Solved: Ad-hoc network not working? Please help me?

I followed the instructions on this website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx#1 , and i detected the ad-hoc network on my other computer. I connected, but yet when I went into firefox to surf the web, there was no internet connection, and it didn't work.I have already enabled Internet Connection Sharing on the host computer. What can be wrong? The purpose of creating this ad-hoc network on the host computer is to share internet connection on several computers in my house. Please help me, i would greatly appreciate it. I did everything the guide told me to do. If you need additional information, please let me know. Thanks!


Additional info:

- I use dial up connection (i use a samsung instinct as the modem)
- All of the comppters in my home, including the host, are capable of viewing and connecting to wireless networks in our area
- I have already enabled internet connection sharing on the host computer.

 

Oh okay, but I use the windows firewall by the way.
I did what you told me to, and the results came up, but when I right click it to try to copy it, it doesn't work...

Never mind, I figured it out. Here it is:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Jose>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JoseDeLaCruz
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-AD-D2-3A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.92.145
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D4-2E-C4-3D

PPP adapter Sprint:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 99.205.129.211
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 99.205.129.211
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.28.250.92
68.28.242.91
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

 

Aww man The phone is an samsung inspiron S30, and it has no wireless option. Do you know of any way I can make it wireless?... I really wanted to share the internet connection...

I did enable ICS on the host computer... I went to WIRELESS CONNECTIONS and right clicked it, then went to properties, and I enabled ICS... The dial up internet that I use was enabled in ICS, but only one or the other (wireless connections 2 or the Dial up connection) can bee ICS enabled...I tried both ways, and it still didn't work... I hope im not confusing you... Thanks for the help.

 

I connect it through the USB cord. Yes, it shows up as a dial up connection under the 'Network Connections'... s i mentioned before, I have already right clicked the Dial Up connection, and went to properties, and enabled ICS. And once the other computer was connected, it still wasn't working. I really want to share internet connection through the ad-hoc network that I made

Currently, the Sprint Dial Up Connection has the ICS enabled, but I haven't tried it with the LAN enabled in ICS though...

 

I disabled the networks ICS, restarted, and now I'm enabling the ICS of the Dial Up network. After tick the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection", there's a dropdown box on it that says Select a private network connection", when I click on the arrow to see the options, there's the 'Wireless Network Connection 2" option, and the "Local Area Connection", which one should I choose? ( have to choose one, or else it won let me click okay)

 

Oh sorry My ad-hoc network is wireless, it's not ethernet
I know it's wireless though. because I made it by right clicking on the Wireless Connection 2 network, then going to properties, then wireless networks, and then under the Preferred Networks, I clicked ADD, and made my ad-hoc network.... So, I choose the Wireless Connection 2 on the drop down box when enabling ICS on the dial up network, correct?

 

Okay. I did it. Here it is:


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JoseDeLaCruz
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-AD-D2-3A

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D4-2E-C4-3D

PPP adapter Sprint:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 108.109.85.97
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 108.109.85.97
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.28.250.92
68.28.242.91
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

 

Huh? What do you mean 'not connected to anything'?