I 'borrow' internet from my neighbor via wireless connection so I do not have any routers or cat5 cables to connect to this dongle. Does it require an 'always on' connection with a cable or could I take the box to a connection and get it setup and bring it back to my house and make it work?

hutchings I have been looking into this for another member and the one thing I am seeing is the cat5 cross over cable is needed. From what I have been reading the Ihub has to be connected at all times via cable. I will post what I have found so far and you can read up on it, it is for laptop hookup, but wireless:

If you have a Laptop then this is for you. It will basically turn your laptop into a Wireless Network Bridge allowing you to run your iHub wireless using your Laptop. many use this for game consoles but it will work for the iHub just the same.

So how do you set-up network bridge?
For starters, built-in software network bridge is available in Windows XP and up (of course it doesn’t mean that you can’t get that working on Linux or MacOS, but this guide is for Windows). You need to open “Network connections” window - either by going thru Start > Connect To > Show All Connections or by Control Panel > Network connections. Now you need to find out two network cards that are going to be bridged - the one you use for connecting to the Internet ( it would be Wireless card in notebook) and one that’s connected to iHub. Oh, before we start bridging, you have to turn off ICS (right click “Internet” network card, select properties and you should find the right option). Select these cards (by dragging mouse around it or by selecting both with pressed CTRL key), right click and click “Bridge Connections”.

Step 2 With little luck, all should work correctly now. However, if wireless card shows red cross and appears to be not connected, then you probably encountered problem with promiscuous mode support (which required for bridge to work). It should be automatically enabled by bridging process, but often it’s not. Don’t worry - it’s easy to fix. You just have to click Start, select Run, type cmd and click OK. Now you have to type netsh bridge show adapter and press enter. ( see network_bridge_03.jpg)

A list of network adapters will appear. You need to find your network adapter (used for Internet connectivity) and check the ID number displayed before it. Knowing the number type netsh bridge set a 1 e, replacing 1 with correct number (and press enter). Ok, it should work now - you can again type netsh bridge show adapter to see if “ForceCopatibilityMode” next to that adapter is enabled. Now your connection should be in working order.

Step 3 if it’s not, you can alter bridge settings by right clicking it and selecting properties. The most interesting part is the bottom “frame” - click on it and scroll down to TCP/IP properties, then click properties button. Looks familiar? That’s the same window you usually use to configure network card. Enter correct values there, or set it up to automatic if you know your router supports it (most will) and has DHCP running, everything should work fine now.
You can forget about port forwarding stuff - it will be all done automatically.

You also need a Cat5 cross over cable for it.

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Thanks for the informative research! I feel a little more optimistic about being able to use the IKS with what I already have in place than I did before you replied.
Hutchings