Wireless internet sharing problems
 

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I wondered if any of you experts could help me.

I've 2 PCs that I would like to connect together using a wireless network so that they can both access the internet using blueyonder.

PC1 is connected directly to the blueyonder box (cable modem?) and runs windows xp

PC2 is in another room and runs windows 98SE.

I've purchased two belkin waps (fsd6130u) and connected one to each PCs spare USB port. I've configured the wireless network as an ad-hoc network, each PC can see the others discs and you can transfer data between them. However PC2 cannot see the internet even though I've enabled ICS on PC1. When I first connected the WAP to PC1 windows configured it as bridge connection I reconfigured it as a LAN connection.

Any ideas on wht i need to do to enable internet access from PC2?

Regards

Re: Wireless internet sharing problems
 

Hi S76 and :welcome: to the site :)

Are you connecting the blueyonder service via ethernet or usb ?

If you are using ICS then there should be no bridges configured and only the external connection to the broadband should have the firewall enabled.

Can you give us some further info please.

Re: Wireless internet sharing problems
 

Hi stuartbe & thanks for the welcome.

Blueyonder is connected via ethernet with firewall enabled.

Re: Wireless internet sharing problems
 

O.K. has the 98 pc been given a 192. address range ?

Have you made sure that the firewall on the 98 box is off or uninstalled ?

Can you post the full ipconfig/all info for both computers please.

Re: Wireless internet sharing problems
 

PC1 192.168.0.1 and subnet 255.255.255.0
PC2 192.168.0.10 and subnet 255.255.255.0

I'll need to check the firewall on the 98 box when I get home

Re: Wireless internet sharing problems
 

Have you checked the 98 box yet ?

The IP's look o.k. - Can you ping the boxes from each other ?