Configuring ICS on Client Computer

[samlebam]

Two laptops, both running Vista Home Premium.

Host laptop has two wireless cards; one connecting to the Internet and the other connecting to the ad-hoc network.
ICS has been enabled for the Internet connection. IP address and DHCP set to 'obtain automatically'.

Both the laptops can connect to the ad-hoc network and thus to one another with no trouble.

However, the client computer cannot connect to the Internet. It doesn't appear to be registering the fact that ICS is enabled on the host computer.

Am I just being really thick here or should it just work? Do I need to do something magical to configure the client computer to pick the Internet connection up?

I have tried setting up a new internet connection, and opting to have it connect via the ad-hoc network but the wizard keeps failing to find the Internet.

Two laptops, both running Vista Home Premium.
Host laptop has two wireless cards; one connecting to the Internet and the other connecting to the ad-hoc network.
ICS has been enabled for the Internet connection. IP address and DHCP set to 'obtain automatically'.

Both the laptops can connect to the ad-hoc network and thus to one another with no trouble.

However, the client computer cannot connect to the Internet. It doesn't appear to be registering the fact that ICS is enabled on the host computer.

Am I just being really thick here or should it just work? Do I need to do something magical to configure the client computer to pick the Internet connection up?

I have tried setting up a new internet connection, and opting to have it connect via the ad-hoc network but the wizard keeps failing to find the Internet.

IPconfig/all details for the host computer:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Brocklehurst>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Brocklehurst-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter Alice Fake:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Alice Fake
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 85.178.16.217(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.191.92.86
62.109.123.7
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SITECOM WL-168 Wireless Network USB Adapt
er 54g
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F6-35-09-C1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c47a:672a:b185:a8e%13(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.10.142(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 352324854
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-AF-3F-77-E6
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:55b2:9f4:a:2c89:b2d9:d65f:70fc(Depre
cated)
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:55b2:9f4:a:e811:da40:ff78:a131(Depre
cated)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:55b3:23fb:a:5061:d577:d64e:a8a2(Depr
ecated)
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:55b3:23fb:a:e811:da40:ff78:a131(Depr
ecated)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e811:da40:ff78:a131%10(Preferred)
Site-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fec0::a:e811:da40:ff78:a131%2(Deprecated)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::e811:da40:ff78:a131%10
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-50-E4-DE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{75C992DF-6EA9-44F6-9379-D40690BBD
F25}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{65615EAB-3541-4F4E-87DA-B5915667D
66F}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.1%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::e811:da40:ff78:a131%10
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Alice Fake is the PPPoE connection for the Internet.
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection is the one connected to the Internet.
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2 is connected to the ad-hoc network.

Any help at all greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Any help at all greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[johnwill]

Let's see the IPCONFIG /ALL for a working laptop, then for the non-working one.