Wireless internet sharing problem

muz1875 · 11-20-2006, 04:18 PM

Right this is quite a long 'un so bare with me:

Recently bought a wireless-enabled laptop and already have a desktop computer with DSL broadband downstairs. I then bought a Linksys wireless router to connect my laptop to the 'net through the computer downstairs.

The desktop computer doesn't have an network port on the back of it though so the router can't be connected to the computer through an ethernet cable, and is instead done by a wireless connection with an adapter which plugs into a usb port on the back of the PC. The router is then plugged into the modem and after installing all the hardware both computers are able to connect to the internet.

However, after a short while, the connection is lost to the desktop computer but the laptop can still access the web. When you go into the Linksys network monitor thing it says 'the router can connect to the access point but cannot connect to the internet' or something along those lines. If you leave it long enough it sometimes eventually comes back, or alternatively, if everything is disconnected then reconnected it works again, but again the desktop PC loses the connection while the laptop is unaffected.

Anyone think they might know what's wrong. It's quite likely something pretty simple because neither me or my dad have much knowledge about networking and the likes, but can't seem to find about it on any internet forums and have tried fiddling about with pretty much everything on the computer. It obviously works because both computers can get the internet but why does it keep losing the connection to the desktop?!!

For anyone that's still reading, cheers!

MrCarl007 · 11-20-2006, 05:06 PM

If you have DSL then you need to set up your PPPoE setting on your router. Because the DSL uses a user and password to get online then you need to set those user name on the router for it to connect thru the dsl. So make sure you set up the PPPoE setting on the router for the connection to be stable. If you take a closer look at your laptop's connections it's probably not even connected to your network it's probably connected to some unsecured wireless network in your area. If you dont know how to set up the PPPoE setting then contact your internet provider for them to provide that for you.

11-20-2006, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
muz1875 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Wireless internet sharing problem Right this is quite a long 'un so bare with me: Recently bought a wireless-enabled laptop and already have a desktop computer with DSL broadband downstairs. I then bought a Linksys wireless router to connect my laptop to the 'net through the computer downstairs. The desktop computer doesn't have an network port on the back of it though so the router can't be connected to the computer through an ethernet cable, and is instead done by a wireless connection with an adapter which plugs into a usb port on the back of the PC. The router is then plugged into the modem and after installing all the hardware both computers are able to connect to the internet. However, after a short while, the connection is lost to the desktop computer but the laptop can still access the web. When you go into the Linksys network monitor thing it says 'the router can connect to the access point but cannot connect to the internet' or something along those lines. If you leave it long enough it sometimes eventually comes back, or alternatively, if everything is disconnected then reconnected it works again, but again the desktop PC loses the connection while the laptop is unaffected. Anyone think they might know what's wrong. It's quite likely something pretty simple because neither me or my dad have much knowledge about networking and the likes, but can't seem to find about it on any internet forums and have tried fiddling about with pretty much everything on the computer. It obviously works because both computers can get the internet but why does it keep losing the connection to the desktop?!! For anyone that's still reading, cheers!

11-20-2006, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
MrCarl007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP, Vista	If you have DSL then you need to set up your PPPoE setting on your router. Because the DSL uses a user and password to get online then you need to set those user name on the router for it to connect thru the dsl. So make sure you set up the PPPoE setting on the router for the connection to be stable. If you take a closer look at your laptop's connections it's probably not even connected to your network it's probably connected to some unsecured wireless network in your area. If you dont know how to set up the PPPoE setting then contact your internet provider for them to provide that for you.