let me begin with a disclaimer; Edesignuk's mighty networking guide did not fix this so here i go.
Im getting a wireless network properly installed (hub and all that) at the weekend, me and my dad are finally getting round to it. so i figured we could test out PC-Mac internet sharing.
I had major problems as im new to the whole Mac thing I just didnt know what to do. but edesignuk's guide helped me to SEE other computers (well, just 1 computers -XP+OSX lan) files and folders. but for some reason i could not seem to share an internet connection.
but because my only Wifi enabled computer is my laptop im having just a few problems.
SO! the setup goes like this, quite easy to follow its all in a line.
ADSL modem--- Desktop XP home---[ethernet]---laptop XP home---[802.11b]--- Powerbook
although i have tried;
ADSL modem--- Laptop XP home---[802.11b]---powerbook with no sucess
so what im trying to do is share my broadband connection to my laptop, then on to my powerbook.
can computers do this? just that im having IP conflict errors. and i've lan-ned up computers before but this is just above me...
help?
at this moment in time i really am not bothered about sharing files, just an internet connection.
Im getting a wireless network properly installed (hub and all that) at the weekend, me and my dad are finally getting round to it. so i figured we could test out PC-Mac internet sharing.
I had major problems as im new to the whole Mac thing I just didnt know what to do. but edesignuk's guide helped me to SEE other computers (well, just 1 computers -XP+OSX lan) files and folders. but for some reason i could not seem to share an internet connection.
but because my only Wifi enabled computer is my laptop im having just a few problems.
SO! the setup goes like this, quite easy to follow its all in a line.
ADSL modem--- Desktop XP home---[ethernet]---laptop XP home---[802.11b]--- Powerbook
although i have tried;
ADSL modem--- Laptop XP home---[802.11b]---powerbook with no sucess
so what im trying to do is share my broadband connection to my laptop, then on to my powerbook.
can computers do this? just that im having IP conflict errors. and i've lan-ned up computers before but this is just above me...
help?
at this moment in time i really am not bothered about sharing files, just an internet connection.