Using PC as wifi hotspot - problems

I have followed the steps to share my PC's wired ethernet connection turning the PC into a wifi hotspot. I can connect to the hotspot from another computer but when I open a browser it does not connect. So it seems that the shared internet is not working (even though internet sharing is enabled). Could there be a DNS issue?

thanks,

brian

 

On the Host I enabled ICS for the ethernet connection and added a wireless network entry, setting it up as computer to computer. On the Client, I then connected to the wifi on the host.

Now things are working somewhat, but with very odd issues:

1) Some websites simply won't load... they load fine on the host computer.
2) Outlook can send email on the client but now it can't receive!

These issues are too bizarre for me to even know how to troubleshoot...

Both computers run win xp pro sp2.

brian

 

Any particular reason why your doing this? Wireless Routers are dirt cheap these days.

 

It is just temporary. I think the power adapter for my router went bad (since I am measuring no voltage at the jack when plugged in).

 

Can you post the ipconfig /all for the host and one of the clients?

 

Here it is for the client:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : audiosystem
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ern.nps.edu

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-6D-25-CA

Ethernet adapter Wireless:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11b/g 5
4Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-AF-29-43-5E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 2009-10-18 12:20
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 2009-10-25 12:20


And here is the host:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : katherine
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-23-92-93-A9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 96.234.118.16
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 96.234.116.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 77.87.76.13
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 77.87.76.182
77.87.78.134
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:15:58 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:01:03
AM

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-E8-A6-BE-83
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :



So things work pretty well, but can't receive email in Outlook from some of my accounts - get an unknown error from my comcast and ipower mail servers - code 0x800CCC0B. My gmail account does not produce an error. Very very bizarre...

brian

 

Just for fun change the DNS on the client to 77.87.76.182 or 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 as a secondary.

 

Tried it but no change...

 

If you run the internet connection wizzard it should bridge them automatically. I assumed he did that.

Is the firewall off on those connections?

 

The firewall is off and I did NOT run the wizard. I just set things up manually... I will try bridging.

thanks,

brian

 

I just tried bridging on the host and it said I can't bridge connections if one is shared...

 

Just start over running the wizzard. It will bridge the connections.