J wrote:
> I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> can filter by MAC.
>
> Basically what I have is an EVDO card from Sprint and want to use it
> via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> (a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> host.
>
> Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> connected to the laptop and router.
>
> Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> working.
>
> If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> computers...
>
> Please help... step by step would be helpful...
>

You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
the wireless network to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
that way), so you should ensure that your EVDO connection is protected
with a software firewall.

In general, see http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
EVDO Internet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with the EVDO card is not.

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us "How to enable Internet
Connection Sharing ..."

By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
you will have to change that.

Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.

Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
addresses to all of the wireless clients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
server; you can then leave the wireless clients to "obtain an IP address
automatically".)


--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

I've gotten this far...

With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDO data card that is
on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
does.

Any thoughts on what I'm missing?

On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
> J wrote:
> > I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> > haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> > I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> > issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> > can filter by MAC.
>
> > Basically what I have is an EVDO card from Sprint and want to use it
> > via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> > (a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> > other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> > host.
>
> > Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> > I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> > am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> > connected to the laptop and router.
>
> > Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> > I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> > luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> > network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> > they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> > working.
>
> > If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> > via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> > computers...
>
> > Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
> "firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> the wireless network to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> that way), so you should ensure that your EVDO connection is protected
> with a software firewall.
>
> In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> EVDO Internet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> "shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with the EVDO card is not.
>
> Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> Connection Sharing ..."
>
> By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> you will have to change that.
>
> Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
> ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
> you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> 192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> addresses to all of the wireless clients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
> set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> 192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> server; you can then leave the wireless clients to "obtain an IP address
> automatically".)
>
> --
> Lem MS MVP -- Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

J wrote:

> I've gotten this far...
>
> With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
> laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
> workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
> enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDO data card that is
> on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> does.
>
> Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>
>>J wrote:
>>
>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
>>>can filter by MAC.
>>
>>>Basically what I have is an EVDO card from Sprint and want to use it
>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
>>>host.
>>
>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>>
>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>>
>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
>>>working.
>>
>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
>>>computers...
>>
>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>>
>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
>>the wireless network to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
>>that way), so you should ensure that your EVDO connection is protected
>>with a software firewall.
>>
>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>
>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
>>EVDO Internet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with the EVDO card is not.
>>
>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
>>Connection Sharing ..."
>>
>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
>>you will have to change that.
>>
>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
>>mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
>>laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>>
>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
>>what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
>>you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
>>addresses to all of the wireless clients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
>>address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
>>server; you can then leave the wireless clients to "obtain an IP address
>>automatically".)
>>
>>--
>>Lem MS MVP -- Networking
>>
>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
>
>
The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
camera.

I haven't used an EVDO card. Is there a login procedure that must be
run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
attempts to access the Internet" will work for EVDO or not. You may
have to manually establish the Internet connection via the EVDO card
before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.

See this ICS troubleshooter: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us

On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
quotes):

"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"

press enter.

Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
info from the "client" laptop.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
firmware... I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link is incompatible.

I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
recognized it. I had to add the DNS servers to the client.

However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
connect to the router. No matter how many times I re-created the
preferred network. There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.

Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first? If its
not one thing... it's another right?

Thanks for your help Lem.

On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem wrote:
> J wrote:
> > I've gotten this far...
>
> > With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> > to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
> > laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
> > workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
> > enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> > from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> > Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> > on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> > Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> > does.
>
> > Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> > On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>
> >>J wrote:
>
> >>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> >>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> >>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> >>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> >>>can filter by MAC.
>
> >>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> >>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> >>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> >>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> >>>host.
>
> >>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> >>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> >>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> >>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> >>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> >>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> >>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> >>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> >>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> >>>working.
>
> >>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> >>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> >>>computers...
>
> >>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>
> >>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> >>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> >>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> >>with a software firewall.
>
> >>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> >>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> >>EVDOInternet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> >> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> >>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> >>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> >>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> >>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> >>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> >>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> >>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> >>you will have to change that.
>
> >>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> >>mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
> >>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> >>laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> >>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> >>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> >>what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
> >>you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> >>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> >>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> >>addresses to all of thewirelessclients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> >>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> >>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> >>address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
> >>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> >>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> >>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> >>automatically".)
>
> >>--
> >>Lem MS MVP --Networking
>
> >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_..._Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
> "connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> camera.
>
> I haven't used anEVDOcard. Is there a login procedure that must be
> run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
> box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not. You may
> have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> quotes):
>
> "ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> press enter.
>
> Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
> fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> info from the "client" laptop.
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

I forgot to address the 1394... it said net connected. I didn't have
anything else connected to this computer or the client when setting the
network up.



On Jan 25, 9:59 pm, "J" wrote:
> Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> firmware... I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link is incompatible.
>
> I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> recognized it. I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> connect to the router. No matter how many times I re-created the
> preferred network. There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
> I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first? If its
> not one thing... it's another right?
>
> Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem wrote:
>
>
>
> > J wrote:
> > > I've gotten this far...
>
> > > With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> > > to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
> > > laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
> > > workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
> > > enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> > > from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> > > Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> > > on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> > > Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> > > does.
>
> > > Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> > > On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>
> > >>J wrote:
>
> > >>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> > >>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> > >>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> > >>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> > >>>can filter by MAC.
>
> > >>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> > >>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> > >>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> > >>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> > >>>host.
>
> > >>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> > >>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> > >>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> > >>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> > >>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> > >>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> > >>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> > >>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> > >>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> > >>>working.
>
> > >>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> > >>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> > >>>computers...
>
> > >>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>
> > >>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> > >>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> > >>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> > >>with a software firewall.
>
> > >>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> > >>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> > >>EVDOInternet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> > >> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> > >>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> > >>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> > >>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> > >>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> > >>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> > >>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> > >>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> > >>you will have to change that.
>
> > >>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> > >>mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
> > >>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> > >>laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> > >>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> > >>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> > >>what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
> > >>you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> > >>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> > >>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> > >>addresses to all of thewirelessclients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> > >>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> > >>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> > >>address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
> > >>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> > >>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> > >>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> > >>automatically".)
>
> > >>--
> > >>Lem MS MVP --Networking
>
> > >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...ter-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
> > "connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> > camera.
>
> > I haven't used anEVDOcard. Is there a login procedure that must be
> > run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
> > box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> > attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not. You may
> > have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> > before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> > See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> > On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> > quotes):
>
> > "ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> > press enter.
>
> > Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> > c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> > which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
> > fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> > info from the "client" laptop.
>
> > --
> > Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> > To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_..._Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

J wrote:
> Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> firmware... I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link is incompatible.
>
> I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> recognized it. I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> connect to the router. No matter how many times I re-created the
> preferred network. There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
> I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first? If its
> not one thing... it's another right?
>
> Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem wrote:
>
>>J wrote:
>>
>>>I've gotten this far...
>>
>>>With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
>>>to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
>>>laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
>>>workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
>>>enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
>>>from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
>>>Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
>>>on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
>>>Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
>>>does.
>>
>>>Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>>
>>>On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>>
>>>>J wrote:
>>
>>>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
>>>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
>>>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
>>>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
>>>>>can filter by MAC.
>>
>>>>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
>>>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
>>>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
>>>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
>>>>>host.
>>
>>>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>>
>>>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
>>>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
>>>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>>
>>>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
>>>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
>>>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
>>>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
>>>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
>>>>>working.
>>
>>>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
>>>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
>>>>>computers...
>>
>>>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>>
>>>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
>>>>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
>>>>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
>>>>with a software firewall.
>>
>>>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>
>>>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
>>>>EVDOInternet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
>>>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
>>>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>>
>>>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
>>>>Connection Sharing ..."
>>
>>>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
>>>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
>>>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
>>>>you will have to change that.
>>
>>>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
>>>>mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
>>>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
>>>>laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
>>>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>>
>>>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
>>>>what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
>>>>you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
>>>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
>>>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
>>>>addresses to all of thewirelessclients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
>>>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
>>>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
>>>>address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
>>>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
>>>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
>>>>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
>>>>automatically".)
>>
>>>>--
>>>>Lem MS MVP --Networking
>>
>>>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_..._Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
>>
>>"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
>>camera.
>>
>>I haven't used anEVDOcard. Is there a login procedure that must be
>>run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
>>box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
>>attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not. You may
>>have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
>>before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>>
>>See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>>
>>On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
>>quotes):
>>
>>"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>>
>>press enter.
>>
>>Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
>>c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
>>which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
>>fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
>>info from the "client" laptop.
>>
>>--
>>Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>>
>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
>
>
Sorry, I really don't have any further ideas, except to note that the
DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E. Are you sure you really have a Rev
C? And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware? The file
should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin

--
Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

Lem,

Thank you very much for your help thus far. I was able to
successfully... (at least that's what the router is showing) update
the firmware to 2.76. The issue was that the router was originally
from Verizon and I needed to get the file from them. It didn't say it
was a "success" since that page asking for the file and completing the
upgrade timed out... but when I check the firmware in the router, it
is saying it's at 2.76. I "seemed" to have the ICS with the EVDO card
working... at least it looked like it was last night, I'll have to
check again today. I enabled the MAC filtering and will add on
encryption which should take care of the LAN from inside the router.
What firewall software would you suggest for the host computer? You
mentioned that this computer is vulnerable in a previous message.

On Jan 26, 8:54 pm, Lem wrote:
> J wrote:
> > Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> > issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> > firmware... I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> > firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link is incompatible.
>
> > I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> > recognized it. I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> > However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> > connect to the router. No matter how many times I re-created the
> > preferred network. There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
> > I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> > connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> > Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first? If its
> > not one thing... it's another right?
>
> > Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> > On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem wrote:
>
> >>J wrote:
>
> >>>I've gotten this far...
>
> >>>With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> >>>to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
> >>>laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
> >>>workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
> >>>enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> >>>from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> >>>Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> >>>on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> >>>Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> >>>does.
>
> >>>Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> >>>On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>
> >>>>J wrote:
>
> >>>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> >>>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> >>>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> >>>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> >>>>>can filter by MAC.
>
> >>>>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> >>>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> >>>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> >>>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> >>>>>host.
>
> >>>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> >>>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> >>>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> >>>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> >>>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> >>>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> >>>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> >>>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> >>>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> >>>>>working.
>
> >>>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> >>>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> >>>>>computers...
>
> >>>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>
> >>>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> >>>>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> >>>>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> >>>>with a software firewall.
>
> >>>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> >>>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> >>>>EVDOInternet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> >>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> >>>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> >>>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> >>>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> >>>>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> >>>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> >>>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> >>>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> >>>>you will have to change that.
>
> >>>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> >>>>mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
> >>>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> >>>>laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> >>>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> >>>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> >>>>what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
> >>>>you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> >>>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> >>>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> >>>>addresses to all of thewirelessclients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> >>>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> >>>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> >>>>address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
> >>>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> >>>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> >>>>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> >>>>automatically".)
>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Lem MS MVP --Networking
>
> >>>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...ter-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
>
> >>"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> >>camera.
>
> >>I haven't used anEVDOcard. Is there a login procedure that must be
> >>run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
> >>box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> >>attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not. You may
> >>have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> >>before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> >>See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> >>On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> >>quotes):
>
> >>"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> >>press enter.
>
> >>Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> >>c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> >>which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
> >>fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> >>info from the "client" laptop.
>
> >>--
> >>Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_..._Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -Sorry, I really don't have any further ideas, except to note that the
> DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E. Are you sure you really have a Rev
> C? And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware? The file
> should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
> slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

Update...

It seems that I have the MAC filtering working... however it seems
that the host has a hard time connecting to the AP for some reason. I
had to use a Cat5 to get it working and then it ended up
authenticating via wifi after a reboot of the host. My next question
is that I have downloaded PC Tools Firewall Plus... highly rated from
tucows.com... I require some assistance in order to allow the LAN to
get through the firewall so that they can access ICS. Not sure how
that works...

Thanks.

On Jan 28, 9:06 am, "J" wrote:
> Lem,
>
> Thank you very much for your help thus far. I was able to
> successfully... (at least that's what the router is showing) update
> the firmware to 2.76. The issue was that the router was originally
> from Verizon and I needed to get the file from them. It didn't say it
> was a "success" since that page asking for the file and completing the
> upgrade timed out... but when I check the firmware in the router, it
> is saying it's at 2.76. I "seemed" to have the ICS with theEVDOcard
> working... at least it looked like it was last night, I'll have to
> check again today. I enabled the MAC filtering and will add on
> encryption which should take care of the LAN from inside the router.
> What firewall software would you suggest for the host computer? You
> mentioned that this computer is vulnerable in a previous message.
>
> On Jan 26, 8:54 pm, Lem wrote:
>
>
>
> > J wrote:
> > > Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
> > > issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
> > > firmware... I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
> > > firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link is incompatible.
>
> > > I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
> > > recognized it. I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>
> > > However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
> > > connect to the router. No matter how many times I re-created the
> > > preferred network. There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
> > > I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
> > > connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>
> > > Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first? If its
> > > not one thing... it's another right?
>
> > > Thanks for your help Lem.
>
> > > On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem wrote:
>
> > >>J wrote:
>
> > >>>I've gotten this far...
>
> > >>>With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
> > >>>to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
> > >>>laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
> > >>>workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
> > >>>enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
> > >>>from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
> > >>>Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
> > >>>on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
> > >>>Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
> > >>>does.
>
> > >>>Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>
> > >>>On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>
> > >>>>J wrote:
>
> > >>>>>I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
> > >>>>>haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
> > >>>>>I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
> > >>>>>issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
> > >>>>>can filter by MAC.
>
> > >>>>>Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
> > >>>>>via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
> > >>>>>(a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
> > >>>>>other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
> > >>>>>host.
>
> > >>>>>Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>
> > >>>>>I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
> > >>>>>am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
> > >>>>>connected to the laptop and router.
>
> > >>>>>Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
> > >>>>>I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
> > >>>>>luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
> > >>>>>network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
> > >>>>>they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
> > >>>>>working.
>
> > >>>>>If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
> > >>>>>via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
> > >>>>>computers...
>
> > >>>>>Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>
> > >>>>"firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
> > >>>>thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
> > >>>>that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
> > >>>>with a software firewall.
>
> > >>>>In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>
> > >>>>You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
> > >>>>EVDOInternet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
> > >>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
> > >>>>"shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
> > >>>>DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>
> > >>>>Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
> > >>>>Connection Sharing ..."
>
> > >>>>By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
> > >>>>address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
> > >>>>Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
> > >>>>you will have to change that.
>
> > >>>>Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
> > >>>>mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
> > >>>>ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
> > >>>>laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
> > >>>>to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>
> > >>>>Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
> > >>>>what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
> > >>>>you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
> > >>>>server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
> > >>>>192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
> > >>>>addresses to all of thewirelessclients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
> > >>>>you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
> > >>>>of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
> > >>>>address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
> > >>>>set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
> > >>>>192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
> > >>>>server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
> > >>>>automatically".)
>
> > >>>>--
> > >>>>Lem MS MVP --Networking
>
> > >>>>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...Hidequotedtext -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
>
> > >>"connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
> > >>camera.
>
> > >>I haven't used anEVDOcard. Is there a login procedure that must be
> > >>run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
> > >>box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
> > >>attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not. You may
> > >>have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
> > >>before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>
> > >>See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>
> > >>On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
> > >>quotes):
>
> > >>"ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>
> > >>press enter.
>
> > >>Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
> > >>c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
> > >>which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
> > >>fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
> > >>info from the "client" laptop.
>
> > >>--
> > >>Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> > >>To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...ter-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -Sorry, I really don't have any further ideas, except to note that the
> > DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E. Are you sure you really have a Rev
> > C? And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware? The file
> > should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
> > slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin
>
> > --
> > Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>
> > To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_..._Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

J wrote:
> Update...
>
> It seems that I have the MAC filtering working... however it seems
> that the host has a hard time connecting to the AP for some reason. I
> had to use a Cat5 to get it working and then it ended up
> authenticating via wifi after a reboot of the host. My next question
> is that I have downloaded PC Tools Firewall Plus... highly rated from
> tucows.com... I require some assistance in order to allow the LAN to
> get through the firewall so that they can access ICS. Not sure how
> that works...
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Jan 28, 9:06 am, "J" wrote:
>> Lem,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your help thus far. I was able to
>> successfully... (at least that's what the router is showing) update
>> the firmware to 2.76. The issue was that the router was originally
>> from Verizon and I needed to get the file from them. It didn't say it
>> was a "success" since that page asking for the file and completing the
>> upgrade timed out... but when I check the firmware in the router, it
>> is saying it's at 2.76. I "seemed" to have the ICS with theEVDOcard
>> working... at least it looked like it was last night, I'll have to
>> check again today. I enabled the MAC filtering and will add on
>> encryption which should take care of the LAN from inside the router.
>> What firewall software would you suggest for the host computer? You
>> mentioned that this computer is vulnerable in a previous message.
>>
>> On Jan 26, 8:54 pm, Lem wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> J wrote:
>>>> Ok... to make things a bit more complicated... I think it may be an
>>>> issue with the router... however, I am unable to upgrade to the latest
>>>> firmware... I'm on a rev C of the DI-624 and when I try to upgrade the
>>>> firmware... it says the file I d/led from D-Link is incompatible.
>>>> I did happen to get it working last night for a bit... since my Wii
>>>> recognized it. I had to add the DNS servers to the client.
>>>> However today, when I turned on the router and the host, it would not
>>>> connect to the router. No matter how many times I re-created the
>>>> preferred network. There are no firewalls up and no encryption set up.
>>>> I have the files for the ipconfigs but since the adapters are not
>>>> connected, I think it would be pointless to post them.
>>>> Any thoughts on getting this router's firmware upgraded first? If its
>>>> not one thing... it's another right?
>>>> Thanks for your help Lem.
>>>> On Jan 25, 12:01 am, Lem wrote:
>>>>> J wrote:
>>>>>> I've gotten this far...
>>>>>> With no firewalls on the computers or WEP on the router, I've been able
>>>>>> to get them both connected to the router. I can login to see that both
>>>>>> laptops are in the client list... I can see the other computer in the
>>>>>> workgroup computers... so file sharing looks like it's working. I've
>>>>>> enabled ICS on the host but there is still no connectivity to the net
>>>>> >from the client. One thing I do see on the client is an Internet
>>>>>> Gateway which shows the name of the connection (EVDOdata card that is
>>>>>> on the host). Another thing that is new on the client is a 1394
>>>>>> Connection that is Connected... but I'm not sure what it is or what it
>>>>>> does.
>>>>>> Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
>>>>>> On Jan 24, 1:28 pm, Lem wrote:
>>>>>>> J wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've been trying for a couple weeks on trying to get this set up and
>>>>>>>> haven't been successful with the articles that other threads point to.
>>>>>>>> I did have it done via ad hoc peer to peer once, but with security
>>>>>>>> issues, I would prefer to use the router as an access point and then I
>>>>>>>> can filter by MAC.
>>>>>>>> Basically what I have is anEVDOcard from Sprint and want to use it
>>>>>>>> via ICS with another laptop. One of the computers is part of a domain
>>>>>>>> (a corporate laptop) and I'm not sure if that is part of the issue. The
>>>>>>>> other is a personal laptop. I don't mind using either of them as the
>>>>>>>> host.
>>>>>>>> Can I use the DI-624 as an access point?
>>>>>>>> I've gone through the settings on the router and then after a while, I
>>>>>>>> am unable to login to 192.168.0.1 for some reason even with a Cat5
>>>>>>>> connected to the laptop and router.
>>>>>>>> Enabled the ICS on the host machine and it shows sharing and connected.
>>>>>>>> I've also tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled with no
>>>>>>>> luck. I think what I need to do is start from scratch to build this
>>>>>>>> network. I've even set up the TCP/IP IP address manually so that
>>>>>>>> they're static. I can ping only when the Windows firewall is not
>>>>>>>> working.
>>>>>>>> If I turn off Windows Firewall and will my network still be protected
>>>>>>>> via the Di-624? I don't have any firewall software on either of the
>>>>>>>> computers...
>>>>>>>> Please help... step by step would be helpful...You should be able to do this. The router will no longer provide any
>>>>>>> "firewall"-type security to your network (although you should encrypt
>>>>>>> thewirelessnetwork to prevent anyone from accessing your LAN computers
>>>>>>> that way), so you should ensure that yourEVDOconnection is protected
>>>>>>> with a software firewall.
>>>>>>> In general, seehttp://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>>>>>> You will be using Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to share the
>>>>>>> EVDOInternet connection. ICS provides software NAT and DHCP services.
>>>>>>> Thus, to the extent ICS is providing NAT, the other computers are
>>>>>>> "shielded" from the Internet in the same way as they would be behind the
>>>>>>> DI-624 used in its normal mode -- but the laptop with theEVDOcard is not.
>>>>>>> Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314066/en-us"How to enable Internet
>>>>>>> Connection Sharing ..."
>>>>>>> By unchangeable default, ICS sets the LAN-side NIC to a static IP
>>>>>>> address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
>>>>>>> Unfortunately, this is also the default LAN IP address of the DI-624, so
>>>>>>> you will have to change that.
>>>>>>> Set the LAN IP address of the DI-624 to 192.168.0.2 with the same subnet
>>>>>>> mask. Disable the DHCP server on the DI-624. Connect one of the LAN
>>>>>>> ports (not the WAN or Internet port) of the DI-624 to the NIC on your
>>>>>>> laptop. IIRC, the DI-624 has autosensing ports, so you shouldn't have
>>>>>>> to worry about whether your cable is straight through or crossover.
>>>>>>> Although ICS does have a DHCP server, I do not recall (if I ever knew)
>>>>>>> what range of IP addresses it serves. I do know that whatever it uses,
>>>>>>> you can't change it. Therefore, on the assumption that the ICS DHCP
>>>>>>> server will allocate any address in the range 192.168.0.2 through
>>>>>>> 192.168.0.255, I think that it would be safer to assign static IP
>>>>>>> addresses to all of thewirelessclients. Otherwise (because, AFAIK,
>>>>>>> you can't get the DI-624 to accept an automatic LAN IP) you run the risk
>>>>>>> of having one of your client computers assigned the same 192.168.0.2 IP
>>>>>>> address that you set for the DI-624. (If you want to live dangerously,
>>>>>>> set the DI-624 IP to something in the middle of the range, like
>>>>>>> 192.168.0.97, which is unlikely to ever be allocated by the ICS DHCP
>>>>>>> server; you can then leave thewirelessclients to "obtain an IP address
>>>>>>> automatically".)
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Lem MS MVP --Networking
>>>>>>> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...Hidequotedtext -- Show quoted text -The 1394 connection is your FireWire connection. It should not show
>>>>> "connected" unless you've plugged something into it, such as an iPod or
>>>>> camera.
>>>>> I haven't used anEVDOcard. Is there a login procedure that must be
>>>>> run (analogous to dialing a modem)? I don't know if selecting the check
>>>>> box to "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network
>>>>> attempts to access the Internet" will work forEVDOor not. You may
>>>>> have to manually establish the Internet connection via theEVDOcard
>>>>> before the "client" computer will be able to access the Internet.
>>>>> See this ICS troubleshooter:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308021/en-us
>>>>> On each computer, open a command prompt window and type (without the
>>>>> quotes):
>>>>> "ipconfig /all > c:\config.txt"
>>>>> press enter.
>>>>> Then, again on each computer, start Notepad and open the file
>>>>> c:\config.txt. Copy and paste the text into your next post, indicating
>>>>> which is from the "client" laptop and which is "host" laptop. If, in
>>>>> fact, you really can't share files, you'll have to manually enter the
>>>>> info from the "client" laptop.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>>>>> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...ter-Hidequoted text -- Show quoted text -Sorry, I really don't have any further ideas, except to note that the
>>> DI-624 has Revs. A, B, C, D, and E. Are you sure you really have a Rev
>>> C? And if so, are you sure you downloaded the Rev C firmware? The file
>>> should be named di624_revC_firmware_276.bin (there seems also to be a
>>> slightly older version that you could try named di624_revC_firmware_275.bin
>>> --
>>> Lem -- MS-MVP -Networking
>>> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_..._Computer-Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
>

Sorry, I don't know details of how to configure PC Tools Firewall Plus.
The idea is that you want to firewall the EVDO connection. If the
firewall also operates on the LAN side NIC, you will have to tell it
that the other computers on the LAN are "trusted." You should be able
to do this by specifying a range of trusted IP addresses. In your case,
it would be 192.168.0.1 - 192.188.0.255. Alternatively, if you set
static IPs on all of your LAN computers, you may be able to individually
identify them as trusted. If you do this, don't forget to include the
LAN IP of the router.

--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer