How connect 2 laptops via WiFi and ICS thru Wireless USB mod

Henning · Guest

Hi, maybe I'm stupid or just weird.
I have 2 Dell Laptops with built-in WiFi. The one is connected to Telecom
Mobile Broadband via a USB modem. It works fine. The 2 laptops can share
files neatly. But I cannot get the client to access internet. The Host is set
to ICS on the WiFi link.
Any ideas or is it impossible without a router?.

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Steve Winograd · Guest

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:33:02 -0800, Henning
<Henning@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

Henning · Guest

Hi Steve, many thanks for your quick response.
I may need more info. I did as you said but still no go.
I cannot ping the machines - just gives timeout. Should the ip's be static
or not?
I currently changed it to 192.168.0.1 for the host and .2 for the client
with a gateway of 192.168.0.1 on the wifi connection.
Should I be able to ping the host and vice versa?
Do I need a static DNS server on the host?
Kind regards.

"Steve Winograd" wrote:

Henning · Guest

Steve, I managed to get the 2 laptops to ping each other. From the client I
can see a connection to the internet gateway and internet. When opening IE7
it still does not connect. On the diagnosis it shows: "FTP (passive)
Successfully connected to FTP.microsoft.com" But I get error: 12002 (the
operation timed out) - on the HTTP and HTTPS connections. I can even alter
the internet connection services from the client. Which client services
should be ticked and what should the settings be?
Thanks for your help!