Sharing an internet connection between 2 computers? HELP

sambo_joseph

sambo_joseph

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Hi, just need some help here. I am no networking guru but im sure most of you guys are.

I have 2 PC's - an old crappy dell one with a wireless internet receiver which I use for browsing the net and a custom built PC (spec as in the sig below) with no net.

I have connected both PC's with one crossover network cable and have shared folders all working perfectly - however I am trying to share the internet connection but to no avail! I will try and provide as much information as I can to show you guys the settings and what I have tried and all that so you may know what my problem could be. Firstly here are the TCP/IP settings I have on both machines:

Dell PC

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Custom PC

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I have also enabled the setting to share the internet on the Dell PC

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I have tried many different ports on both machines (eg. 192.168.0.60, 192.168.0.12) and have tried assigning the settings to automatic.

I have de-activated the windows firewall on both PC's and am running xp32 on both machines. I have had a shared internet working between these PC's once before but then I upgraded my motherboard on the custom PC from an Asus P5n-e SLI to an Abit IP35 and it no longer works. I have created new networks countless amounts of times with the windows network wizard and it still never seems to work for me. Also I am using ESET NOD32 as a virus protector.

Please, if anyone knows where I'm going wrong I would really appreciate the help!
 
ok ive done this now so both my machines are on 192.168.0.5.

but it still doesnt work :( I thought I wasnt supposed to have two things on the network having conflicting addresses. Do I have to restart before the changes take affect?
 
im sorry man, I am a baffoon when it comes to networking things together!

where do i change the default gateway?

EDIT: found it, sorry I didnt realise it was right under the subnet box. I've changed it now but it still doesnt work. Also I kept getting an error when trying to bridge my wired and wireless connection so I had to de-activate "share internet" on the wireless network settings and now it will bridge.

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but still I cant access the net on the other machine
 
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ok I restarted the dell PC and it no longer has a huge red cross through the wireless connection, and it is working. But the internet connection is still not being shared over to the other machine
 
Gaz1988, if I knew how to carve stone into the shape of a man I would build a large monument of you and place you in my garden. You are a God amongst men, light amongst darkness and a technological badman at networking.

ergo, IT BLOODY WORKED!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP
 
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