Transferring Windows 10 network connection to Ubuntu via Ethernet
Transferring Windows 10 network connection to Ubuntu via Ethernet
This function worked before with Windows 10 systems, but now the client is running on Ubuntu. The host's WiFi remains shared, yet I manually added an Ethernet connection on the Ubuntu machine using the same IPv4 address and subnet mask. However, the Ubuntu system appears connected but not online. Leaving it in auto mode keeps looping the status, and Link-Local mode only enables file sharing, not internet access. Need assistance?
You adjusted the IP settings manually and received a status indicating connection but not online. Did you also define the DNS servers to use? If omitted, consider checking the recent videos by Linus at 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1.
You need to mention a specific gateway as well. The IP address for the Windows PC or your modem/router is likely required, especially if both wired and wireless connections are connected together.
The WiFi and Ethernet connections on my Windows PC don’t seem to be connected through a bridge. The first two groups of four numbers in their IP addresses match up. I’m really new to networking and just started trying to understand this.
I'm not very familiar with Windows, otherwise I could offer suggestions to fix the DHCP setup. For complete connectivity, when you manually configure it, you must provide an IP for your DNS and another for a gateway. It seems using the IP from your Wi-Fi router for both should be fine.
I adjusted the Ubuntu setup to be in the same room as the router for easier updates and driver installation. After some troubleshooting during the process, it appears I might need to configure the router settings first. Currently, the DHCP lease is set for 24 hours, and all devices are automatically getting IP addresses from the router. To connect the host PC's adapters, a static IP address would be required, which would keep the client PC linked manually since auto-discovery isn't working. This means any other devices would also need to be added manually to the network. Another option is using a spare router as a guest access point with a simple password, but that seems uncertain based on what I understand.
The instructions for sharing internet on Windows differ quite a bit. This guide should apply if you adjust the static IP for your wired connection, similar to how it's done with the wireless setup in the linked manual. Did you set a fixed IP address for your wired link on the Windows computer? When the Ubuntu device reported connection but not online, could you send a ping to a well-known IP such as 8.8.8.8?
Internet sharing and bridging are distinct concepts. It is claimed that turning on connection sharing on the wireless adapter will cause Windows to display lease addresses on other networks and route any internet traffic through the wireless interface.