"Fidelman.Miles" <mfidel***@meetinghouse.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a WinXP box connected to the corporate LAN at work - it's a
> laptop and I also have a WiFi card installed.
>
> Here's the thing: I have a brand new PDA with built-in WiFi, but no WAP
> anywhere near my office, so I'd like to use the WiFi card in my laptop
> both for PDA-laptop sync, and to access the Internet from the PDA -
> i.e., I'd like to use the laptop as a WAP.
>
> As far as I can tell, Internet Connection Sharing is no help here - it
> doesn't work with static IP addresses.
>
> So... is there some other approach I can use to turn my WinXP box into
> a simple NAT router that can support my PDA via ad hoc networking -
> including providing DHCP and DNS?
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Miles
>

"Fidelman.Miles" <mfidel***@meetinghouse.net> wrote in message
news:1158636766.537617.267950@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a WinXP box connected to the corporate LAN at work - it's a
> laptop and I also have a WiFi card installed.
>
> Here's the thing: I have a brand new PDA with built-in WiFi, but no WAP
> anywhere near my office, so I'd like to use the WiFi card in my laptop
> both for PDA-laptop sync, and to access the Internet from the PDA -
> i.e., I'd like to use the laptop as a WAP.
>
> As far as I can tell, Internet Connection Sharing is no help here - it
> doesn't work with static IP addresses.

> "Fidelman.Miles" <mfidel***@meetinghouse.net> wrote in message
> news:1158636766.537617.267950@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a WinXP box connected to the corporate LAN at work - it's a
> > laptop and I also have a WiFi card installed.
> >
> > Here's the thing: I have a brand new PDA with built-in WiFi, but no WAP
> > anywhere near my office, so I'd like to use the WiFi card in my laptop
> > both for PDA-laptop sync, and to access the Internet from the PDA -
> > i.e., I'd like to use the laptop as a WAP.
> >
> > As far as I can tell, Internet Connection Sharing is no help here - it
> > doesn't work with static IP addresses.
>
> Sorry but wrong. ICS *DOES* work with static IP addresses. Used it that way
> for years before coughin up for a router. The reason I intentionally set ALL
> my own network IPs static is that I cut the time it takes for the network to
> become active to about 5 seconds or less.
>
> >
> > So... is there some other approach I can use to turn my WinXP box into
> > a simple NAT router that can support my PDA via ad hoc networking -
> > including providing DHCP and DNS?
> >
>
> You do it this way:
>
> You share the connection via the icon that exists in your networking that
> connects to your PDA (in my case, I share the Bluetooth connection when
> doing it that way though recently I got a wi-fi card and now go through the
> router) and I set the IP number for that device and share the connection.
> You do NOT put a default gateway in when changing to ICS in this case. You
> can also decide not to manually assign IP if you like.
>
> Also, Activesync (if you are using that) to Sync with your computer and PDA
> doesn't work over networking since version 3.8. That was a Microsoft
> decision unfortunately. You can STILL, though, activesync via bluetooth and
> then can use the wi-fi section to connect to a router (or to the computer
> for ICS) to use Internet or connect to the computer on your LAN in order to
> exchange files etc.