Cannot connect client to the Internet

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Tiny Deskop and Toshiba laptop both on XP on a wireless network. Have manage to get both to see each other on the network but despite every variation on internet sharing I cannot get the latop to access the internet.

Idiots guide please

rgds

 

[Steve_Perry]

Umm maybe a daft question but how is your wireless network structured?

Are you connecting both PC's via a wireless router so both laptop and desktop use this to share the internet connection out?

or,

Are you connecting the laptop directly to the desktop and using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the desktop?

Wi-fi networks can also operate in a couple of different modes: Infrastructure network mode or Ad-hoc mode. The former has a master node, usually a router and it controls the network dishes out IP's etc. The latter allows all PC's/devices within range of each other to talk directly to one another, so there is no master controller as such running the network.

Need a bit more info I'm afraid before I can comment/attempt to help.

*EDIT* However, if I had to guess, check your XP firewall settings to make sure that either your desktop or laptop isn't 'playing hard to get'. I'll also assume that you are trying to use your desktop to let your laptop access the internet, in which case you'll have to go to your wireless internet connection properties dialog box on your desktop and enable ICS for that connection. From memory something like...

Click 'My Network Places' maybe on your desktop or from Windows Explorer.
Click 'View Network Connections'.
Right Click 'Wireless Network' icon and select 'Properties'
In the properties window select the 'Advanced' tab and there you should see options for the Windows Firewall and also for 'Internet Connection Sharing'.

Hope this helps, assuming that I've assumed correctly

S.

 

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The desktop has the card that acts as a router and ICS is activated. I have followed all the trouble shooting in XP.

IPs are set for automatic.

I can see all files that I select to share on both PCS but cannot get the laptop to access the internet.

I have used XP set up wizard again from scrstch bit to no avail.

rgds

& thanks

 

[Steve_Perry]

In that case, I guess your XP firewall settings may need tweaking.

S.

 

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After hours of study I found that the fault was a winsock error on the laptop and when I ran a winsock fix programme it worked.

So if you cannot get IE to load this may be the fix.

rgds thanks and a merry xmas

ps have now linked another desktop and all is well