Re: [WinMac] Wireless Problems

Subject: Re: [WinMac] Wireless Problems
From: Darryl Lee (lee[at]darryl.com)
Date: Mon Jul 22 2002 - 15:04:00 EDT

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What exactly is the problem?

One potential hitch is that to use the PC as the gateway, you'll need to put
the cards into "peer-to-peer" or "ad-hoc" mode, and then also turn on some
kind of routing, be it ICS, or something else.

Unlike the AirPort, there isn't "software base station" software that will
make the PC into a true base station. (Well, that's not entirely true -
some Linux hackers have created something that'll do this, I think.) So,
"peer-to-peer" is the only way your Mac will "see" the PC. And then you'll
need to turn on some kind of routing.

I think I'm repeating myself. So here's some links:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics.htm

More in-depth info:

http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/24608.html

--Darryl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Antony N. Lord" <antonylord[at]mac.com>
To: "WinMac Mailing List" <winmac@iffy.com>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: [WinMac] Wireless Problems

> System
>
> * SoHo LAN (mixed Mac, PC)
> * Gateway machine (7500) sharing cable connection via IPNetRouter
> * Lombard 333 PowerBook (OS 9.2.2, WaveLAN card)
> * Desktop PC (Windows 2000, WaveLAN card in PCI adaptor)
>
> The plan was to make the desktop PC a software base station so I
> could lounge about with the PowerBook.
>
> But before I did that I thought I would try it the other way around
> (PowerBook is the base station.)
>
> * PowerBook AirPort Software Base Station set up
> * PC WaveLAN client setup and working (see's the base station)
> * PC Network Settings set to "Obtain IP / DNS Automatically" (as per
> AirPort notes)
>
> What have I missed here?
>
> Any advice warmly welcomed!
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