RE: Advanced Networking problem (STEVE WINOGRAD?)

From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:52:09 -0700

Can you 'ping' an internet address eg.220.236.7.20 , or www.knowndomain.com? If yes then your internet sharing works, but you have to enter the DNS Server Address.

Before you start, gather the following information:

· your broadband connection's IP address, e.g., 123.43.2.1

· subnet mask, e.g., 255.255.122.0

· default gateway e.g., 192.168.0.1

· DNS IP addresses e.g., 123.123.123.1

You can get most of these things from your Internet provider; your customer-service rep will know what you're talking about (or you can find this using the Properties tab, under Network Connections).

Each is just a series of numbers (e.g., 123.43.2.1) that you'll need to input to the network settings for the Laptop.

These should be entered on the Laptop for the 'network connection': make sure you assign it an IP address that is incremental to the Gateway e.g., 192.168.0.3.

To avoid becoming a neighbourhood 'hot-spot' , for the D-Link you should choose an SSID (service set identifier) I recommend that you do not accept the default setting as anyone nearby with a wireless device can possibly also use your internet access. Set your SSID to a meaningful name use your House Name or Family Name.

For work-group name use ‘Wireless’ and a wireless channel select from 1 – 11, I recommend you use a higher channel as default settings usually select the lower end. Keep these consistent for all of your machines.

Security
For additional security you can and should use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm: and set this at 64bit: you can then choose a combination of 10 hexadecimal characters [0-9 + A-F], again for this may I recommend you select your mobile phone number as it is 10 characters long, easy to remember and not known to all your neighbours.

Additionally you can set the Access Point to only allow access to specific units, where you would enter their MAC address [Media Access Control address the hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network], again a series of Hex numbers and usually found on the Wireless Card plugged into the Laptops or other desktop PCs.

"Kenny S" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to share an ADSL internet connection on 2 machines via a
> wireless network.
> One machine is the DESKTOP that is the HOST of the internet connection, and
> the other one is
> a centrino LAPTOP that is the client. I am trying to use the XP ICS.
>
> I have succesfully created the wireless network that is peer to peer
> (AD-HOC) using the guide on this page:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx
> This network is working!
>
> I DID NOT do the last step to configure WEP because the Internet connection
> sharring was not working.
> Let me explain: when a connection is sharred an icon pops up in the network
> connections on the CLIENT machine
> that shows the gateway and lets you control the modem on the HOST machine.
> This icon HAS emerged!
> It says clearly that the DSL modem is connected and the connection is
> shared.
>
> However the client does not get on the internet.
>
> I know of a problem that occures with PPPoe and I have done the following
> suggested by MVP Steve Winograd
>
> > This is a common problem with shared DSL connections that use PPP Over
> > Ethernet (PPPoE). Here are some possible fixes. Any one of them
> > should solve the problem:
> >
> > 1. Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 on the ICS host computer.
> >
> > 2. Find the right MTU setting on the client computer, as shown here:
> >
> > http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107
>
> However I think ( I have not confirmed this yet 100%) the problem does NOT
> occure when a DSL modem is connected only, but
> ALSO happens
> with a simple DIAL UP MODEM, even that cannot be shared succesfully
>
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do to make this work?
> I know that I can use a wireless router, but I want to do this with XP ICS!
> --
>
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
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