Using a computer connected to wireless internet as a shared connection through eithernet
I am in an office i rent.The landlord provides a wireless connection to the internet.I have four computers here.I want to take a computer with a wireless card and share the connection to my other computers through a router connected by ethernet.I have tried but cant seem to get it to work.i am using a corporate version of windows xp prodoes anybody know how i can acomplish this?1 person needs an answerI do too
February 1st, 2011 12:13am

One computer has a wireless card. What type of connections do the others have?The wireless connection is undoubtedly already a router. Why not spend about $40 for each of the other PCs and buy wireless cards for them as well. Then connect them all to the wireless router? Sharing a single wireless connection among four PCs would be inefficient. You'd also need a way for the three PCs that aren't wireless to connect to the wireless PC, so you'd need a second, wired connection in the wireless PC and you'd have to configure it to bridge the two ethernet connections. You'd then need a hub (or router, but I'd choose a hub - it's simpler) to enable a wired connection between all four PCs. It just seems better to me to install a wireless connection in each PC.Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]--------------------------------https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian.TillmanIf a reply helps, please vote it as helpful. If a reply solves the issue, please mark it as an answer.
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February 1st, 2011 1:40pm

Hi 7gill,1. What issue did you face while setting up the network?You may refer to the below provided links for assistance in settings up the network -“How to configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126“Making the Wireless Home Network Connection in Windows XP without a Router”http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx“Description of Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310563Also you may refer to the below links for troubleshooting internet connection sharing -“Troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308006“Resources for Troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021Hope this helps.Thanks, Meghmala – Microsoft SupportVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think
February 1st, 2011 1:50pm

I am in an office i rent.The landlord provides a wireless connection to the internet.I have four computers here.I want to take a computer with a wireless card and share the connection to my other computers through a router connected by ethernet.I have tried but cant seem to get it to work.i am using a corporate version of windows xp prodoes anybody know how i can acomplish this?What you are talking about is called Windows Internet Connection Sharing. There are lots of "how to" sites that can be found using Google. Here's one from Microsoft:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126In order to have multiple computers share the connection, you need to connect a switch (or hub) to the "host" computer and then connect the other computers to the switch.http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=30&name=Switches&Order=PRICEI agree with Brian, however. You would be better off adding wireless capability to the other computers. That way, they will be able to connect even if the "main" computer (the one that currently connects) is turned off.Wireless adapters: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=31&name=Wireless-Adapters
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February 1st, 2011 1:56pm

Ok, well, i dont have access to the wireless router.Other offices here use the wireless router as well.I assumed if i use a computer to recieve and transmit the signal and my own router behind the internet sharing computer my network in my office is more secure. I dont mind leaving the sharing computer on .And i think my network can share files at much greater speeds than the wireless router my landlord has.It seems that windows priority is to use the eithernet before the wireless card. so once i set the wireless to be shared windows looks to eithernet for the internet connection.and tells me that two cards are using the same ip. but my router assignes a different ip then the landlords wireless router. so the eithernet displays as a yellow icon sayiing not fully connected.I am guessing windows assignes eithernet cards priority over wireless,so whenever i have both wireless and eithernet windows automatically looks to the eithernet for internet. basically i want to get all my computers behind my own router,it would seem that would make it more difficult for others using my landlords wireless to gain access to my bussinesses network,most people do the exact opposite and use a harrdline to convert to wireless. i have a computer, a router and a switch avalable. i tried the computer with a router but have failed in my attempts.
February 1st, 2011 8:39pm

Ok, well, i dont have access to the wireless router.Other offices here use the wireless router as well.I assumed if i use a computer to recieve and transmit the signal and my own router behind the internet sharing computer my network in my office is more secure. I dont mind leaving the sharing computer on .And i think my network can share files at much greater speeds than the wireless router my landlord has.It seems that windows priority is to use the eithernet before the wireless card. so once i set the wireless to be shared windows looks to eithernet for the internet connection.and tells me that two cards are using the same ip. but my router assignes a different ip then the landlords wireless router. so the eithernet displays as a yellow icon sayiing not fully connected.I am guessing windows assignes eithernet cards priority over wireless,so whenever i have both wireless and eithernet windows automatically looks to the eithernet for internet. basically i want to get all my computers behind my own router,it would seem that would make it more difficult for others using my landlords wireless to gain access to my bussinesses network,most people do the exact opposite and use a harrdline to convert to wireless. i have a computer, a router and a switch avalable. i tried the computer with a router but have failed in my attempts.As I said, you need to use Internet Connection Sharing. You don't need managerial access to your landlord's router to do this.You can either use the switch portion of your router (in which case you need to be sure to configure it to turn off its DHCP server) or you can use your switch. Because you have a switch, I suggest that you use that instead of a router.You need one computer with a wireless adapter and an Ethernet adapter. All of the other computers need Ethernet adapters.You set up ICS on the computer with the wireless adapter, and configure its wireless adapter as the connection to be shared.ICS will force the Ethernet adapter in the shared computer to have an IP address of 192.168.0.1, so ICS will ONLY work if your landlord's wireless router supplies IP addresses in ANOTHER subnet. To check, go on the computer connected wirelessly and open a Command Prompt window (Start > Run > cmd > OK). In the black Command Prompt window type the follow line and press Enter ipconfig /allThe three most important lines in the output will look like something this: IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1The IP address and default gateway should be something other than 192.168.0.xxx (the xxx doesn't matter). Most critically, the Default Gateway MUST be something other than 192.168.0.1. You cannot have two devices with the same IP address ... and you can't change the address assigned by ICS.Assuming that the wireless router's Default Gateway IP address is not 192.168.0.1, connectConnect the switch to the wireless computer's Ethernet adapter and connect the rest of the computers to the switch.If you don't like the Microsoft article explaining how to set up ICS, here's a good one: http://practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/
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February 2nd, 2011 12:03am

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