Re: How do I configure my wireless PC to share its internet connex w/

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 02/05/05 

Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 21:55:05 -0700

In article <26221FEA-1451-441E-B177-69AB6B460CAE@microsoft.com>,
maaltoiii <maaltoiii@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I want to configure my notebook (Windows XP 5.1.2600) to serve as a host for
>my PS2 to piggyback onto the internet. Basically its a long way from my PS2
>to the cable/DSL modem downstairs, I don't have an ethernet wire that long;
>not a problem for my wireless enabled laptop, I use a LINKSYS wireless-g
>54kbs wireless router. I assume I should be able to harness the internet
>signal my PC recieves and share it for my PS2.
>
>On the laptop under Advanced System Info it lists a network card so I assume
>I should be able to start a network. I tried to plug the playstation ethernet
>connection into the ethernet connection of the laptop. Nothing goes for the
>PS2.
>
>I've tried to use the Network Setup Wizard, as well as the Wireless Network
>Setup Wizard to configure the laptop to serve as a network Host to
>theoretically share the internet signal. It hasn't worked. The NSWizard
>program tells me an error has occurred and it is unable to set up the
>network, while the WNSWizard tells me it has set up a network that I can't
>seem to find.
>
>What am I doing wrong? What can I do? i'm sure that my computer is able to
>serve as a host signal for other computers to connect to the internet.

Yes, you can use the notebook as an ICS host. Make sure that the
wired Ethernet connection is enabled. Then, share the wireless
network connection:

1. Right-click the wireless network connection.

2. Click Properties.

3. Click Advanced.

4. Put a check mark in the box "Allow other network users to connect
through this computer's Internet connection".

5. If there's a box for specifying the home network connection, select
the wired Ethernet connection.

Connect the notebook to the PS2 using a crossover Ethernet cable. A
regular Ethernet cable won't work. 

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