Need ad hoc network help

Ok so I have a vista machine and Im trying to connect my IPod to the wifi of my laptop by making an ad hoc network. I can make the network and all that and I can get it to show up on my touch and connect to it, but when I go into safari it says its not connected to the internet. I have a feeling its because of my setup. We have the internet coming out of the wall, going into a Dynex 5-Port 10/100 Ethernet Switch (http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-185-4-dynex-5-port-10100-ethernet-switch.aspx) and when I try to enable ICS on my machine it says a Problem occurred while enabling ICS. Tonight I might connect directly the the cord coming out of the wall to see if it is in face the ethernet switch. Thanks in advance for any help =)

Mohamed,
ad-hoc networks are between end clients only, there is no routing.
The network is ad hoc because it does not rely on a preexisting infrastructure, such as routers in wired networks or access points in managed (infrastructure) wireless networks. Instead, each node participates in routing by forwarding data for other nodes, and so the determination of which nodes forward data is made dynamically based on the network connectivity. In addition to the classic routing, ad hoc networks can use flooding for forwarding the data.
Damon
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