I connected to it. But computer B for some reason cannot access the internet. So the internet connection sharing thing doesn't seem to work. What I can I have possibly done wrong? What steps can I take to find the source (and solution) of my problem? Veerle
Guest Galen Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wireless ad-hoc network with internet connection sharing My reply is at the bottom of your sent message. In news:d5d26b28-d3f0-4a8c-be8f-cf2393b5e859@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com, Veerle <veerleverbr@hotmail.com> typed: > Hi, > > I have a computer A with internet connection (ADSL connection through > USB modem) and computer B with no internet connection. Both computers > have Win XP. First I have changed the settings of my internet > connection so that it is shared. Then I connected computer A to the > internet using the (shared) internet connection. Then I have set up a > wireless ad hoc network on computer A as described in > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx > Next I connected computer A to the wireless network (is not mentioned > in the article but I don't get it to work if I don't). Next I looked > at the available wirless networks on computer B and found the network > I created. So I connected to it. But computer B for some reason cannot > access the internet. So the internet connection sharing thing doesn't > seem to work. What I can I have possibly done wrong? What steps can I > take to find the source (and solution) of my problem? > > Veerle On your computer A make sure that the wireless is assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.1 and let us know if that makes a difference. It has been ages since I've played with it though. -- Galen (Not Current MS-MVP) My Geek Site: http://kgiii.info Web Hosting: http://whathostingshould.be "In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically." - Sherlock Holmes
Guest nass Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 RE: Wireless ad-hoc network with internet connection sharing "Veerle" wrote: > Hi, > > I have a computer A with internet connection (ADSL connection through > USB modem) and computer B with no internet connection. Both computers > have Win XP. First I have changed the settings of my internet > connection so that it is shared. Then I connected computer A to the > internet using the (shared) internet connection. Then I have set up a > wireless ad hoc network on computer A as described in > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx > Next I connected computer A to the wireless network (is not mentioned > in the article but I don't get it to work if I don't). Next I looked > at the available wirless networks on computer B and found the network > I created. So I connected to it. But computer B for some reason cannot > access the internet. So the internet connection sharing thing doesn't > seem to work. What I can I have possibly done wrong? What steps can I > take to find the source (and solution) of my problem? > > Veerle > Read this info here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web&tid=3fa96b6c-0529-41bb-bae3-f37e158533e7&cat=en_US_a487cdd8-fd79-4301-9813-2a2497c20996&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1 Can you Ping Computer A from Computer B? What the ipconfig /all output shows? Does machine A Connected Wired to the Router/Modem or wireless? Does Machine A has Two NICs one of them Wireless and you turned Broadcasting ON . also do you use an Encryption method and you entered the SSID/Key on the second Machine (B). If the above Yes then you have your Firewall blocking the Network so try to assign the Network to be allowed. HTH, nass --- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
Guest Mike Cawood, HND BIT Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wireless ad-hoc network with internet connection sharing "Veerle" <veerleverbr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d5d26b28-d3f0-4a8c-be8f-cf2393b5e859@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > > I have a computer A with internet connection (ADSL connection through > USB modem) and computer B with no internet connection. Both computers > have Win XP. First I have changed the settings of my internet > connection so that it is shared. Then I connected computer A to the > internet using the (shared) internet connection. Then I have set up a > wireless ad hoc network on computer A as described in > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx > Next I connected computer A to the wireless network (is not mentioned > in the article but I don't get it to work if I don't). Next I looked > at the available wirless networks on computer B and found the network > I created. So I connected to it. But computer B for some reason cannot > access the internet. So the internet connection sharing thing doesn't > seem to work. What I can I have possibly done wrong? What steps can I > take to find the source (and solution) of my problem? > > Veerle Chuck out the modem & buy a wireless ADSL router. You need to connect computer B to a router either with a cable or wirelessly. That's the only way you will get computer B on the Internet. You will need LAN connections on both PCs, all modern PCs have a LAN connection, but you can always get a network card if there's no LAN connection. Regards Mike.
Guest Jack \(MVP-Networking\). Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wireless ad-hoc network with internet connection sharing Hi May be this page explains better, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) "Veerle" <veerleverbr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d5d26b28-d3f0-4a8c-be8f-cf2393b5e859@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > > I have a computer A with internet connection (ADSL connection through > USB modem) and computer B with no internet connection. Both computers > have Win XP. First I have changed the settings of my internet > connection so that it is shared. Then I connected computer A to the > internet using the (shared) internet connection. Then I have set up a > wireless ad hoc network on computer A as described in > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx > Next I connected computer A to the wireless network (is not mentioned > in the article but I don't get it to work if I don't). Next I looked > at the available wirless networks on computer B and found the network > I created. So I connected to it. But computer B for some reason cannot > access the internet. So the internet connection sharing thing doesn't > seem to work. What I can I have possibly done wrong? What steps can I > take to find the source (and solution) of my problem? > > Veerle
Guest Veerle Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wireless ad-hoc network with internet connection sharing Ok, some extra info: Computer A makes a wired connection to the internet through a ADSL usb modem. This internet connection works fine on computer A, I can do internet stuff there. It is in the properties of this internet connection that I turned on the internet connection sharing flags. An ipconfig /all on computer A gives the following output in Dutch (Windows XP is Dutch version). Basicly it says that there's no LAN connection. Next comes the wireless connection through the ad-hoc network. The Speedtouch connection is my internet connection using the ADSL usb modem. Windows IP-configuratie .... Ethernet-adapter LAN-verbinding: Status van medium . . . . . . . . : medium ontkoppeld Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . .: VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-16-17-E5-A8-FE Ethernet-adapter Draadloze netwerkverbinding: Verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsel: Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . .: RT73 USB Wireless LAN Card Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-12-BF-C4-E7-D1 DHCP ingeshakeld. . . . . . . . . : ja Autom. configuratie ingeschakeld. : ja Autoconfiguratie IP-adres . . . . : 169.254.132.197 Subnetmasker. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Standaardgateway. . . . . . . . . : PPP-adapter Alcatel Speedtouch Connection: Verbindingsspec. DNS-achtervoegsel: Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . .: WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface Fysiek adres. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00 DHCP ingeschakeld:. . . . . . . . : nee IP-adres. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 81.11.214.72 Subnetmasker. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 Standaardgateway. . . . . . . . . : 81.11.214.72 DNS-servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.74.208.65 193.74.208.135 An ipconfig /all on computer B gives: Windows IP Configuration .... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Personal Area Network from TOSHIBA Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-41-B0-4B-40 Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Cont roller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-C5-C1-1A-A2 Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-DE-94-DF-AF Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.74.92 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.74.92 What concerns the wireless ad-hoc network, I used WEP with an automatic generated key. I had to provide this key on both computers when connecting to the wireless network. When looking at the available wireless networks on both computers it says that I am connected to the wireless network on both computers. It didn't say so until both computers were connected to the wireless network. When I ping computer A from computer B by "ping 169.254.132.197" I get normal replies. So there must be some sort of connection between both of them. It's just that the internet connection sharing doesn't seem to be working. When I ping computer B from computer A by "ping 169.254.74.92" I get timeouts. I expected this would work as well, but appearently it doesn't. To Galen: it's clear that computer A doesn't have an ip address that is 192.168.0.1. Is this absolutely necessary and if so, how do I change this? To Nass: I answered most of your questions above. Only I don't know what NICs are and how to check of Broadcasting is on, so I cannot answer that question. I did try to turn of zonealarm (my firewall) and the Windows Firewall on both the internet connection and the ad-hoc connection of computer A and i turned of the Windows FireWall on the ad-hoc connection of computer B, and it still didn't work, so I don't think that the firewall is the problem. To Mike: I know it would be easier to buy a router, but according to the Windows documentation, this should work. So I would like to get it to work.
Guest Veerle Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wireless ad-hoc network with internet connection sharing I found the problem. The ad-hoc network is fine. But in the internet connection sharing properties I selected that the connection had te be shared, but appearently Windows XP selected the LAN network for this sharing instead of the wireless network. It was readonly so I couldn't change it there, but I ran the network wizard to correct this problem. Than it worked when I disabled all firewalls (ZoneAlarm and the Windows Firewall) for the internet connection. I turned the switch for the Windows Firewall back on and made an exception for the wireless network. Now it works. Thanks a lot for everyone who helped thinking along!
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