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.