internet connection sharing woe

Casola · 05-20-2008, 01:37 PM

Hello, i have a laptop which i get wireless internet from from ym downstairs, and i also have a PS2 which i would like ot connect to the internet from my laptop, but when i use the ICS thingy in windows vista networking page, it doesnt work, i tried temporarly shutting down my firewall to try it too, and nothing works. am i doing something wrong? please help

**johnwill** · 05-21-2008, 09:25 AM

Just bridge the connection on the laptop, don't use ICS.

Casola · 05-23-2008, 12:55 PM

whne u say bridge, u mean click the 2 connections, right click, and selet the bridge option, becuase i tried that and it said i cant bridge if one of the connections is on the internet or something like that

**johnwill** · 05-24-2008, 02:18 PM

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

Casola · 05-26-2008, 12:34 PM

C:\Users\Pink>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Pinktop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nycap.rr.com

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nycap.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3A-01-C1-96
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::909f:edb4:3087:5af8%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.106(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, May 26, 2008 2:29:43 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:29:42 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218111802
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.92.226.40
24.92.226.41
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-F9-37-B7
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nycap.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.nycap.rr.com
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.106%17(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.92.226.40
24.92.226.41
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:2424:90c:3f57:fe95(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2424:90c:3f57:fe95%15(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 15:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{BAC48701-5C8E-45EF-BF3C-B4E4700EB
A7F}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Pink>

05-20-2008, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Casola Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 13 OS: xp	internet connection sharing woe Hello, i have a laptop which i get wireless internet from from ym downstairs, and i also have a PS2 which i would like ot connect to the internet from my laptop, but when i use the ICS thingy in windows vista networking page, it doesnt work, i tried temporarly shutting down my firewall to try it too, and nothing works. am i doing something wrong? please help

05-21-2008, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,802 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: internet connection sharing woe Just bridge the connection on the laptop, don't use ICS. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-23-2008, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Casola Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 13 OS: xp	Re: internet connection sharing woe whne u say bridge, u mean click the 2 connections, right click, and selet the bridge option, becuase i tried that and it said i cant bridge if one of the connections is on the internet or something like that

05-24-2008, 02:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,802 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: internet connection sharing woe Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt: In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command: IPCONFIG /ALL Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter. Paste the results in a message here. If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-26-2008, 12:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Casola Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 13 OS: xp	Re: internet connection sharing woe C:\Users\Pink>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Pinktop Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nycap.rr.com Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nycap.rr.com Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3A-01-C1-96 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::909f:edb4:3087:5af8%12(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.106(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, May 26, 2008 2:29:43 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:29:42 PM Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218111802 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.92.226.40 24.92.226.41 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-F9-37-B7 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : nycap.rr.com Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.nycap.rr.com Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.106%17(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.92.226.40 24.92.226.41 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:2424:90c:3f57:fe95(Prefe rred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2424:90c:3f57:fe95%15(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 15: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{BAC48701-5C8E-45EF-BF3C-B4E4700EB A7F} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes C:\Users\Pink>