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use my pc's internet connection to serve a wireless router

by Sep 2, 2011 4:24AM PDT

Hello all,
Newbie here.
I am trying to use my pc's internet connection that I am getting from a cricket wireless device to go to a linksys wrt54g router. I believe it should be possible to enable ICS and hook up a cable from the nic on the pc to the wan port on the router but have not been able to get it to work so far.
OS=Win 7 but would like to know how to do it on xXP also.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

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Nothing I've ever tried but I wonder if, instead of ICS,
by Sep 4, 2011 8:40AM PDT

you could just bridge the wireless and wired NIC in the PC? I've done this in reverse to turn a wireless NIC into an AP. Perhaps it would work in either direction.

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Sooooo simple
by themcgyvr Sep 5, 2011 12:41AM PDT

Thanks a lot !!!!
Very easy solution.
Just a few changes to the configuration.
1. disable ICS
2. plug the network cable into the lan instead int oth wan port on the router
3. bridge the two connections

Thanks Steven

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You're not the only one.
by Forum moderator Sep 2, 2011 4:29AM PDT
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Didn't try that on Windows 7.
by Forum moderator Sep 2, 2011 4:29AM PDT

In XP it did work here but I can't offer any support. There are only a few million PCs out there and I've never found 2 that were the same.
Bob

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FYI
by Sep 5, 2011 12:42AM PDT

just bridge the two connections

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sooo easy
by Sep 5, 2011 12:44AM PDT

just disable ics and bridge the two connections

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