[LBo] Internet Connection Sharing, Desktop (F7, eth0) to Laptop (WinXP, Wireless)?

[Sam Morgan]

Kyle Bauer wrote:
> I'm trying to get the desktop to pass internet traffic
> through the laptop via ethernet, and have the laptop pass that information
> to a wireless network via its pcmcia wireless network adapter. 
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> Stuff I can control
> [WinXP Laptop -> Belkin Wireless Router -> Fedora 7 Desktop]
> 
> The WinXP Laptop connects to the Linksys Wireless Router through a netgear
> wireless pcmcia card. The Laptop is hard wired to the Belkin Router through
> a separate integrated ethernet port. And the Fedora Desktop is hard wired to
> the router on eth0.
> 
> 
> I have been trying to get this Desktop online for quite some time, I have
> tried Internet Connection Sharing, and have not gotten any positive results.
> I have also tried creating a network bridge between the Local Area
> Connection and the Wireless Connection, however this resulted in my wireless
> connection being dropped completely. I know that the Fedora Desktop and the
> WinXP Laptop are networked together as I have been able to share files
> between the two, I just can't seem to get internet traffic to pass through.
> 
> I'm 99% sure that the Linksys router's internal IP is 192.168.1.1, so I set
> up everything else accordingly.  My router is 192.168.1.2, my laptop's
> pcmcia is automagically set via dhcp to the linksys router, and it's
> ethernet is 192.168.1.30, and the desktop is 192.168.1.20.
> 
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> Please please please help me troubleshoot this, my head hurts .
>
Can the laptop ping google.com using google's IP?
ping 72.14.207.99
if yes but it can't        ping google.com
then the laptop may need to be told to use a specific dns server

sorry I haven't used XP's internet sharing as a way to feed the internet to 
another computer, so, I'm of no help there.

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