I assume one of the computers handles the routing and switching for the client
computer through the wireless cards while the main NIC is connected to a cable
modem ? I'll need more info to help you out trip...

One thing: make sure your wireless cards are on the same channel and that all
proper keys are set up.

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Learn to read lesbo.

Yup, they're reading each other fine - The connection stays up 24/7....I just can't work ouit how to share the net. The client PC just used to log itself onto the net automatically whenever the host was online.

The two PCs are reading each other fine, I have the status of the connection in my system tray and it's fine.
I just can't figure out how to get the interweb upstairs, using the downstairs connection.

Basically, I have one computer upstairs, one computer downstairs - The downstairs PC is the host - It has the ADSL modem plugged into it, and a wireless card through which it sends the signal to the upstairs computer which has the exact same model of wireless card inside.
They both read each other signals correctly and I've pinged them both and they're fine in that area. The upstairs computer has no modem.

I know what I'm missing is a small step because everything else is working as it used too, I just cant access the net upstairs.

Hmm ...

Give me the IP information (IP, subnet and gateway) for your adsl nic, host
wireless and client wireless cards. I think your client may not have a gateway
of last resort or simply doesn't know where to send the packets...

One more thing: a wireless router would make your life easier. A single point of
administration while the client pc's wireless only has to worry about being on the
proper channel with the right keys. You could get rid of your host wireless card...

Proxyplus perhaps

Okay, I ran ipconfig /all in command prompt, and I got all the stuff you asked for, which I have PMed to you Sloidussey.

P.S - Thanks for the help so far, it's much, much appreciated.

You don't know anything. Look up Ad-Hoc networking.


99, using Ad-hoc mode is pretty bogus and unreliable. Like trip said you're results may vary... it will work but not consistently and probably not at the highest performance. I haven't read the enitre thread, are you on SP2? My suggesstion is to buy a router/AP combo or if you have a router, just buy an AP.

Come to think of it, if you don't have any more PCs than the 2 with WiFi cards, you can grab an AP and plug it straight into your modem so long as it does DHCP. I'd lock that down tite though you don't want some jerkass leeaching your shit and maybe even spamming or something off of it.

haha, yea... I went wardialing with a friend the other day and we found so many
insecure wireless connections, you wouldn't believe. happy:

lock any routers? it's fun biggrin:






(i bet)

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Holy shit, I had no idea it was that easy to catch onto someones shit....I need teh more defenses!! oh nos!!

I had a simular problem when i got my pc only this was with a wired connection. I went through so many tutorials to try and get this to work, I managed to get it to work but the connection just randomly cut off on my pc (upstairs) - took like a days worth of tweeking to set it backup. - i eventually decided to get a router (which is pretty much plug and play on XP).