Mates computer keeps using my connection

[Kol]

Hi there,

I wonder if any of you gurus can lend me some advice. Basically, both me and my mate have separate internet connections, but also have a wireless network.

Whenever he is connected to the wireless network, it uses my connection (which is, naturally, connected to my wireless router). This, however, is not ideal. I don't particularly want him sharing my connection, but Windows decides to even though he is directly connected to the internet through his own NIC.

Any ideas how we can make it use the internet connection of his own, and only do local processes through the wireless?

 

[Kol]

OK, cheers for your help guys... first, I want to allow him access to my wireless so we can share resources.

He connects directly to his internet connection via cat5, he then has a wireless NIC so he can connect to my wireless network to share resources. The problem is, as you say, windows is recognising the wireless card in his PC as the primary connection and thus utilising it.

I know I could simply just connect to the internet connection directly via cat5 to my laptop and use the wireless for sharing resources via the router, but it's a waste. It's not the big of a problem though, I don't mind if there isn't a simpler solution.

the only problem is, that when he is connected to the wireless (with my internet connection connected or not) it won't allow him to utilise his own connection and will continue to attempt to connect via the router even when the WAN is enabled. So if I disable the WAN, he cannot use the internet at all and has to disable his wireless to gain a connection. Awkward to explain, but simple in effect.

 

[Kol]

The router will give him a DHCP address including default gateway and DNS server.

Set him a static IP and leave the default gateway and DNS server entries blank. This will most certainly break internet access via your router, but file & printer sharing will not be affected.

The PC should use any other connection with a valid gateway instead (i.e. his own internet connection), but whether or not this works will remain to be seen!

Aha! Nice one. I was thinking about this idea a minute ago. Cheers mate, will report back when he returns home so I can access his machine to test.

Ta!

 

[Kol]

OK - it appears that by setting a static IP and leaving the gateway for his wireless card blank, that it used his own connection rather than mine.

I have tried your adivce too Tolien, and it appears to be fine now. Ta!