Re: Cheapest home network solution?
From: DeeBeez (DeeBeez_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/04/05
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Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:23:07 -0800
Hi Chuck and Joe,
Chuck listed two solutions in his response to Joe below. I have tried the
first one and it works using the linksys WRT54GS but I have a problem with
parental control setting. I use verizon DSL which comes with parental control
but not supported by Linksys, meaning I will have to subscribe to Linksys for
this service which I don't want to do. So I tried the second solution. Please
see my posting dated 2/2/05 with title "Client cannot communicate with ICS
host". The easiest way to find the posting is to search for" DeeBeez". I have
done everything you suggested below but the setup still does not work. What
else can be done to make this setup work?
Thanks
DeeBeez
"Chuck" wrote:
> On 3 Feb 2005 18:26:03 -0800, *email_address_deleted* (Joe Samangitak) wrote:
>
> >I want to set up a simple WIRLESS home network; to connect 2 desktop
> >PC's
> >wirelessly, in order to share a hi-speed DSL connection. I've
> >currently
> >got one USB DSL modem, both PC's running XP Pro. What do I need to set
> >this up?
> >Is a wireless router necessary, or will the current modem work with 2
> >wireless
> >PCI network cards? Or if I need a wireless router, do I need 2
> >wireless network cards, one in each PC, or does the remote PC only
> >require the network card,
> >since there's already an antenna on the wireless router?
>
> Joe,
>
> The most supported solution in general, for sharing internet service, is a
> router connected to the DSL modem, and both computers connected (wired or
> wirelessly) to the router.
>
> In your case, if the DSL modem has only a USB port (make sure this is the case
> please - what is the make and model of the modem?) then you'd need a router with
> a USB WAN link. Or you will have to replace the modem with one that connects by
> Ethernet.
>
> If your modem truly is USB only, you can't replace the modem with an Ethernet
> connected one, and you can't find a WiFi router with a USB WAN link, then you'll
> have to connect the modem directly to your first computer, and have it serve as
> the router, using ICS.
>
> The other poster is right about ad-hoc WiFi and ICS. Making it work can truly
> tax your patience. You're going to need a WiFi router connecting the ICS host
> and client. You'll also need a network card (wired or WiFi), in the host
> computer, to connect to the router.
>
> You'll need to connect the host and client as peers to the router. If you're
> using ICS on the host, you'll have to setup the router very carefully.
>
> 1) The router LAN interface will have to be something like 192.168.0.100 - the
> host computer will be 192.168.0.1, thanks to ICS.
> 2) Disable DHCP on the router - ICS on the host computer will provide a DHCP
> server.
> 3) Setup the client computer to get IP address and DNS server addresses from
> DHCP.
>
> When you configure a wireless router, using a wired connection is always best.
> So I would recommend that you install an Ethernet card, if one is not already
> installed) in the ICS host computer. Connect the ICS host to a LAN port on the
> router. Your ICS host will provide routing on your LAN, so the WAN connection
> on the router must be unconnected.
>
> In summary, you need:
> 1) WiFi router.
> 2) Ethernet card in the ICS host.
> 3) WiFi card in the ICS client.
>
> Please let us know how this works for you - this is a complicated setup, but one
> that should be doable.
>
> And Joe, posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted email,
> than wanted email. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself
> a bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
> internet - read this article.
> http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
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