Re: ICS (Internet Connection Sharing). ?

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.
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