Re: INVISIBLE BROADBAND CONNECTION

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I would set IP addresses of your own. Make the desktop 10.1.1.1 and the
laptop 10.1.1.2 with subnet of 255.255.255.0 rather than using DHCP. Not
sure if you also set the laptop's gateway address to 10.1.1.1 whether this
should let it work.


"Javan" <uejavan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You might not want to do this, but the best and easiest way would be to go
pick up a cheap router. Your broadband company might use mac address for
authentication so you would have to contact the broadband provider and let
them know the mac address of the router, but after that it is pretty much
plug and play. Assuming the Network Setup Wizard hasnt screwed up your
settings. You could end up spending a lot of time trying to get windows to
figure out how to share the connection with the laptop.

Jon

"Bri" <Bri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a small wireless network with peer to peer working, just a PC and
a
laptop. No encryption at present.

The operating system is Windows XP Home Edition plus SP2.The PC is
connected
to broadband with a BT Voyager 105 modem.

When I set up the network each PC could see the other, shared files
worked
and I was able to print laptop files on the PC printer. Great so far.

Then I wanted to share my PC broadband connection with the laptop.

I looked up the MS HELP files on the PC and was advised to use the
NETWORK
SETUP WIZARD to enable INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING. I printed out the
help
sheets and followed the steps exactly. After completing the steps and
closing
the wizard the network behaved exactly the same, each computer could see
the
other's shared files and remote printing worked.

A note in the NETWORK SETUP WIZARD instructions said that the TCP/IP
settings must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically. I
changed
the TCP/IP settings for the PC and the laptop.

The instructions also said that Internet options must be configured for
INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING. The steps are to open INTERNET EXPLORER -
click
INTERNET OPTIONS on the TOOLS menu - click NEVER DIAL A CONNECTION on the
CONNECTIONS tab. In LAN SETTINGS - AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION clear the
AUTOMATICALLY DETECT SETTINGS and USE AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION SCRIPT
check
boxes. I did find that these boxes were already clear.

The network does not now function. On clicking VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS
in
MY NETWORK PLACES the PC does not see anything, not even itself. I get
the
error message "MSHOME IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO
USE
THIS NETWORK RESOURCE" The PC still has access to broadband.

The laptop sees itself but not the PC. It does not have access to
broadband
only to the 56k dial up.

Disabling the PC Norton firewall and the laptop Windows firewall makes no
difference.


Can someone please help?


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Bri




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