WiFi Woes

Fakel1ty · 14 Jan 2006 at 14:53

I have a desktop and a laptop, the desktop is connected to the internet via a USB modem. It also has a WiFi card installed which I use in Soft AP mode to allow my wireless laptop to connect to the internet, and share files/print etc.

This has been working fine for ages, but today for no apparent reason the laptop can no longer connect to the web, but can access files on the desktop.

Internet Connection sharing is enabled, and the default gateway is still 192.168.0.1, but the laptop cannot ping the gateway.

I know a little about networking, but I'm running out of ideas.

Any thoughts?

benjo plz. · 14 Jan 2006 at 15:13

What about the DNS on the laptop?

Fakel1ty · 14 Jan 2006 at 15:24

empty

same as desktop

benjo plz. · 14 Jan 2006 at 15:27

On the laptop, set the IP to 192.168.0.5 and then set the DNS to 192.168.0.1 and the Wins to 192.168.0.1

Fakel1ty · 14 Jan 2006 at 17:30

does seem to have made a difference - file access is fine, but no internet access

benjo plz. · 14 Jan 2006 at 17:40

Sounds like its the ICS on the Desktop, you'll need to reset it.

Fakel1ty · 14 Jan 2006 at 19:36

It seems Windows OneCare Beta has done something. Just turned off firewall on desktop and the laptop is working now