> I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> can filter by MAC.
>
> Basically what I have is an EVDO card from Sprint and want to use it
> via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> (a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> host.
>
> Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> connected to the laptop and router.
>
> Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> working.
>
> If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> computers...
>
> Please help... step by step would be helpful...
>

> J wrote:
> > I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> > haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> > I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> > issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> > can filter by MAC.
>
> > Basically what I have is an EVDO card from Sprint and want to use it
> > via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> > (a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> > other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> > host.
>
> > Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> > I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> > am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> > connected to the laptop and router.
>
> > Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> > I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> > luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> > network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> > they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> > working.
>
> > If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> > via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> > computers...
>
> > Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
> "firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> the wireless network to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> that way), so you should ensure that your EVDO connection is protected
> with a software firewall.
>
> In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> EVDO Internet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>   Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> "shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with the EVDO card is not.
>
> Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> Connection Sharing ..."
>
> By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> you will have to change that.
>
> Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
> ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
> you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> 192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> addresses to all of the wireless clients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
> set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> 192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> server; you can then leave the wireless clients to "obtain an IP address
> automatically".)
>
> --
> Lem   MS MVP -- Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

> I've gotten this far...
>
> With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
> laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
> workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
> enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDO data card that is
> on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> does.
>
> Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>J wrote:
>>
>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
>>>can filter by MAC.
>>
>>>Basically what I have is an EVDO card from Sprint and want to use it
>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
>>>host.
>>
>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>>
>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>>
>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
>>>working.
>>
>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
>>>computers...
>>
>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>>
>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
>>the wireless network to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
>>that way), so you should ensure that your EVDO connection is protected
>>with a software firewall.
>>
>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>
>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
>>EVDO Internet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>>  Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with the EVDO card is not.
>>
>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
>>Connection Sharing ..."
>>
>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
>>you will have to change that.
>>
>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
>>mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
>>laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>>
>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
>>what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
>>you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
>>addresses to all of the wireless clients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
>>address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
>>server; you can then leave the wireless clients to "obtain an IP address
>>automatically".)
>>
>>--
>>Lem   MS MVP -- Networking
>>
>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
>
>

> J wrote:
> > I've gotten this far...
>
> > With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> > to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
> > laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
> > workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
> > enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> > from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> > Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> > on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> > Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> > does.
>
> > Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> > On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>J wrote:
>
> >>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> >>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> >>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> >>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> >>>can filter by MAC.
>
> >>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> >>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> >>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> >>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> >>>host.
>
> >>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> >>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> >>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> >>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> >>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> >>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> >>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> >>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> >>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> >>>working.
>
> >>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> >>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> >>>computers...
>
> >>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>
> >>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> >>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> >>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> >>with a software firewall.
>
> >>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> >>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> >>EVDOInternet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> >>  Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> >>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> >>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> >>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> >>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> >>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> >>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> >>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> >>you will have to change that.
>
> >>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> >>mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
> >>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> >>laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> >>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> >>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> >>what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
> >>you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> >>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> >>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> >>addresses to all of thewirelessclients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> >>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> >>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> >>address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
> >>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> >>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> >>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> >>automatically".)
>
> >>--
> >>Lem   MS MVP --Networking
>
> >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection.  It should not show
> "connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> camera.
>
> I haven't used anEVDOcard.  Is there a login procedure that must be
> run (analogous to dialing a modem)?  I don't know if selecting the check
> box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not.  You may
> have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> quotes):
>
> "ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> press enter.
>
> Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> c:\config.txt.  Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop.  If, in
> fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> info from the "client" laptop.
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

On Jan 25, 9:59 pm, "J" <dna0***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> firmware...  I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link  is incompatible.
>
> I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> recognized it.  I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> connect to the router.  No matter how many times I re-created the
> preferred network.  There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
>  I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first?   If its
> not one thing... it's another right?
>
> Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > J wrote:
> > > I've gotten this far...
>
> > > With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> > > to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
> > > laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
> > > workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
> > > enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> > > from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> > > Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> > > on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> > > Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> > > does.
>
> > > Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> > > On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >>J wrote:
>
> > >>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> > >>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> > >>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> > >>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> > >>>can filter by MAC.
>
> > >>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> > >>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> > >>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> > >>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> > >>>host.
>
> > >>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> > >>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> > >>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> > >>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> > >>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> > >>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> > >>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> > >>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> > >>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> > >>>working.
>
> > >>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> > >>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> > >>>computers...
>
> > >>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>
> > >>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> > >>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> > >>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> > >>with a software firewall.
>
> > >>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> > >>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> > >>EVDOInternet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> > >>  Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> > >>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> > >>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> > >>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> > >>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> > >>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> > >>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> > >>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> > >>you will have to change that.
>
> > >>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> > >>mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
> > >>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> > >>laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> > >>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> > >>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> > >>what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
> > >>you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> > >>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> > >>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> > >>addresses to all of thewirelessclients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> > >>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> > >>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> > >>address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
> > >>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> > >>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> > >>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> > >>automatically".)
>
> > >>--
> > >>Lem   MS MVP --Networking
>
> > >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection.  It should not show
> > "connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> > camera.
>
> > I haven't used anEVDOcard.  Is there a login procedure that must be
> > run (analogous to dialing a modem)?  I don't know if selecting the check
> > box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> > attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not.  You may
> > have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> > before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> > See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> > On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> > quotes):
>
> > "ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> > press enter.
>
> > Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> > c:\config.txt.  Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> > which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop.  If, in
> > fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> > info from the "client" laptop.
>
> > --
> > Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> > To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

> Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> firmware...  I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link  is incompatible.
>
> I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> recognized it.  I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> connect to the router.  No matter how many times I re-created the
> preferred network.  There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
>  I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first?   If its
> not one thing... it's another right?
>
> Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>J wrote:
>>
>>>I've gotten this far...
>>
>>>With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
>>>to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
>>>laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
>>>workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
>>>enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
>>>from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
>>>Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
>>>on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
>>>Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
>>>does.
>>
>>>Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>>
>>>On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>J wrote:
>>
>>>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
>>>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
>>>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
>>>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
>>>>>can filter by MAC.
>>
>>>>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
>>>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
>>>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
>>>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
>>>>>host.
>>
>>>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>>
>>>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
>>>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
>>>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>>
>>>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
>>>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
>>>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
>>>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
>>>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
>>>>>working.
>>
>>>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
>>>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
>>>>>computers...
>>
>>>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>>
>>>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
>>>>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
>>>>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
>>>>with a software firewall.
>>
>>>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>
>>>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
>>>>EVDOInternet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
>>>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
>>>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>>
>>>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
>>>>Connection Sharing ..."
>>
>>>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
>>>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
>>>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
>>>>you will have to change that.
>>
>>>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
>>>>mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
>>>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
>>>>laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
>>>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>>
>>>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
>>>>what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
>>>>you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
>>>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
>>>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
>>>>addresses to all of thewirelessclients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
>>>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
>>>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
>>>>address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
>>>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
>>>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
>>>>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
>>>>automatically".)
>>
>>>>--
>>>>Lem   MS MVP --Networking
>>
>>>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection.  It should not show
>>
>>"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
>>camera.
>>
>>I haven't used anEVDOcard.  Is there a login procedure that must be
>>run (analogous to dialing a modem)?  I don't know if selecting the check
>>box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
>>attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not.  You may
>>have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
>>before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>>
>>See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>>
>>On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
>>quotes):
>>
>>"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>>
>>press enter.
>>
>>Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
>>c:\config.txt.  Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
>>which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop.  If, in
>>fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
>>info from the "client" laptop.
>>
>>--
>>Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>>
>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
>
>

> J wrote:
> > Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> > issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> > firmware...  I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> > firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link  is incompatible.
>
> > I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> > recognized it.  I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> > However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> > connect to the router.  No matter how many times I re-created the
> > preferred network.  There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
> >  I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> > connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> > Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first?   If its
> > not one thing... it's another right?
>
> > Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> > On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>J wrote:
>
> >>>I've gotten this far...
>
> >>>With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> >>>to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
> >>>laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
> >>>workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
> >>>enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> >>>from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> >>>Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> >>>on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> >>>Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> >>>does.
>
> >>>Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> >>>On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>J wrote:
>
> >>>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> >>>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> >>>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> >>>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> >>>>>can filter by MAC.
>
> >>>>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> >>>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> >>>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> >>>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> >>>>>host.
>
> >>>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> >>>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> >>>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> >>>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> >>>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> >>>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> >>>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> >>>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> >>>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> >>>>>working.
>
> >>>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> >>>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> >>>>>computers...
>
> >>>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>
> >>>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> >>>>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> >>>>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> >>>>with a software firewall.
>
> >>>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> >>>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> >>>>EVDOInternet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> >>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> >>>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> >>>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> >>>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> >>>>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> >>>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> >>>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> >>>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> >>>>you will have to change that.
>
> >>>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> >>>>mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
> >>>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> >>>>laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> >>>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> >>>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> >>>>what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
> >>>>you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> >>>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> >>>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> >>>>addresses to all of thewirelessclients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> >>>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> >>>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> >>>>address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
> >>>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> >>>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> >>>>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> >>>>automatically".)
>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Lem   MS MVP --Networking
>
> >>>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection.  It should not show
>
> >>"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> >>camera.
>
> >>I haven't used anEVDOcard.  Is there a login procedure that must be
> >>run (analogous to dialing a modem)?  I don't know if selecting the check
> >>box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> >>attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not.  You may
> >>have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> >>before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> >>See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> >>On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> >>quotes):
>
> >>"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> >>press enter.
>
> >>Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> >>c:\config.txt.  Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> >>which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop.  If, in
> >>fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> >>info from the "client" laptop.
>
> >>--
> >>Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -Sorry, I really don't have any further ideas, except to note that the
> DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E.  Are you sure you really have a Rev
> C?  And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware?  The file
> should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
> slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

On Jan 28, 9:06 am, "J" <dna0***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Lem,
>
> Thank you very much for your help thus far.  I was able to
> successfully... (at least that's what the router is showing) update
> the firmware to 2.76.  The issue was that the router was originally
> from Verizon and I needed to get the file from them.  It didn't say it
> was a "success" since that page asking for the file and completing the
> upgrade timed out... but when I check the firmware in the router, it
> is saying it's at 2.76.  I "seemed" to have the ICS with theEVDOcard
> working... at least it looked like it was last night, I'll have to
> check again today.  I enabled the MAC filtering and will add on
> encryption which should take care of the LAN from inside the router. 
> What firewall software would you suggest for the host computer?   You
> mentioned that this computer is vulnerable in a previous message.
>
> On Jan 26, 8:54 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > J wrote:
> > > Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> > > issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> > > firmware...  I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> > > firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link  is incompatible.
>
> > > I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> > > recognized it.  I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> > > However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> > > connect to the router.  No matter how many times I re-created the
> > > preferred network.  There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
> > >  I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> > > connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> > > Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first?   If its
> > > not one thing... it's another right?
>
> > > Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> > > On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >>J wrote:
>
> > >>>I've gotten this far...
>
> > >>>With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> > >>>to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
> > >>>laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
> > >>>workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
> > >>>enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> > >>>from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> > >>>Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> > >>>on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> > >>>Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> > >>>does.
>
> > >>>Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> > >>>On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >>>>J wrote:
>
> > >>>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> > >>>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> > >>>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> > >>>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> > >>>>>can filter by MAC.
>
> > >>>>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> > >>>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> > >>>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> > >>>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> > >>>>>host.
>
> > >>>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> > >>>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> > >>>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> > >>>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> > >>>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> > >>>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> > >>>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> > >>>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> > >>>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> > >>>>>working.
>
> > >>>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> > >>>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> > >>>>>computers...
>
> > >>>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>
> > >>>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> > >>>>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> > >>>>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> > >>>>with a software firewall.
>
> > >>>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> > >>>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> > >>>>EVDOInternet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> > >>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> > >>>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> > >>>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> > >>>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> > >>>>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> > >>>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> > >>>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> > >>>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> > >>>>you will have to change that.
>
> > >>>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> > >>>>mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
> > >>>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> > >>>>laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> > >>>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> > >>>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> > >>>>what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
> > >>>>you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> > >>>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> > >>>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> > >>>>addresses to all of thewirelessclients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> > >>>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> > >>>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> > >>>>address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
> > >>>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> > >>>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> > >>>>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> > >>>>automatically".)
>
> > >>>>--
> > >>>>Lem   MS MVP --Networking
>
> > >>>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hidequotedtext -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection.  It should not show
>
> > >>"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> > >>camera.
>
> > >>I haven't used anEVDOcard.  Is there a login procedure that must be
> > >>run (analogous to dialing a modem)?  I don't know if selecting the check
> > >>box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> > >>attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not.  You may
> > >>have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> > >>before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> > >>See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> > >>On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> > >>quotes):
>
> > >>"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> > >>press enter.
>
> > >>Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> > >>c:\config.txt.  Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> > >>which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop.  If, in
> > >>fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> > >>info from the "client" laptop.
>
> > >>--
> > >>Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> > >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -Sorry, I really don't have any further ideas, except to note that the
> > DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E.  Are you sure you really have a Rev
> > C?  And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware?  The file
> > should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
> > slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin
>
> > --
> > Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> > To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

> Update...
>
> It seems that I have the MAC filtering working... however it seems
> that the host has a hard time connecting to the AP for some reason.  I
> had to use a Cat5 to get it working and then it ended up
> authenticating via wifi after a reboot of the host.  My next question
> is that I have downloaded PC Tools Firewall Plus...  highly rated from
> tucows.com...  I require some assistance in order to allow the LAN to
> get through the firewall so that they can access ICS.  Not sure how
> that works...
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Jan 28, 9:06 am, "J" <dna0***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Lem,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your help thus far.  I was able to
>> successfully... (at least that's what the router is showing) update
>> the firmware to 2.76.  The issue was that the router was originally
>> from Verizon and I needed to get the file from them.  It didn't say it
>> was a "success" since that page asking for the file and completing the
>> upgrade timed out... but when I check the firmware in the router, it
>> is saying it's at 2.76.  I "seemed" to have the ICS with theEVDOcard
>> working... at least it looked like it was last night, I'll have to
>> check again today.  I enabled the MAC filtering and will add on
>> encryption which should take care of the LAN from inside the router. 
>> What firewall software would you suggest for the host computer?   You
>> mentioned that this computer is vulnerable in a previous message.
>>
>> On Jan 26, 8:54 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> J wrote:
>>>> Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
>>>> issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
>>>> firmware...  I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
>>>> firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link  is incompatible.
>>>> I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
>>>> recognized it.  I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>>>> However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
>>>> connect to the router.  No matter how many times I re-created the
>>>> preferred network.  There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
>>>>  I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
>>>> connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>>>> Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first?   If its
>>>> not one thing... it's another right?
>>>> Thanks for your help Lem.
>>>> On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> J wrote:
>>>>>> I've gotten this far...
>>>>>> With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
>>>>>> to get them both connected to the router.  I can login to see that both
>>>>>> laptops are in the client list...  I can see the other computer in the
>>>>>> workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working.  I've
>>>>>> enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
>>>>> >from the client.  One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
>>>>>> Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
>>>>>> on the host).  Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
>>>>>> Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
>>>>>> does.
>>>>>> Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>>>>>> On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> J wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
>>>>>>>> haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
>>>>>>>> I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
>>>>>>>> issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
>>>>>>>> can filter by MAC.
>>>>>>>> Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
>>>>>>>> via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
>>>>>>>> (a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
>>>>>>>> other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
>>>>>>>> host.
>>>>>>>> Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>>>>>>>> I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
>>>>>>>> am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
>>>>>>>> connected to the laptop and router.
>>>>>>>> Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
>>>>>>>> I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
>>>>>>>> luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
>>>>>>>> network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
>>>>>>>> they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
>>>>>>>> working.
>>>>>>>> If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
>>>>>>>> via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
>>>>>>>> computers...
>>>>>>>> Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this.  The router will no longer provide any
>>>>>>> "firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
>>>>>>> thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
>>>>>>> that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
>>>>>>> with a software firewall.
>>>>>>> In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>>>>>> You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
>>>>>>> EVDOInternet connection.  ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>>>>>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
>>>>>>> "shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
>>>>>>> DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>>>>>>> Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
>>>>>>> Connection Sharing ..."
>>>>>>> By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
>>>>>>> address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
>>>>>>> Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
>>>>>>> you will have to change that.
>>>>>>> Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
>>>>>>> mask.  Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624.  Connect one of the LAN
>>>>>>> ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
>>>>>>> laptop.  IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
>>>>>>> to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>>>>>>> Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
>>>>>>> what range of IP addresses it serves.  I do know that whatever it uses,
>>>>>>> you can't change it.  Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
>>>>>>> server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
>>>>>>> 192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
>>>>>>> addresses to all of thewirelessclients.  Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
>>>>>>> you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
>>>>>>> of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
>>>>>>> address that you set for the DI-624.  (If you want to live dangerously,
>>>>>>> set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
>>>>>>> 192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
>>>>>>> server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
>>>>>>> automatically".)
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Lem   MS MVP --Networking
>>>>>>> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer-Hidequotedtext -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection.  It should not show
>>>>> "connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
>>>>> camera.
>>>>> I haven't used anEVDOcard.  Is there a login procedure that must be
>>>>> run (analogous to dialing a modem)?  I don't know if selecting the check
>>>>> box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
>>>>> attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not.  You may
>>>>> have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
>>>>> before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>>>>> See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>>>>> On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
>>>>> quotes):
>>>>> "ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>>>>> press enter.
>>>>> Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
>>>>> c:\config.txt.  Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
>>>>> which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop.  If, in
>>>>> fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
>>>>> info from the "client" laptop.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
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>>> DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E.  Are you sure you really have a Rev
>>> C?  And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware?  The file
>>> should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
>>> slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin
>>> --
>>> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
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