dialup ISP, computers sharing one connection

6 Aug 2006 3:22 AM

Mike Lepore

Tried unsuccessfully - can it be done? Computer running Windows XP and
having
built-in 802.11g, connected to phone line, using dialup PPP account. In the
same house,
another computer also Windows XP and with built-in 802.11g, we want to have
it go
to a web page wirelessly. Also, in the same house, a computer running
Windows XP, it
doesn't have a built-in wireless, but an 802.11b card and drivers are
installed, we want it to
go to a web page wirelessly. We are aware that the slowness of dialup will
mean bad
performance, but don't care about speed. Problem is, only the computer with
the phone wire
plugged into it will display web pages. The other computers say, "wireless
network detected,
signal strength excellent", but the browser can't load a web page. The
wireless
network setup wizard and the network setup wizard have been run on all the
computers.
How do you tell a browser on the non-phone-wire computers to use this
connection?
IE for example, always says: "The web page you requested is not available
offline.
To view this page click Connect." Clicking connect will only bring up the
dropdown
box to choose the phone number of one of our dialup ISPs, and selecting one
makes it try to dial. I don't recognize anything there that looks like a
choice to use the
wireless instead of dial-up. I will very much appreciate suggestions. Thank
you.

Mike Lepore - lepore at bestweb dot net

6 Aug 2006 10:53 AM

Marian Gutu

Hello,

You'll have to enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the gateway
computer. Run Network Setup Wizard on all pc's; for the GW pc, select "This
computer connect directly to the internet. The other computers connect to
the Internet though this computer", select modem as a prefered connection
for the internet an wireless card to accept incoming connections. First
check if the wireless network works (try to ping the computers, browse the
network, verify the IP's and so on). Then be sure the modem connection has
enable ICS (right click on the connection, advanced, check "Alow other
network users to connect trough this computer's internet connection"). Also,
you can check on the start, run, services.msc if ICS is enable.
Here you have some articles about ICS:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306126
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/index.htm

Good luck.

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"Mike Lepore" <lepo***@bestweb.net> wrote in message
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> Tried unsuccessfully - can it be done? Computer running Windows XP and
> having
> built-in 802.11g, connected to phone line, using dialup PPP account. In
> the same house,
> another computer also Windows XP and with built-in 802.11g, we want to
> have it go
> to a web page wirelessly. Also, in the same house, a computer running
> Windows XP, it
> doesn't have a built-in wireless, but an 802.11b card and drivers are
> installed, we want it to
> go to a web page wirelessly. We are aware that the slowness of dialup will
> mean bad
> performance, but don't care about speed. Problem is, only the computer
> with the phone wire
> plugged into it will display web pages. The other computers say, "wireless
> network detected,
> signal strength excellent", but the browser can't load a web page. The
> wireless
> network setup wizard and the network setup wizard have been run on all the
> computers.
> How do you tell a browser on the non-phone-wire computers to use this
> connection?
> IE for example, always says: "The web page you requested is not available
> offline.
> To view this page click Connect." Clicking connect will only bring up the
> dropdown
> box to choose the phone number of one of our dialup ISPs, and selecting
> one
> makes it try to dial. I don't recognize anything there that looks like a
> choice to use the
> wireless instead of dial-up. I will very much appreciate suggestions.
> Thank you.
>
> Mike Lepore - lepore at bestweb dot net
>

6 Aug 2006 9:10 PM

Leanin' Cedar

I have the same situation, desktop(office) as host connected to router with
ethernet cable, and two laptops(clients) sharing files, printer and dialup
connection. I also have an Apple Airport Express in the living room to
extend the range of my wireless. Both laptops have built in wireless.

The only way I could get sharing the dialup on the laptops, was to use
analogx as a proxy. Very easy to setup.
http://www.analogx.com/CONTENTS/download/network/proxy.htm

Hope this helps.
Bob

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"Mike Lepore" <lepo***@bestweb.net> wrote in message
news:12dao5oit1s6p7a@corp.supernews.com...
> Tried unsuccessfully - can it be done? Computer running Windows XP and
> having
> built-in 802.11g, connected to phone line, using dialup PPP account. In
> the same house,
> another computer also Windows XP and with built-in 802.11g, we want to
> have it go
> to a web page wirelessly. Also, in the same house, a computer running
> Windows XP, it
> doesn't have a built-in wireless, but an 802.11b card and drivers are
> installed, we want it to
> go to a web page wirelessly. We are aware that the slowness of dialup will
> mean bad
> performance, but don't care about speed. Problem is, only the computer
> with the phone wire
> plugged into it will display web pages. The other computers say, "wireless
> network detected,
> signal strength excellent", but the browser can't load a web page. The
> wireless
> network setup wizard and the network setup wizard have been run on all the
> computers.
> How do you tell a browser on the non-phone-wire computers to use this
> connection?
> IE for example, always says: "The web page you requested is not available
> offline.
> To view this page click Connect." Clicking connect will only bring up the
> dropdown
> box to choose the phone number of one of our dialup ISPs, and selecting
> one
> makes it try to dial. I don't recognize anything there that looks like a
> choice to use the
> wireless instead of dial-up. I will very much appreciate suggestions.
> Thank you.
>
> Mike Lepore - lepore at bestweb dot net
>

7 Aug 2006 2:49 AM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/DialUp.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"Mike Lepore" <lepo***@bestweb.net> wrote in message
news:12dao5oit1s6p7a@corp.supernews.com...
> Tried unsuccessfully - can it be done? Computer running Windows XP and
> having
> built-in 802.11g, connected to phone line, using dialup PPP account. In
> the same house,
> another computer also Windows XP and with built-in 802.11g, we want to
> have it go
> to a web page wirelessly. Also, in the same house, a computer running
> Windows XP, it
> doesn't have a built-in wireless, but an 802.11b card and drivers are
> installed, we want it to
> go to a web page wirelessly. We are aware that the slowness of dialup will
> mean bad
> performance, but don't care about speed. Problem is, only the computer
> with the phone wire
> plugged into it will display web pages. The other computers say, "wireless
> network detected,
> signal strength excellent", but the browser can't load a web page. The
> wireless
> network setup wizard and the network setup wizard have been run on all the
> computers.
> How do you tell a browser on the non-phone-wire computers to use this
> connection?
> IE for example, always says: "The web page you requested is not available
> offline.
> To view this page click Connect." Clicking connect will only bring up the
> dropdown
> box to choose the phone number of one of our dialup ISPs, and selecting
> one
> makes it try to dial. I don't recognize anything there that looks like a
> choice to use the
> wireless instead of dial-up. I will very much appreciate suggestions.
> Thank you.
>
> Mike Lepore - lepore at bestweb dot net
>