Quick Networking Dilemma

raoul_1101

raoul_1101

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Hello!
I have a very quick and likely very simple set up I'm trying to configure, but I just can't seem to get it right. I have 2 computers, one with wireless, one without- and both are very far from my router. I would like to connect the computer without wireless to the one that does and bridge the networks (the wireless LAN and the little network between the computers) so the computer without wireless can communicate with the router (and thus get internet access as well).
How should this be configured? I want a Class C IP address setup, but I don't know exactly how to configure it (I understand IP addresses and subnets). With the two separate network connections on the wireless machine, I can get either one of the networks to run (wireless or wired), just not at the same time. Any help? (If I didn't ramble to the point where this didn't make sense).
 
You will need to use a crossover ethernet cable from the wireless machine to the other in order to share internet from the wireless. Once the cable is connected run the network setup wizard and share the internet connection form the wireless machine.
 
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Hi john,

If you are doing internet sharing your internet connectivity will be slow as your computer which is getting internet is going to give its bandwidth to the 2nd computer. My suggestion would be you can get a wireless adapter or a Powerline adapter where your electric circuit can be used as a medium of transmission. These two suggestion requires to purchase additional devices and if you are not ready for further expenditure you can go for ICS (Internet connection sharing).
 
CyberRuffian said:
Hi john,

If you are doing internet sharing your internet connectivity will be slow as your computer which is getting internet is going to give its bandwidth to the 2nd computer. My suggestion would be you can get a wireless adapter or a Powerline adapter where your electric circuit can be used as a medium of transmission. These two suggestion requires to purchase additional devices and if you are not ready for further expenditure you can go for ICS (Internet connection sharing).
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I'm sorry, but i wasn't the original poster.
 
johnb35 said:
You will need to use a crossover ethernet cable from the wireless machine to the other in order to share internet from the wireless. Once the cable is connected run the network setup wizard and share the internet connection form the wireless machine.
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No, they can communicate fine with the cable. If I disable wireless, they can ping back and forth no prob (even play games) full bandwidth. Most modern NICs have an auto-sensing feature so you don't need to use crossover (From what my teachers tell me).

CyberRuffian said:
Hi john,

If you are doing internet sharing your internet connectivity will be slow as your computer which is getting internet is going to give its bandwidth to the 2nd computer. My suggestion would be you can get a wireless adapter or a Powerline adapter where your electric circuit can be used as a medium of transmission. These two suggestion requires to purchase additional devices and if you are not ready for further expenditure you can go for ICS (Internet connection sharing).
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And I don't plan on buying more wireless cards, it'd be pointless for my uses. This is stritly for connecting the computer to the router through the other computer (probably just for gaming). The router is 802.11n, so its more than capable. I do not want to spend more money.

SOooo, back to my original post, the problem herein lies in configuration, which is where I am a little lost. Can anyone help me?
 
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your 2 computer are close to each other? on the one with wireless bridge the 2 NICS together (the wired and wireless) enable ICS... run a crossover (or a straight through if it works in your case) between the 2 PC's. set up your IP configuration so its all on the same subnet obviously and give that a shot... i did something similar to that with my PS2 when i was a bit younger and it worked. Good luck.

O and to make the bridge highlight the 2 NICs right click and choose bridge connection
 
This is where I have trouble. If I bridge the connections and set the IP and DNS settings to Acquire Automatically, my computer does not use the router's DHCP function and simply gets its auto-configured IP address from the other computer connected via Ethernet (169.254.x.x). If I manually configure the IP addresses on both computers, what ends up happening every time is they can ping each other, but the wireless computer cannot ping even the router (and yes it is connected to it, meaning its a configuration problem). So, here I am. I can either connect my wireless computer to either the other computer or the wireless network, not both at the same time..
 
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