Getting Windows to share it's internet with a penguin.

[mike havens]

I've been in a private discussion with another Plug member. We have kept it
private because it involves a windows box also but I thought you might like
to see it..... it adds to the knowledge base.

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preface:
router- linksys broadband g router
desktop- old computer built in 97 running Linux
laptop- windows xp

I SOOOOO want to dump COX and Verizon so I got a magicjack and a sprint
broadband card. Guess what! It works like a champ:) Now I need to get my
linux box back online before i cancel things (thank goodness for the rebate
and return checks). I figured it would be an easy thing! Just move the
ethernet cord that runs from the router to the modem to run from the laptop
to the router. Guess I was wrng. Darn!

Here is what happens:
When I disconnect the cord from the router to the modem from the modem the
internet light on the router goes out. Then, after I connect said end to the

laptop the internet light goes on but it will not load any pages on the
desktop and it will not ping www.google.com so I suppose this means I have
no
connectivity. Hmmmmmmm.... I wonder! Is it set only to recieve? If that is
the problem how do I set it to send?

Thanks for any help you are willing to provide.

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I figured out the problem.... I changed the network and so have to re-run
the
setup routine. The problem with that is that it is looking for the router
but
the router does not wish to be detected. I think the problem is that the
laptop is plugged into the internet jack and that is plugged into the
desktop. Does that make any sense?

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You did in deed stumble upon the problem. The ethernet cable from the laptop

"MUST" get plugged into a local port on the router. The internet "WAN" port
is wired different and will not work that way. You then have to have the
laptop share the internet connection by setting the default gateway for the
windows box as the sprint card.

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that means 2 ethernet cables out of the laptop? If that is the case I'll
need
a hub! Let me know if I am correct.

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No.. Of I am understanding you right the wireless card (Sprint) is a pcmcia
card or USB. That is the new modem. No cord required, unless you have the
Sprint wireless on your home with Diamond shaped antenna, if thats the case
that antenna will go to a modem which gets plugged into the internet
port  (WAN) on the router.

Start with all of the equipment you have, so far I know of 2 modems, one for

cox and one for sprint. I need to know which sprint modem you have.

One router is fine. Don't get a hub, don't even hook one up, they are slow
and
useless for this.

Then I understand the laptop and desktop will be networked together via the
router. This is where I need to know where the modem (internet connection)
comes in to play and how it is to be attached to the network. Either direct
connection to laptop or to a port on the router. If you send me a model #
from the sprint equipment, I can figure the rest.


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I am going to try to explain this as simple as possible. If I lose you, let
me
know!

Laptop is Windows XP. Wireless card is connected to this machine. In
Control
Panel | Network Connections | select the Sprint wireless adapter | select
Properties