Using Win XP to connect Wirelessly to an iPAQ

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

I suspect that you may have to configure your desktop PC to use Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS).

Am I correct in assuming that you have your desktop either directly
connected to the internet or connected to some sort of router?
Am I also correct in assuming that you have a wired nic (connected to the
internet) as well as a wirless nic (used for ad-hoc connection)?

If you are connecting ad-hoc, you won't be able to acces the internet, just
the shared folders on the pc.

You can create a "bridge" between the wireless pc adapter and the wired pc
nic.

The Network Connection Setup wiz would be the utility to use, you would have
to specify the type of connection you want to set up.

Hope this helps.

L
"Andrew Mawby" <andrew@mawbya.plus.com> wrote in message
news:uwyThg7rFHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I have a desktop PC running Windows XP and an iPAQ h4150 running Pocket
> 2003.
>
> I've set-up a wireless network using Windows and it's working; I can see
> the network on the desktop and the iPAQ, I'm getting 54mbps and the
> connection is excellent. However, when I launch the Browser all I get is '
> The page you are looking for cannot be found,' and I can't use e-mail or
> ActiveSync. All these things work when I connect with USB.
>
> I've checked Firewall settings, repaired the Wireless Connection, checked
> all the settings several times and placed a post in
> microsoft.public.pocketpc.wireless and received this advice, 'I would look
> into your network configuration on the access point, not on the Pocket PC
> or the Windows box. It seems that your router has configuration problem.'
> I'm using a network adapter to manage a adhoc network.
>
> I just can't get it to work. Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks, Andrew
>
>