Sharing internet Connection via Ad Hoc network

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Hi
You might find few pointers here (option 1 and 3):
http://www.ezlan.net/DialUp.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).



"danny_bhoy" <danny_bhoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all. i just finnished installing the network cards for my new home
network
> D-link DWL-650 (802.11b) and i appear to have linked the two computer
> successfully. i am planning to host using my desktop pc and serve my
laptop
> off of it. I am sure that the two computers are connected to, what i
called,
> "My wireless network" as i dialled up the IP of the desktop pc from the
> laptop using Netmeeting and could communicate fine . However, i am unsure
of
> how to go about sharing and accessing files from one computer to another
and,
> despite having set-up ICS, as mentioned in Bab Bowman's article, i cannot
get
> the laptop to access the internet using the connection i have established
on
> the desktop PC.
>
> I am not using a router and wish simply to share the internet connection
via
> an adhoc network.
>
> Any help on how to resolve these mentioned issues would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Daniel