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I have a PC with Windows XP Home, using a U.S. robotics and shared internet (DSL).

I also have a laptop running Windows 2000 with a Belkin card. I have set it all up to connect and according to the icon in the task tray I am connected. All I want is to get the internet for my laptop. Anybody feeling kind :)

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Two practical routes were already suggested in the thread: have the XP box share its connection, or put a small router between the DSL modem and both machines. describes the manual two-NIC approach and is right that a cheap router often saves time and headaches. If you want to keep the XP host method and the laptop shows "connected" but no web, the usual culprits are driver/utility mismatches for the Belkin card, an encryption/SSID mismatch for an ad-hoc wireless link, or the XP host blocking traffic with its firewall/ICS settings.

Quick checklist before changing cabling or buying hardware: confirm the XP machine really has working Internet; enable Internet Connection Sharing on the interface that talks to the ISP when using XP as host; temporarily disable firewalls on both machines while testing; make sure the Belkin driver/utility on the Windows 2000 laptop is the right one and that both sides use the same SSID and encryption; update drivers if they are old. If you set up an ad-hoc wireless network on XP, use the Belkin utility on Win2k to join rather than mixing management utilities.

Basic tests that pinpoint where it fails: run ipconfig /all on both machines and compare subnet/gateway, ping the XP host from the laptop to check local layer‑3, then ping a public IP (for example 8.8.8.8) to see if routing works, and use nslookup to verify DNS. Commands to try:

ipconfig /all
ping <XP-host-IP>
ping 8.8.8.8
nslookup example.com

Only disable firewalls for testing; if sharing works, re-enable them and add exceptions, or install a small NAT router for a more stable, plug-and-play solution.

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Well...it's rather easy actually.


2 NIC's in the HOST (XP) machine
1 NIC in the CLIENT (2000) machine

Connect the internet to 1 NIC in the XP machine. On the 2nd NIC in the XP machine, manually assign (by opening up your network, highlighting TCP/IP, and clicking properties) an IP to it. I'd give it and subnet

Connect a crossover cable or LAN cable depending on your setup to the #2NIC on XP. Connect that cable to the NIC in 2000. Now, open up the network properties for 2000. Where it says auto or manual...assign it manually. Enter the gateway as the you assigned to XP NIC #2. You'll have to find out your ISP's DNS servers (usually with a call to them or a visit to their website) and plug those in manually.

You're set. Questions?

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OR - save yourself the hassle and get yourself a cheapo router to do it all for you and that you can simply unplug when it gives problems.

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OR - save yourself the hassle and get yourself a cheapo router to do it all for you and that you can simply unplug when it gives problems.

That's what I did...but I built my own Linux router using spare parts. But then again, that's not what he's doing :mrgreen:

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