Windows 8.1 Hosted Network has No Internet Access

Question

I'm attempting to share my laptop's WiFi connection with another computer through an Ethernet cable. I've so far followed this guide to ensure my laptop supports hosted networks and to create a new hosted network.

However, this network itself has no internet access, meaning when I do share it with the Ethernet connection my other computer ends up with no IP address (and is ultimately offline).

Unfortunately the only help I can find for this issue is this question which for whatever reason has an accepted answer pointing to the guide I linked to above (and doesn't at all answer the question).

What can I do to give my hosted network internet access?

Solution

Taken from Internet Connection Sharing ( ICS ) not working in Windows 8 CP:

Set ICS service start mode to auto (delayed):

• Run » services.msc » Internet Connection Sharing » Startup Type » auto (delayed)

• Restart your PC or stop/start the service.

This service will load after Windows starting in about 5 minutes (on i7 960), it does not immediately start.

Second solution to make ICS work on start up:

• Go to Run » services.msc but then, aside from checking ICS service, check for "Routing and Remote Access". If it's on manual you need to set it to automatic – delayed and turned on.

• By default it was turned off, not even on manual mode.

• After I changed it to Automatic and pressed Start, Internet started working.

Comments

[David Schwartz]

This question is based on a lot of misunderstandings that make it impossible to answer. For example, what does internet access have to do with getting assigned an IP address?

[slhck]

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