ad hoc "no internet access"

[cristie]

Hi
i'm trying to connect 2 laptops via ad hoc so that i could share the internet
the server computer is a xp sp 2, the client is the default 7 starter of my laptop.
the ad hoc seems to be fine, and i can share files between them, but win 7 can not access the internet and says "no internet access"
can any one help?
thanks

 

[Devux]

You have to choose "Share this internet connection" on the server computer. Right-click on the network connection that is connected to the internet, choose properties then click on the advanced tab at the top. There is a section that says "Internet connection sharing". Check the box that says, "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection". This should be all you have to do.

 

[cristie]

i have already done that.
i have set my internet connection on the server(xp) to share its connection with the wireless connection, and i have created a adhoc connection using the wireless network connection \wireless networks\add
both ips are in the same range, the workgroups are the same, i dont know whats wrong!

 

[Devux]

How to configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP
Well it sounds like you did everything correctly, check out this guide just to be sure. Did you set up a new network connection on the Windows 7 machine? The link is for XP, but the same step apply to Windows 7, a few things might just be named differently.

 

[cristie]

according to the manual every thing should be ok
on the seven computer ip selecting is on automatic (i also tried it manually but no change)
on the seven machine i just selected the ad hoc connection from the available wireless connections. do i have to do anything else?
as i said, the computers ping eachother, and can share files so the ad hoc seems to be working fine-except for the internet

 

[Devux]

Well the guide says that you have to set up a new internet connection, and after you do that the client computer will connect through the host's internet connection. So you may have to do that.

 

[cristie]

i tried it, though, im not sure if i did it right:
first i disconnected from my ad hoc
then i went to network and sharing center\set up a new connection or network\ manually conncet to a wireless network and entered the name and key. it created a new network in manage wireless networks but it doesnt connect to the server this way. but i can still connect to the ad hoc using the old method of choosing from the availabe connections