"Steve Winograd" wrote:

> On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:13:01 -0700, tuuf
> <t***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >On my PC running XP ---if I have an internet connection via a USB web connect
> >stick (from cell phone carrier)---- is it possible to connect this PC to a
> >wireless AP and provide internet service to other laptops in my vicinity?  If
> >not, is there a way to do it?
>
> It might be.
>
> Go to Control Panel > Classic View > Network Connections, and see if
> there's a network connection that uses the USB web connect stick.
>
> If there is, right-click the connection, go to Properties > Advanced,
> and enable Internet Connection Sharing.
>
> Then, connect the wireless AP to the computer's wired Ethernet port.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)
>
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>> >On my PC running XP ---if I have an internet connection via a USB web connect
>> >stick (from cell phone carrier)---- is it possible to connect this PC to a
>> >wireless AP and provide internet service to other laptops in my vicinity?  If
>> >not, is there a way to do it?
>>
>> It might be.
>>
>> Go to Control Panel > Classic View > Network Connections, and see if
>> there's a network connection that uses the USB web connect stick.
>>
>> If there is, right-click the connection, go to Properties > Advanced,
>> and enable Internet Connection Sharing.
>>
>> Then, connect the wireless AP to the computer's wired Ethernet port.
>
>If this internet sharing via cell phone connection works ---- can I
>selectively choose which computers on  my  local  LAN have internet access? 
>Would I just go into each workstation and click on unclick the internet
>sharing option?

"Steve Winograd" wrote:

> On Wed, 27 May 2009 08:19:01 -0700, tuuf
> <t***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >> >On my PC running XP ---if I have an internet connection via a USB web connect
> >> >stick (from cell phone carrier)---- is it possible to connect this PC to a
> >> >wireless AP and provide internet service to other laptops in my vicinity?  If
> >> >not, is there a way to do it?
> >>
> >> It might be.
> >>
> >> Go to Control Panel > Classic View > Network Connections, and see if
> >> there's a network connection that uses the USB web connect stick.
> >>
> >> If there is, right-click the connection, go to Properties > Advanced,
> >> and enable Internet Connection Sharing.
> >>
> >> Then, connect the wireless AP to the computer's wired Ethernet port.
> >
> >If this internet sharing via cell phone connection works ---- can I
> >selectively choose which computers on  my  local  LAN have internet access? 
> >Would I just go into each workstation and click on unclick the internet
> >sharing option?
>
> You're welcome.
>
> The computer with the USB web connect stick is the only one that has
> the Internet Connection Sharing option.
>
> You can configure the wireless access point to control access by other
> computers: set up wireless network encryption, allow access by only
> specific MAC addresses, etc.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "my local LAN".  Do you have a wired
> network in addition to the wireless access point?
>
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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>

>Thank you very much...... I'm sorry my message didn't show gratitude.
>My current setup is a win2k server and 8 workstations all on a local LAN
>hard wired through a switch.  This network is not connected to the internet.
>Seven workstations run win2k and one runs winxp professional.  3 workstations
>have a 2nd network adapter installed and share an internet connection through
>a router.  I didn't want to expose the entire network to the internet and
>deal with constant software updates for protection so a computer tech guy
>advised me this route.  I access the web via DSL and it is very quarky and
>slow.  Cable is not available in my area.  Therefore I thought of getting a
>cellular USB web stick for one of the workstations and share the connection
>via "internet sharing".   I've since learned about a cellular router by
>cradlepoint but I'm still interested if it can be done without it.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Mike

"Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> On Wed, 27 May 2009 20:59:01 -0700, tuuf
> <t***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thank you very much...... I'm sorry my message didn't show gratitude.
> >My current setup is a win2k server and 8 workstations all on a local LAN
> >hard wired through a switch.  This network is not connected to the internet.
> >Seven workstations run win2k and one runs winxp professional.  3 workstations
> >have a 2nd network adapter installed and share an internet connection through
> >a router.  I didn't want to expose the entire network to the internet and
> >deal with constant software updates for protection so a computer tech guy
> >advised me this route.  I access the web via DSL and it is very quarky and
> >slow.  Cable is not available in my area.  Therefore I thought of getting a
> >cellular USB web stick for one of the workstations and share the connection
> >via "internet sharing".   I've since learned about a cellular router by
> >cradlepoint but I'm still interested if it can be done without it.
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Mike
>
> You're welcome, Mike.
>
> You might be able to get Internet Connection Sharing to work, but it's
> not recommended in a server network.  ICS  uses IP addresses in the
> 192.168.0.x range, which would cause a conflict if the server network
> uses the same range.  The ICS host computer (the one with the USB web
> stick) acts as a DHCP server and DNS server, which could interfere
> with the server network.
>
> If the ICS host connects to a wired LAN, other computers on that LAN
> that get their IP addresses via DHCP will have access to the Internet.
> To prevent a LAN computer from accessing the Internet, you could
> assign it a static IP address and no default gateway address.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>

>The server-workstation runs on 10.0.0.1 IP range.  The 3 workstations that
>have the 2nd network adapter communicate on the 192.168.0.1 IP range.  The
>gateway settings on the primary network adapter for these 3 workstations are
>blank.  Therefore it forces these computers to search for the internet via
>the 2nd network adapter.  Now that you have the whole picture let me ask a
>few questions:
>1) are the other workstations without a secondary network adapter safe from
>internet associated risks?  They can't directly access the internet but are
>connected via the primary adapter to the 3 workstations that do access the
>internet via their secondary adapter.
>2)"internet sharing option" --- is this nothing more than a computer acting
>as a server providing DHCP & DNS.   If so, if this ICS host  connects to 2
>other computers via a router would I then have to disable the DHCP & DNS on
>the router?
>3)since the server and the ICS are on 2 different IP ranges will I still
>have a conflict?  Can the DHCP & DNS be disabled on the ICS host so the other
>2 workstations would only point via gateway to the internet?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Mike