Re: Approach to use cross-over connect as part of LAN

In article <39CDC8E9-B716-4AAE-B7E1-27F3C0F06F3C@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Danm
<Danm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Computers A & B each have XP Pro and are connected by a cross-over cable to
share printer.
Wireless nic was installed on A for access to existing 3-computer LAN
connected to cable modem through router.
How do I get B to access the Internet??
(Am volunteer for charity org, so my time is worth less than another
wireless nic for B)
1) It seems that ICS on A with B as client would set up dueling DHCPs and
NATs??
2) Can I set up static IPs on all computers and have A address router for
gateway and have B adddress A as gateway??
3) Can this be done at all??

Thanks for any help,

As Doug Sherman said, you can set up ICS on A with B as client.

An alternative is to create a network bridge on A, combining its wired
and wireless network connections into a single connection. B would
then connect to the same LAN that A connects to for Internet access.
I've written a web page with details:

XP ICS - Network Bridge
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networkbridge.htm

If the network bridge doesn't work correctly, try the steps shown
here:

Bridge May Not Work With a Non-Promiscuous Mode Network Adapter
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302348/en-us

Thank you for your response. I was so encouraged with Doug Sherman's reply I
didn't think about details until the middle of the night.
As existing LAN uses 192.168.0.x addresses, I should avoid ICS.

If the existing LAN has a DHCP server, you can probably configure DHCP
to use a subnet other than 192.168.0.x, thus allowing ICS.

Is your alternative as simple as this?
1. Make ad-hoc connection between A & B maybe even with APIPA addresses.
2. Connect A to LAN through wireless.
3. Bridge between wireless & ethernet on A.

Yes. You've already done #1 and #2. All that's left to do is #3.
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