Obi100 and wifi
giqcass:
I have done this on VISTA. I thought it worked on XP but haven't tried it. When I Googled internet sharing for Windows XP I found multiple tutorials so this should work fine. I know you said it's not worth getting any new equipment but a cheap wireless router that can run DDRwrt works excellent in this type of application and it can be come in handy on your next network.
EDIT: If you have problems you may need to adjust power settings on the laptop so it doesn't completely turn off or go to sleep. The computer going into sleep mode may stop incoming calls or delay the phones ringing. That's something you may have to test for yourself. Wake on lan is another feature that might have an effect.
kwami:
Yikes! It's Win7, not XP. Sorry!
I've searched for similar things for Win7, but, as usual, MS's description of Win7 does not match the actual OS I have. (For example, http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/using-ics-internet-connection-sharing -- there is no "Manage network connections" in my OS.) I found a couple instructional videos on YouTube which do match my Win7, but only managed to delete all my internet connections, and had to rebuild them manually. (The video cut out partway through as the connection was deleted.) That's happened twice now, and I'm afraid I might do worse if I continue. Does anyone here know of a reliable site for this?
Thanks, and sorry for the mixup.
hwittenb:
This is what my Win7 "Help" screen says about internet connection sharing (ICS):
Enabling ICS
To enable ICS, on your host computer:
Click to open Network Connections.
Right-click the connection that you want to share, and then click Properties. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Click the Sharing tab, and then select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection check box.
Notes
The Sharing tab won't be available if you have only one network connection.
You can choose whether to select the Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection check box.
Optionally, to allow other network users to use services running on your network, click Settings, and then select the services you want to allow.
When you enable ICS, your local area network (LAN) connection gets a new static IP address and configuration, so you'll need to reestablish any TCP/IP connections between your host computer and the other network computers.
To test your network and Internet connection, see if you can share files between computers and make sure each computer can reach a website.
I believe that is also how I did it on my WinXP laptop. When they say "click to open network connections" that is in the Control Panel.
Shale:
These seem relevent:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/5d188cfb-f5ca-4e18-ba48-36b76c82e5f0/windows-7-cannot-share-wireless-internet-connection-with-wired-lan
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-39151-connect-laptop-and-pc-to-share-internet-conn
azrobert:
You can also use the Bridge function on your PC.
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=6164.0
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