Re: ICS (Internet Connection Sharing). ?

Adding on steve advise, you need to key in your username and password given
by your isp in the configuration page as well.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <380AE5FE-D836-47A9-9753-A7E6FA4C5301@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim
> <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Has anyone tried doing this?
> >I am, unfortunately on dial-up and I want to add a wireless router for my
> >Laptop to be able to access the Internet through the main computer (Home Base
> >Computer). Basically I have the Phone cable to the main PC (Normal
> >Connection to the net). I have a CAT5 from the main PC networking card to the
> >D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router.
> > Theoretically, the Laptop will be able to contact the router and the
> >information goes through the main PC Internal Modem., sharing . With the
> >router hooked up it seems to be doing it's job. The laptop can see a perfect
> >signal to the router but can't sync to it. I also want to be able to Network
> >with the main computer so I can print. I can see the microsoft versions of
> >Networking configurations but none seem to work.
> > If anyone has tried the same set-up and got it working, please let me know.
> >I'll keep trying, day 2.
> > JIM
>
> Here's how to do what you want:
>
> 1. Connect the main computer to the wireless router using a network
> cable going to a LAN port. Don't connect it to the WAN (Internet)
> port.
>
> 2. Access the router's built-in web server. It's probably at an
> address like http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 .
>
> 3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server.
>
> 4. Set the router's LAN IP address to 192.168.0.254.
>
> 5. Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the main computer's dial-up
> connection.
>
> That will make the wireless router act as a wireless access point,
> extending the main computer's shared Internet connection to the
> laptop.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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