[matthewdownloads]

Hey all,
I have a laptop which connects to the internet via wireless, and shares its internet through cable to my desktop:

Desktop --[Ethernet cable]--> Laptop --[Wireless]--> Router --> Internet

On the wireless, my router is set to IP 192.168.2.1 (Static) and my Laptop is set to 192.168.2.2 (Static).

My desktop can use cable to access files. The local laptop IP is 192.168.0.1, and the desktop IP is set to "Obtain IP automatically".

I want to be able to assign a router IP (192.168.2.X) to my desktop. When I loaded up unreal tournament, it said the IP for the desktop was 192.168.2.20 - it seems that it is randomly set. Is there a way to configure it so that it is static, so that I can port forward to the desktop rather than the laptop (through the router).

Sorry if this isn't clear. It's quite hard to explain. Thanks!

[JohnWill]

I have no idea why you';re using ICS here, I'd get a wireless adapter for the desktop and connect both directly to the router. Failing that, I'd bridge the connections on the laptop and lose ICS, which will allow you more flexibility.

The direct connection to the router is the clear choice here with a wireless connection directly from the desktop.

[matthewdownloads]

If I remember rightly, the desktop could not have a wireless adapter because I had previously removed parts of the wireless-zero service in order to have the computer run as fast as possible for games. It meant that when I tried in the past it wasn't having it; not to mention the fact that I currently only have one wireless adapter - ICS seemed like the easy solution, and it has done the job so far (no problems with it).

Can you direct me as to how about I would "bridge" the connections together? When I enter into network connections and bridge them, the internet does not work on either. I presume I need to change a setting somewhere - but, I have never used network bridge before, so I am unsure what I am doing!
Regards
Matthew

[JohnWill]

If you've been tinkering with the services and removing components, all bets are off. Normally, bridging the connections is as simple as selecting the two network connections, right clicking on them, and selecting Bridge Connections.

Since that doesn't work, I'm guessing you removed too much stuff.

Removing part of XP really doesn't improve the speed to any measurable degree, but it does create issues such as you have now.

[matthewdownloads]

I only removed parts on the desktop; not the laptop. The laptop hasn't been touched.

I've remembered another reason. The desktop boots between xp x64 (games) and vista x64 (general stuff). x64 isn't supported by belkin so I used ICS to the laptop on x86.

Any suggestions as to the original post?

[TerryNet]

Disable ICS first; check to make sure the ethernet connection has reverted to 'obtain IP auto' second; bridge the connections third.