Using the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility: Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User's Guide
3. Click
Help and Support
.
4. Perform a search on Internet Connection Sharing.
5. From the
Pick a task
list, click
Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a Network Connection
.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete setting up ICS.
To set up ICS in the Windows 2000 environment
1. Connect the host computer to the Internet.
2. From the host computer, click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click Control Panel.
3. Double-click
Network and Dial-up Connections
.
4. If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a dial-up connection, double-click
Dial-up Connection
, click
Properties
, click
Sharing
, and then ensure that both
Enabled Internet Connection Sharing for this connection
and
Enabled on-demand dialing
are selected.
5. If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a cable or DSL modem, double-click
Local Area Connection
.
6. In the
Local Area Connection Status
box, click
Properties
.
7. Click the
Sharing
tab and select
Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection
.
8. Click
OK
Adding an ad hoc network
You can add an ad hoc network (for peer-to-peer communicating) that either requires a WEP key or does not. Instructions for adding
and configuring an ad hoc network for both types of ad hoc networks are provided below:
●
Adding an ad hoc network that does not require a WEP key (Windows 2000 environment)
●
Adding an ad hoc network that requires a WEP key (Windows 2000 environment)
●
Adding an ad hoc network that does not require a WEP key (Windows XP environment)
●
Adding an ad hoc network that requires a WEP key (Windows XP environment)
Adding an ad hoc network that does not require a WEP key (Windows 2000 environment)
1. To add an ad hoc network to the
Preferred networks
list, open the BCM9430
1
MP
L
wireless utility.
a. From the desktop, click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
b. Double-click the
BCM9430
1
MP
L
Wireless Utility
icon
.
2. If the
Wireless Networks
tab is not already on top, click the
Wireless Networks
tab.
3. Click
Add
.
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