@Jonathan Grigg
Sorry I can’t be more helpful with your problem right now. Here’s a good step in the right direction.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&hs=Qwa&q=%22An+error+occured+while+internet+connection+sharing+was+being+enabled%22&btnG=Search

Hi! Thank you for the tutorial, however, I have a windows Vista computer and when I click “ok” to save the sharing changes it says “An error occured while internet connection sharing was being enabled”, please help.

Hi.
I have two laptops one of which is connected directly to the internet via LAN cable. One’s using Vista and the other one xp. There’s no other free port left to connect the other laptop to the main one (the one that is connected to the internet). Therefore, I have lately bought a switch which enables the connection between both laptops. I have not tried to connect them yet because I still need either an extra cross-over or a straight cable whose one end is to be plugged into the switch and the other end connects it to the second laptop. The question is however, whether or not the second laptop will be able to share the internet with the main one without the need of a separate ip, other configurations based on the provider,.. Or basically how do I get all this working properly?! I live in a dormitory and the internet connection is restricted. It takes a certain amount of time to have one’s computer registered in the network in order to be able to access the internet. Any help, hints, suggestions will be deeply appreciated.

@mufasa
Make sure you followed step #4 correctly. It sounds like you setup the wireless connection from the host computer, but forgot to first make sure to share the Internet connection through the signal.

please my host laptop is connected to the internet via evdo express card. i now tried to share via the adhoc connection but the connected laptops just read “local” alone

@Tarik
I’ve noticed the same thing. Just try disconnecting and reconnecting. From what i can tell, that fixed that problem here.

Hi
I have followed the steps but the problem is that my Vista laptop broadcasts the Wireless signal of my ADSL Connection to my XP PC. It has worked but then it has stopped. The XP PC says it is connected but the internet does not work. Firefox and IE alike show “Page Cannot Be Displayed”. Any ideas?
Thanks a lot
Tarik

sir i am satisfied with your expination about the network sharing.here you have explained about sharing of network in vista.but i need to know about xp.so please tell me about.and also please tell me can we use switch for this purpose,insted of routers.if what are the steps we need to follow.