Re: How do I setup ICS with dialup and wireless router?
- From: "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:29:59 -0400
To set up ICS on a router, you need to disable the router functions (DHCP,
NAT, etc) and set up the dial-up computer as your ICS host. Once this is
done ICS should function as you expect it to.
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"Roger at CCCC" <RogeratCCCC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F011573E-7C02-476D-8C62-AC1C3358EE3E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> How do I setup ICS with dialup and wireless router?
>
> I've been reading lots of threads/information but can't find/figure out
> what
> to do in my case. Sorry!!!
>
> My situation:
> Computer 1: Desktop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, with dial up
> connection to Internet
> Computer 1 is connected by cable to Port 1 of Dlink DI-524 Wireless Router
>
> Computer 2: Laptop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, with wireless
> connection to DI-524 router.
> Computer 3: Desktop Windows XP Pro/SP2, fully updated, connected by cable
> to Port 2 of DI-524 router
>
> There is NO DSL, Cable Modem, or other Internet connection. The only
> Internet connection is the dialup connection on Computer 1.
>
> File sharing and printer sharing work just fine on all computers with no
> problems.
>
> Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) does NOT work. I've tried running the
> Network Connection Wizard on all PCâ??s, but the results seem ambigous.
> First,
> on Computer 1, when I try to dialup onto the internet, it seems to try to
> connect to the DI-524 router first. My desktop machine WILL eventually
> dial
> out, but it seems to wait a while, and the network light is flashing while
> I
> wait.
>
> And when I try to connect to the Internet from the laptop, it tries to
> dial
> out directly instead of accessing the network connection to use the dialup
> connection on the desktop machine. I HAVE used the laptop to dial out
> directly in the past but I want to make it use the router and the network
> connection to the dialup connection on the Computer 1.
>
> DLink Technical support says my setup is possible to use, but that itâ??s
> a
> Microsoft problem and they donâ??t have any further information to give
> me.
>
> Here is additional information that I found:
> Microsoft article 306126 says in part:
> "When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set
> to use IP address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with
> other
> computers on your network. If these other computers have static IP
> addresses,
> it is a good idea to set them to obtain their IP addresses automatically.
> Are
> you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing? "
>
> But the DI-524 automatically claims IP address 192.168.0.1. In fact, I
> have
> to use that address to access the DI-524 setup.
>
> So do I need to change the IP address of the DI-524? But if so, then how
> do
> I access the DI-524 setup ? Or do I do something to my PC to change the
> IP
> address of its LAN adapter? If so, how do I do that, since ICS apparently
> sets the IP address automatically of the LAN adapter of my computer.
> (Clarification: I assume that the LAN adapter that the Microsoft article
> mentions is in fact in my desktop PC. If that is not correct, please let
> me
> know)
>
> Sorry this is so long. I have a small wired network that uses a
> hub/switch
> that doesnâ??t seem to have these problems. In addition, I am NOT very
> experienced with IP addresses and all the LAN network terminology, so I
> easily get confused when reading other sources of information that include
> undefined terms like NAT, DHCP, and a veritable alphabet soup of other
> acronyms. So if anyone can explain this relatively simply, I would REALLY
> appreciate it (and/or point me to a website that already describes what I
> am
> trying to do.)
>
> THANKS for any comments.
>
.
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