Trying to Share Dial-Up Internet over a Wireless Network...

[tarutaru]

Afternoon all. I'm usually pretty tech-savy, but this particular problem just has me completely stumped. I thought I was doing everything by-the-book, but it doesn't seem to work no matter what I try to do.

Okay, so let me try and explain everything in detail. Hope I'm clear enough...

I have a regular desktop pc (Dell Dimension Series) running Windows XP with Service Pack 2. It is the computer that is directly hooked-up to the internet (56k) using a phone cord. My ISP is Earthlink, and I am using the TotalAccess 2005.2.104.0 software to connect. My username is an "@eathlink.net" address, with a password. The pc's network card is a Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated controller.

The desktop pc is connected via network cable to a brand-new Belkin Wireless G Router. The back of the Belkin Router has 5 network cable slots. The first is green highlighted, and labeled "Modem." I am assuming this is for the broadband modem, which is irrelevant for this process. I have plugged-in the network cable from the desktop pc into the first of the remaining 4 slots on the back of the Belkin. These slots are all labeled "Wired Computers 1-4."

The computer that I am attempting to access the internet through is a Fujitsu Lifebook Series Laptop. It runs Windows XP with Service Pack 2. It does not have integrated wireless, so I have a D-Link AirPlus wireless networking card model # DWL-G650 in it.

The Belkin's software is correctly installed, as are the drivers for the Broadcom card and the D-Link card. I have used the "Setup a home or small office network" function on both the pc and the laptop. The pc toggled the option that it directly connects to the internet, and the laptop toggled the option that it connects to the internet through a network or residential gateway. Both computers now see eachother, are able to send files to one another, see shared documents, and pinging eachother works without loosing any packets.

Under the pc's "Network Connections" window, it has one link under "Dial-up," entitled "Earthlink xxxxxx@earthlink.net". Under the title are the following sub-titles, "Connected, Shared, Firewalled", and "BCM V.92 56K Modem". Under the pc's "LAN of High-Speed Internet" category is one link, entitled "Local Area Connection 2", with subtitles "Connected, Firewalled" and "Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated controller".

Under the laptop's "Network Connections" window, it has a total of three links under "LAN of High-Speed Internet." One is entitled "Wireless Network Connection" with sub-titles "Connected, Firewalled" and "D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650". The next link is entitled "1394 Connection" and it is also "Connected, Firewalled" with subtitle "1394 Net Adapter". The last link is irrelevant, but I will post it anyway. It is entitled "Local area Connection," and I am not using it since I want to go wireless.

For the pc's "Dial-Up" link "Earthlink xxxxx@earthlink.net", there are the following properties: TCP/IP is obtaining an IP address automatically, and is directed to a static DNS address. Windows Firewall is enabled, and every option available under Internet Connection Sharing is toggled "on."

For the pc's "LAN" link "Local Area Connection 2" are the following properties: TCP/IP is using a static IP address 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Default gateway IP address is 192.168.0.1. The properties dialog does not allow me to toggle auto DNS server address, so I just left the static DNS server addresses blank.

For the laptop's "LAN" link "Wireless Network Connection" there are the following properties: TCP/IP is using a static IP address 192.168.0.2 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and a default getway of 192.168.0.1. Same problem as the pc's "Local Area Connection 2" DNS address, with me again just leaving the static DNS address blank. The network that I set-up has a name of "Home" and it is at the top of the automatic prefered network connect-to list. Windows firewall is on. No ICS settings are checked.

Final note: I have Zonelabs ZoneAlarm Security Suite installed on both computers. The firewall is enabled on both. When the network was initially created, a pop-up appeared asking what to do with the new network connection. I allowed it into the "Trusted Zone" on both the pc and the laptop.

Also, while writing this lengthy thread, a new Network Connection appeared on my laptop's "Network Connections" folder. It is under the "Internet Gateway" category, entitled "EarthLink xxxxx@earthlink.net on DELL" with subtitle "Connected." However, internet still does not work on Internet Explorer. For the laptop's Internet Options' "Connections" tab, my LAN settings has "Automatically detect settings" toggled on, and everything else off. For the pc's Internet Options' "Connections" tab, the LAN settings are the same as the laptop's. There are also settings for the "Earthlink xxxxx@earthlink.net (Default)" under the Connections tab. The settings are: "Automatically detect settings," and "Use a proxy server." I must use a proxy server for the actual dial-up connection because earthlink comes bundled with an accelerator that needs proxy settings to work.

Thank you very much in advance. Not only for trying to help me, but also for reading all that junk above. Much appreciated.

[Nazzarenu Boy]

i have the same problem........

[PrntRhd]

Nazzarenu Boy,
Welcome to the PC Guide forums,

but
Please don't post "I have the same problem" in other member's threads. We want to post help for those users, not confuse things. This thread is about getting help for sharing a Dial Up connection via wireless, and yours was about ADSL.

[Paul Komski]

I don't often look in on networking but see there have been no replies.

First thing I would try is to scrub the TotalAccess (http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030206.html) Software and set up a normal Dial Up Connection manually.

I have found Twiga's RDU (http://www.twiga.ltd.uk/rdu.asp) a useful adjunct to ICS both for disconnecting and for connecting. Just run it on both computers; one as client - one as server.

Be absolutely sure that no firewall is blocking.

Resume for WinXP (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics_xp)

[Rick]

Maybe this link will help

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/dialup/sharingdup.htm

I had ICS Dialup setup a long time ago.
But I used a third party program to get it working.
Sorry that company and the program are gone now.

[redviper747]

Ok Rick.. I have to ask. What was the program called and who made it? I may have a shot at getting it.

I also have a similar problem. I have two PCs that I am trying to share a 56K Connection between.
I am using a Linksys Router and Two Linksys Wireless USB adapters to connect the two PCs
On the first PC it connects directly to the internet (earthlink) via a 56K modem, and the connection is shared.
On the Second PC, the wireless adapter is connected to the network, and can see the connection to the internet when I dial it on the first PC, yet cannot browse the internet.

[deddard]

This could be something as simple as a default gateway, but don't hold me to it :D
Your LAN connection on the desktop PC has it's default gateway set to it's own address. This means that any connection that the system doesn't have the info for will be directed to the LAN connection, but it doesn't know how to get anywhere after that.

I had a similar headache sorting out a dual homed system, then I figured that the routing table on a PC needed clearing before I added a routing statement.

As your IP address is likely to change each time using dialup, you can't direct the default gateway to a specific address, but you can direct it to a specific port.

first off, find out the IF number (the interface number) of the internet link. you do this by running the command prompt and typing:

route print

this will give you the details of the network connections on your pc.
one of them will be the modem, and you need to find the IF number of this .
ony my PC the readout looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\username>route print
================================================== =========================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 0a e4 07 9e fe ...... Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - Packet Sch
eduler Miniport
0x3 ...00 07 40 c1 ae 1d ...... BUFFALO WLI-CB-G54 Wireless LAN Adapter - Packet
Scheduler Miniport
0x4 ...00 80 bd 73 11 86 ...... Bluetooth LAN Access Server Driver - Packet Sche
duler Miniport
================================================== =========================
================================================== =========================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.15 25
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.15 192.168.2.15 25
192.168.2.15 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 25
192.168.2.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.15 192.168.2.15 25
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.2.15 192.168.2.15 25
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.15 192.168.2.15 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.15 2 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.15 4 1
Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
================================================== =========================
Persistent Routes:
Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Metric
192.168.3.77 255.255.255.255 192.168.3.24 10

THe 0x3 is the interface link of my wireless link, which is how I connect to the net - find out which interface number your Internet connection is.

then add a persistant route which directs all unknown traffic to this.

type:


route add -p 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 IF X (where X is the IF number of your internet interface)

If the interface numbers are in the format of 0x1 etc, then you must make sure you put it in the same way (it's in hex, and the computer will sulk if you try to put it in any other way!)

Just to reiterate, this is done on the desktop pc.

On the laptop PC, your default gateway seems correct - what should then happen is the laptop connects to your desktops LAN card, and then looks at the routing table, which you have just edited. It can't know an IP address, but it is now forced to look at an interface.

Of course this could all be unrelated, in which case you just use the command :
route delete -p plus the same details as you put in to add the static route

[Grant.Logan2]

I had mine set up but them it shut off file and printer sharing