Unidentifed Network

[Iceman]

I have a Win7 32bit desktop and Amilo Li3710 Laptop with also Win7 32bit.

Both have WLAN.

motherboard of desktop pc is P5k deluxe Wi-Fi editon.

I made on desktop pc an ad hoc conection with protection and securty key.

Turned on wlan on laptop and it was dectected. But as i try to conect, at the end i get unidentifed network and can't connect to internet.

But my first try was a success and i had internet and a working home group.

Now i don't know how sometimes i get home group (on my laptop i can share music, videos etc thats on my desktop pc) but i still dont have internet. Or in the worst chase both are gone.

Now i noticed when i go to Network and Sharing Center and then enter "Change advanced sharing settings" i see that a Public is the (current profile). How do i change that to be the Home?

 

[aem]

Hi Iceman, why did you feel the need to create the ad hoc connection?

If both have WLAN and are able to pick up the router's broadcasted wireless network. there isn't a need to create any extra connections. Is your securuty WEP or WPA? One time a member switched between the two and it worked.

Can i have a look at your Network Connections. click Change adapter settings and view it as Details.

 

[ITGIRL]

Hello Iceman,
For the changing the profile if you go to your Network and Sharing Center you can click on Puplic network should be hyperlinked and change it to Home.
As for the not being connected, you might try to reboot your modem and your router. I have had that problem and that's all I needed to do. Also make sure that you are running IPv4 and not IPv6. I believe you have to be in a workgroup instead of a homegroup for this.

Let me know if that doesn't help,
Thanks,
Sarah

 

[Iceman]

Image below is from my desktop PC. I don't get internet directly from WLAN on desktop PC, i have a cable internet connection. Im trying to connect my laptop to my pc so it can use it too.

On laptop Wireless Network Connection is Athereos AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter.

I tryed both WEP and WPA, not working. But like i sad i did it once and i had internet on my laptop accross wlan and my internet connection on desktop pc

 

[aem]

Ok so you cable connect your pc to your modem, and the Pc has a wireless card which you are trying to have the laptop connected to it?

The first thing i would try and do is to get that pc connected to the internet, show us your ipconfig /all, on the Pc.

 

[brady]

question:

Are you trying to configure internet connection sharing fromt he desktop to the laptop?

Or did you setup the "ROUTER" from your desktop?

 

[Iceman]

1. First picture shows how it looks on my desktop pc.

U can see the wireless connection named Marko (my name by the way ) and it says Access type: Internet

Everything looks good there.

I searched Wlan on laptop and it detects "Marko". i press connect on laptop and enter password. It is identifying connection very long and at the end i get Unidentified network and below it says public network which is not hyperlinked. Access type: No internet access.

So i have internet on desktop pc. Do i need create ad hoc from laptop or from the pc with internet connection?

 

[brady]

Step by step Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) setup in Vista | Windows Reference

 

[aem]

Can you please, leave the Homegroup or deleted it for the time being, assuming this issue is after you made the Homegroup.

I'm trying to see if you have any issue from just connecting to the internet via cable connection to modem.

 

[Iceman]

Thanks brady but it didn't help.

 

[DocBrown]

Does the desktop computer & the laptop computer each have different names for their computer names ? Also I have had much better luck with a business WorkGroup network setup rather than the New Win7 HomeGroup

 

[Iceman]

DocBrown they have different names.

Im at a stage where i can share files (Home group) betwen laptop and pc.

This is how it looks now on pc, and second picture is on laptop.

By the way i tryed leaving home group, got the same thing.

I think that on my desktop pc i dont have valid IP config.

 

[aem]

I think the reason could be a DNS issue.

On your Router, is it set to auto-config DHCP, and your wireless adapter's ipv4 also enable auto ip detect?

 

[Iceman]

U think right. What i had to do is put a fixed or not to have laptop or desk pc obtain DNS server automatically.

So i have put my DNS server on both laptop and desk in IP4 properties window. Now i can make ad-hoc connection with no problems.

Problem resolved. Thanks to all for your help.

 

[aem]

U think right. What i had to do is put a fixed or not to have laptop or desk pc obtain DNS server automatically.

So i have put my DNS server on both laptop and desk in IP4 properties window. Now i can make ad-hoc connection with no problems.

Problem resolved. Thanks to all for your help.

Glad to hear your issue is solved. All the best.