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I have created an Ad-hoc network between 2 computers based on these instructions.
I am connected to a LAN port in my hostel; all the rooms have one LAN port each. I want to share this connection with my roomie, and since we both have laptops I thought an Ad-hoc network ought to solve the problem - I've used this before but on another set of laptops.
Currently my computer (a Dell Inspiron 1525) is connected to the LAN port; my friend's computer is an IBM Thinkpad R51. I shared the LAN connection and next tried to follow all the above link's instructions but the Dell drivers don't give me the wireless networks option when I right click on Wireless network connection > Properties.
It only has the General and Advanced options, but there is another utility through which I created an Ad-Hoc network.
I also connected the other computer to this wireless network but my friend still can't browse the Internet through this connection. When I checked the packets of data on the wireless connection it has only sent some packets of data but can't receive any.
How do I solve this?
I know I could set up a network using a hub/switch but I don't want to invest further money into this as we are only here for a few weeks, and we both have the necessary hardware to network wirelessly.
1Not sure what your problem/quesion is, have you created an Ad hoc connection and are both computers connected to it? – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T06:21:43.927
1Are you using Window to mange your wireless connection or a third party application that came with your dell? – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T06:23:36.153
yes i have created an ad-hoc network and both the computers are connected to it.. – rzlines – 2009-08-05T06:25:25.603
3rd party application which came with dell as i have no access to the windows - wireless network option (the one in the pic in my post) – rzlines – 2009-08-05T06:26:48.157
1Does your wired LAN connection have the hand under the icon. The one that indicates you are sharing the Wired connection? – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T06:50:54.120
yes i have shared it.. and it has the hand – rzlines – 2009-08-05T06:53:51.023
1Do you have any kind of network sharing enabled on the other laptop – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T07:38:55.707
nope.. no network sharing whatsoever this is the first network (wireless or wired) the other laptop has connected to – rzlines – 2009-08-05T07:45:37.717
1open the cmd promt and ping googe.com from the slave laptop and post what happens – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T07:47:41.053
ping request could not find host google.com – rzlines – 2009-08-05T07:52:25.703
1on host computer from cmd promt ipconfig what is your ip address – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T07:56:44.493
1then ping your ip from slave computer – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-05T07:58:08.903
getting request timed out error ... one more thing i have to connect via proxy in order to access the internet is that something there that i have to do? – rzlines – 2009-08-05T08:28:34.620
that is how all computers connect to the internet from this hostel there are set of predefined proxies around 6 of them .. we can use any to connect to the internet there is no direct internet connection allowed everything is routed via proxies – rzlines – 2009-08-05T08:31:02.507
1did you ever get it working? – Move More Comments Link To Top – 2009-08-06T05:41:15.213
yea i did get it working but that was on a home internet was sharing it between my bro and i that's how i knew ad hoc was possible – rzlines – 2009-08-06T10:44:28.447