XP ICS Host - Vista Client On Adhoc Network

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The problem is the XP which is ICS host uses the same IP range. These links may help too.

ICS setupWindows 2000 supports both Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet Confection Shading (ICS) al1ow workgroup users to access to the Internet. ...
www.chicagotech.net/icssetup.htm

issues of a multihomed computer with two NICsIssues of a multihomed computer with two gateways. Case 1: The client setup a Windows 2003 server with two NICs, one for Internet access one for the LAN ...
www.chicagotech.net/Routers/2gateway2.htm



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> Hello,
>
> I have a problem and I really don't understand where is the problem.
> I have 2 laptops (wifi ready). The server is XP SP2, the client Vista Home
> Premium. the XP is wired connected to internet and I intend to connect Vista
> to internet through XP using an ad-hoc network. After I created the ad-hoc
> network on XP, in the list of available wireless networks i found my ad-hoc
> network. Vista can see the SSID (with WEP) too, but... and I try to connect
> from Vista to XP is not working at all! The set the 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0
> ip on the xp's wireless adapter, and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0 on the vista's
> wireless adapter; the ICS is enabled, firewall disabled, Norton Secutity
> uninstalled, same workgroup and so on...
>
> My question is: Where is the problem? On XP - is not capable to accept
> connections? Vista is not capable to connect at an ad-hoc network?
>
> On XP in event viewer I found "Association status : Fail 0x00038002" and
> 0x00028002
>
> Can somebody tells me what I have to do to solve that problem?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Cosmin