USB dongle to share internet connection?

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peejayw

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#19995 9-Mar-2008 13:44

Is it possible to use a Wifi USB dongle in an internet-connected desk-top PC to allow a Wi-fi equipped laptop to use that internet connection?

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

manhinli

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#115558 9-Mar-2008 13:47

That should be possible by setting up a adhoc network between them and sharing the Internet connection.

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peejayw

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#115567 9-Mar-2008 16:28

Ay ideas how I go about setting up that network? WinVista?

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

manhinli

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#115569 9-Mar-2008 17:26

- Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the desktop PC's internet connection (e.g. Local Area Connection - for when it's connected on Ethernet)
- Using 'Connect to Network' and selecting the ad hoc networking option.

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weblordpepe

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#115590 9-Mar-2008 19:09

I've done this. Its one of the things that I like about XP.

I had a Windows XP machine connected to the internet via ethernet cable.
The WIFI card in the XP machine wasn't doing anything.

Along comes weblordpepe with his WIFI enabled PDA...

I created an ad-hoc network between the PDA and the XP machine.
I selected both the WIFI and the Local Area Network icons, right clicked em & went 'bridge connections'.

Magically the XP box connected the networks, and thus sent the internet, DHCP and all the rest through to my PDA.