"Lucas Johnson" <Lucas John***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have two laptop computers with wireless adapters, laptop1 is connected to
> the internet through a USB modem and laptop2 is connected to laptop1 on an
> "ad hoc" wireless network.
> Everything looks in order but I cannot access the internet on laptop2,
> only
> shared files on both computers can be accessed on the network.
> laptop2 doesn't even show an "internet gateway" connection.
> This is how is set up:
> laptop1 IP 192.168.0.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
> laptop2 IP 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0,  default gateway
> 192.168.0.1, DNS 192.168.0.1
> The funny thing is that if turn the computers around, that is, if I
> connect
> laptop2 to the USB modem, configure everything the way it should be and
> share
> the connection on the "ad hoc" network, laptop1 can access the internet
> without problems.
> what am I missing here?

"Diamontina Cocktail" wrote:

>
> "Lucas Johnson" <Lucas John***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:519A199D-6CA3-44E1-A8F9-F148CF44C0D5@microsoft.com...
> >I have two laptop computers with wireless adapters, laptop1 is connected to
> > the internet through a USB modem and laptop2 is connected to laptop1 on an
> > "ad hoc" wireless network.
> > Everything looks in order but I cannot access the internet on laptop2,
> > only
> > shared files on both computers can be accessed on the network.
> > laptop2 doesn't even show an "internet gateway" connection.
> > This is how is set up:
> > laptop1 IP 192.168.0.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0
> > laptop2 IP 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0,  default gateway
> > 192.168.0.1, DNS 192.168.0.1
> > The funny thing is that if turn the computers around, that is, if I
> > connect
> > laptop2 to the USB modem, configure everything the way it should be and
> > share
> > the connection on the "ad hoc" network, laptop1 can access the internet
> > without problems.
> > what am I missing here?
>
> More than likely you have not shared Internet connection on laptop 1. I
> don't mean share at the wi-fi icon but at the icon representing your
> connection to Internet, be that dial up or broadband.
>
>
>

"Diamontina Cocktail" wrote:

>
>
>
> "Lucas Johnson" <LucasJohn***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:033EB6F6-E896-4BC4-9597-540888E467D5@microsoft.com...
> > Internet Connection is shared on laptop1 (not in the wireless icon but on
> > the
> > USB modem icon). Like I said, it works if I turn the laptops around so
> > that's
> > no the problem since I follow the same steps for each computer.
> > Now, I tried using a crossover cable between the laptops to see if it was
> > a
> > wireless adaptor problem but the same thing happened. So frustrating!
> >
>
> Just so I am on the same page here:
>
> Laptop 1 should be (using your IP numbering): 192.168.0.1 at the wi-fi NIC
> and have no gateway assigned to it. The modem should be shared.
>
> Laptop 2 should be 192.168.0.2 with gateway as 192.168.0.1.
>
> If this isn't working but is working back the other way, then you should be
> thinking about software problems on Laptop 1. If you have no third party
> firewall on either computer (if you do, shut them down) and didn't have a
> removed third party firewall (if you did have one, there is the chance it
> didn't fully remove itself) then I would start by uninstalling then
> reinstalling the NIC on Laptop 1 and the modem, too. Follow that up with
> "SFC /SCANNOW" from the start/run prompt. The other thing to try - you have
> shared the modem on laptop 2 and worked it OK. Remove the modem and any
> drivers from that computer entirely but start by plugging it in to Laptop 2
> and removing the sharing. It is possible that the problem is on laptop 2 by
> having the modem shared there and not removed.
>
>
>