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Old April 9th 04, 02:20 PM
EricB
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Default Wifi network recognised but can't share Internet

Yes, I found it strange that the DSL modem "dials", so it
must be PPPoE.
I will send the Route report tomorrow, 'cause I can't
seem to get the remote access service I am testing to
work this evnning.
Have a good one!
EB
-----Original Message-----
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:00:08 -0700, "EricB"


wrote:

Chuck, our ADSL modem is attached by a cable to the
Ethernet port. The Linksys Wifi apadter is connected

to
a USB port. I can access the Internet no sweat from the
host and I enabled ICS on the LAN adapter, not the PPP
adapter (which appears as a dial up connection in

Network
Connections for some reason!).
ICF is on the LAN adapter.
The Wifi network appears in the tool bar on noth

computer
with an Excellent signal strength.
I will try and send the report in a bit, as I need to

log
on remotely...
EB


OK, Eric, I think I'm getting the picture. Is your

internet service PPPoE?
That is, when you startup, does it "dial" and ask for an

account and password?

If so, you might do well to get a wireless NAT router.

NAT routers (those I'm
aware of anyway) are PPPoE compatible, and do so much

better a job of running
the PPPoE client, maintaining your connection, sharing

the connection, and
protecting the client computers.

And infrastructure wireless (as opposed to ad-hoc) is

easier to secure, and more
reliable.

But continue with the analysis anyway. We might be able

to get this working.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily

a bad thing.
.

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