[project-2501]

Hi just wondering if someone can help me with an internet connection sharing problem. Iv'e set it up using a wireless router to share the connection between four computers, but had plug the modem directly into one of the computers because it's USB. Everything seems to work fine except that the only one that can't access the internet is the host computer with the modem plugged into it.

Hope someone can help because this is driving me up the wall.

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when you setup the internet connection, did you specify the gateway? because normally other PC will be looking at the host PC as their gateway but where is the host PC looking??

open a command prompt and type > ipconfig /all

look for your default gateway.

[samiko]

when you setup the internet connection, did you specify the gateway? because normally other PC will be looking at the host PC as their gateway but where is the host PC looking??

open a command prompt and type > ipconfig /all

look for your default gateway.

[project-2501]

The broadband adapter gateway is the same as it's IP address(217.44.230.31) , the Ethernet adapter doesn't have a gateway set, what should it be set to because unless I'm mistaken won't the broadband IP keep changing everytime i connect.

[samiko]

don't worry about the broadband adapter, the Ip address changes. you only need to look at your ethernet adaper and see if the IP address 217.44.230.31 is your default gateway on your ethernet.

[project-2501]

No there's just nothing there under default gateway in the command prompt, should I set that to be the gateway in LAN properties?

[project-2501]

Incidentally this all worked fine before I put service pack 2 in.

[samiko]

run the ICS wizard again and make sure you specify your connection. It would follow your IP address automatically while it changes.

[project-2501]

I've run that wizard about 20 times now it doesn't help, anyway Iv'e decided to use a different computer as the host now which isn't ideal but works. Thanks for your help though.