Need help w/ setting up ADHOC

[snowpeas]

I have 3 computers. THe main computer is directly connected to the internet. And the 2nd pc and 3rd shares the internet connection from the 1st.

The 2nd computer has a wired nic and is sharing the internet connection from 1st computer thru ICS
the 3rd computer has a Belkin 802.11G wireless adapter and shares the connection wirelessly.

Under "Network Connection" I see that the local connection and wireless connection are bridged.

So anyways When i clik on the tiny icon in the task manager area, it says that the wireless connection has an excellent signal strength from both computer 1 and computer 3 and that the speed is supposely 54mbps. Then after I open IE on the third computer, the speed would go down to 1mbps. I can surf the net, but its so slooow. So I tried setting the rate thru the properties of the card, under "advanced" tab. But setting it 54 would result in no connection, can't surf internet.

Someone plz help!!!

 

[PC Freak]

You're not using Direcway are you?

U can delete the bridge if you would like.

ok.. your expaination.. to me... it seems a little confussing....

you have PC 1 with the internet coming into some port, nic or usb.? and have ICS running on that PC 1.? "should just be this one...."

Out of PC 1 you have a cable going to a Wireless Access Point / Router(router has dhcp disabled(as not to conflict with DHCP given out by ICS)).. from the AP you have a cable going to PC 2. IP set for DHCP... no ICS installed...

on PC 3 you have a wireless NIC setup and settings are all default. ICS isn't loaded.. and ip is set for DHCP.

Sry if it's confussing. It's late and i'm tired.

am i close??

 

[snowpeas]

You're way off buddy.

I have two nics for pc 1. 1 nic is connected to the cable modem, the other nic is connected to pc 2.

PC 1 also have an wireless adapter, and pc 3 has one too.

I have no router watsoever or acess points. does give you a better idea of my situation?

 

[PC Freak]

yeapers

 

[snowpeas]

well i found out that by taking away the wired connection from (1st pc to the 2nd pc), i get good speed about 2mbit transferring files from pc1 to pc3 wirelessly.

So is there a way around this? sharing wired connection and wireless connection but also having good speeds?

 

[Childs]

This may seem silly but why not just get a wireless router?

 

[JackMDS]

I know a guy, every time he needs to go from New York to Boston he goes first to Philadelphia.

I ask him one time why do you have any thing to do in Philly?

He said, No I just got use to it.

 

[snowpeas]

Originally posted by: Childs
This may seem silly but why not just get a wireless router?

does this mean you do not have a solution to my problem?
because its expensive. and my 1st computer is always gonna be on so why not use it as a router?

 

[JackMDS]

If you can afford leaving a computer On 24/7 you can afford this.

Link to: D-Link DI-514 Wireless 802.11b Cable/DSL Router $19.99 after rebate shipped free.