How to share an internet connection wirelessly?

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Sup guys

Just got a laptop today and I want it to use my PC's internet connection wirelessly.

I have a Telkom Mega100WR. Can someone please give me a quick crash course on how to do this as I'm not very good with network-type stuff.

TIA
 
Does the Mega100WR have wireless? If it does then just go into the settings, name your network, it'll be called the 'ssid', setup a password, choose WPA-PSK if you can, then search for wireless networks on your laptop, connect to it and it should automatically get the settings.
 
I've done the first bit on my PC but when I search for Wireless networks from the laptop, I get some message saying that I should start the Windows Zero Configuration service, it refers me to some Microsoft KB article whih I'm gonna check out now.

It's a work laptop so do companies disable the wireless usually?
 
If its XP on the laptop with SP2 then you need to d/l a patch.

Set the router to WPA-PSK. And set a password for the access point(AP). Make sure the router is broadcasting the AP.
 
OK, the 2 are connected.

How do I share the actual internet connection? Websites aren't opening up on the laptop.
 
What do you have, ADSL? Make sure DHCP is enabled on your router and that your laptop's set to obtain an ip address automatically.
 
Syndyre said:
What do you have, ADSL? Make sure DHCP is enabled on your router and that your laptop's set to obtain an ip address automatically.
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Yup, ADSL.

My router page says that DHCP is enabled.

How do I get my laptop to obtain an IP address automatically?
 
feo said:
I'm using Dell's wLAN software to manage the wireless connection.
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What you running, Vista? In Vista go to Control Panel > Network & Sharing > Manage network connections, then go to the properties of your wireless network connection and under tcp/ip you can set it.
 
HavocXphere said:
That is probably your problem. You don't want extra software interfering. Use the Windows one.
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I can't.

The Windows one seems to be completely useless, the KB article confirms that I can only use the external software. It's a work laptop so I'm stuck with Dell's software.
 
Syndyre said:
What you running, Vista? In Vista go to Control Panel > Network & Sharing > Manage network connections, then go to the properties of your wireless network connection and under tcp/ip you can set it.
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XP.

Tried that. When I right click the wireless connection and click Properties, the 2nd Properties button is greyed out so I can't even get to the TCP/IP part.

How do I check if my laptop has a proper IP?
 
feo said:
XP.

Tried that. When I right click the wireless connection and click Properties, the 2nd Properties button is greyed out so I can't even get to the TCP/IP part.

How do I check if my laptop has a proper IP?
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Sounds like its being blocked with group policies.

Go to command prompt and type ipconfig for IP.

You'll have to fix the windows side to get the internet work imo.
 
That's the correct form of the IP address.

Silly question, but are you connecting from your PC or from the router? i.e. have you set up the router to do the PPPoE connection or are you making the connection from Windows (through Windows' PPPoE or RASPPPoE or otherwise) ?

At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all

Are you using SP3? If so, quite a few people have experienced issues regarding DHCP not assigning DNS servers.
Check your DNS servers (should be 10.0.0.2 if that's your router's IP address).
If it is blank, try manually assigning it:
My Computer -> Right-click My Network Places -> Properties -> Right-click your Wireless connection -> Properties -> Highlight TCP/IP -> Properties -> Manually assign DNS as 10.0.0.2 (the Secondary server isn't really necessary).
Apply, OK, etc...
At command prompt, do ipconfig /all again to check that your DNS servers have reflected accordingly.

Attempt to browse.

If this sorts your problem out, then it's probably SP3 that's messing it all up. This seems to be a problem only with Telkom Mega 100WR and 105WR routers, so your choices are:
1) Get a new router: the Netgear and Linksys routers have great reviews from forumites, while I use an SMC and have had zero problems.
2) Roll back to SP2
3) Live with manually entering DNS servers
 
I have the 100WR router and use it wirelessly. Really not the nicest router if you want to go wirelessly. The original firmware works for a while then crashes and the new firmware only allows WEP and not WPA/WPA2 :(
Also decides not to give you an IP now and then. Rather buy something proper.
 
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