Internet sharing is done right, but pc says "unidentified network"

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I have two PCs --call them A and B--, A is connected wirelessly to the router and B is connected to A through an ethernet cable using built-in ethernet adapters, this setup was working fine for quite sometime but recently B has stopped gaining internet access it just keeps trying to identify the network but it gets no information such as ip,gateway,dns. I have tried many different things such as:

{1} assigning my own information for the network but it still wont access internet it just says "unidentified network",

{2} I have even tried to change the mac address of the etherent adapter on B, which I read about on a forum but no success.

{3} I tried using another laptop to connect to B but I get the same thing.

{4} I tried a different ethernet cable but still no use.

What's wrong?

Thanks in advance :)
 
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some routers i know offer termination correction, where you can use a patch cable and the router will automatically convert it to a crossover, this however i have not seen with Computers, windows is dumb and doesn't tell you that you need a crossover cable to achieve this successfully, try a crossover cable instead and follow the common "HowTo" on ICS again, see if that fixes it.
 
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What is a crossover cable? is that another name for ethernet cable? and my second pc is too far from my router that's why I connected it to my first PC via Ethernet.
 
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sorry for the late reply...

a crossover cable is a special cable that enables direct PC to PC communication, looking very similar to a patch cable except some wires are swapped at one end. This will be what you need for your shared internet to work. you can find this at Radio Shack.
 
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Gigabit ports are all autosensing, even the ones on PC/Laptops. Assuming, of course, that the OP has Gigabit ports. The fact that it was working, and then stopped, indicates a problem in the PC doing the sharing.
 
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I'm unsure then.
 
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The problem solved itself, I just stopped using the ethernet cable for a few weeks then i tried connecting again and now it works. But thanks for all your replys.
 
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