Wireless/Network internet

bikerboybikerboy PA
edited January 2006 in Science & Tech
ok so i am building two more computers for F@H. i just realized that i wont have an internet connection unless i run a 100ft cable down to the router in my dads computer room. my main rig has wireless connection but i didnt want to get 2 more wireless cards for my new rigs b/c i simply dont have the money to do so. is there any way that i could network my new rigs to my main rig and have internet on the new rigs? thanks in advance

bikerboy

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  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited December 2005
    Yes, you can do that. You simply have:

    A) 4 wired NICs (1 for each new PC and 2 for your main rig to plug them into)
    4 crossover cables and plug them in

    OR

    B) 3 wired NICs + 1 switch. 2 for each new PC and 1 for main rig. All 3 plug into switch.
    3 patch cables

    Then you can use Internet Connection Sharing Wizard in Network Properties to "share" your internet in the Wireless NIC's properties. I assume the new PCs won't be used for heavy network traffic so you shouldn't be affected having all 3 sharing wireless. :thumbsup:

    Edit: Added pictures
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited December 2005
    Thanks for the info and diagram.

    bikerboy
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    ok so i know have the one computer up and running. all is stable and everything is installed. my next question is how do i set it up that i get interent connectin on the 2 Folding computers. the cable is connected but it says that a network cable is unplugged? thanks in advance. oh btw, my main rig is running xp pro and my folding rig 1 is running win 2k. is that gonna cause some trouble?

    bikerboy
  • EMTEMT Seattle, WA Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    Are you running a switch or connecting two NICS directly, and which kind of network cable are you using? It sounds like you've used a patch cable between the two computers when you need to have a crossover cable.
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    running two NIcs directly. ill go get a crossover cable tomorrow if i get a chnace and the store is open.

    bikerboy
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    ok so i got the crossover cable today and plugged it in to the computers. They both show that a cable is connected which is good but i dont have internet connection on my folding computer. now what?

    bikerboy
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    ok so i remember that i had to check a box to share internet connection. i checked it and the it asked me which internet i wanted to share. i said the wireless. then i clicked ok and a box came up that said, an error has occured while trying to enable THe Internet Sharing, It can not connect due to an IP address confliction. it is trying to use such and such an IP adress. make sure that no other computer is using this.

    bikerboy
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited January 2006
    Do you know what addressing scheme your LAN is? (192.168.x.x) I believe ICS uses 192.168.0.1-255. If your LAN uses that there is a way to change that so it will work.
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    i can figure that out. i know where to find it. how do i change it.

    bikerboy
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited January 2006
    Inside your router configuration there should be an option to change the LAN IP. If it's 192.168.0.0 change it to 192.168.1.0 or something because there's not a way to change Window's ICS IPs that I know of.

    Once you change it on the router just refresh the IPs of the computers connected to the router and retry the ICS.
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    ok my router is set at 192.168.0.1 is that ok or do i still need to change it?

    bikerboy
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited January 2006
    bikerboy wrote:
    ok my router is set at 192.168.0.1 is that ok or do i still need to change it?

    bikerboy
    Yes it needs to be changed (to something like 192.168.1.1). Windows uses the IP range for ICS and I don't think you can change that. Once changed ICS shouldn't give you the error anymore. What brand/model is the router?
  • bikerboybikerboy PA
    edited January 2006
    its a d-link. i got everything working now. and i changed the IP address for the LAN as well. i have internet to my folding rig and im going to get my folding rig 2 set up and have 3 folding instead of just one.

    bikerboy
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited January 2006
    Glad to hear it's working for ya :)
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