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Ok, well I have a Linksys Wireless Cable Gateway-G (WCG-200)
I have a Wireless Laptop in my room, and a d-link Wireless Router (DI-524)
So the Wireless Cable Gateway broadcasts the wireless signal all over the house, and I have a laptop in my room so I can get online from it, but I have an ethernet cable hooked it from the laptop to the d-link router in my room as the main internet connection, then I have my desktop PC hooked into one of the open ports.
I want to share the internet connection between the laptop and PC to try and avoid buying another Wireless Internet card, so does anyone have any ideas?
Can’t you just go directly from the cable modem to the router, and get internet access that way?
Sorry if it seems like a stupid question, your post is kind of vague.
the way it should work is that you have the line coming into your house into the modem. then the modem has a line running out into the router. then the router controls which computers have a connection. your laptop connects to the router wirelessly, and you should be able to simply run a cable from the router to the PC. that’s the whole point of routers, is to share the connection…
does that help? like spike said, i’m not really sure what the original problem is…mynameisdougb: What you want is this, correct?
WCG -(Wireless)-> Laptop -(Ethernet)-> D-Link router -(Ethernet)-> Desktop PC
If that is what you are asking then yes, it is possible. It requires a lot of configuration and it’s a huge pain in the ass to do, and even more so if you, like me, switch between networks quite a bit with the laptop.
I’m kind of confused…you said your laptop is using the wireless connection, but also that it is hardwired to the router as well, can you clear that up for me? (not trying to be rude, I’m just wanting clarification since I’m confused)
If you’re using the laptop wirelessly (is that even a word?!) and are wanting to hardwire the desktop to the laptop, that can be done through internet sharing, but only if you’re using Windows XP Pro; Home edition doesn’t have that feature. I haven’t done it myself, but that’s a feature in XP Pro and people have used it. If that’s the situation, you might trying googling or support.microsoft.com to get going. I’d give you some explanation if I knew my way around that feature, but I’m in the dark…that’s something I should learn.
What I have is the cable going into the Wireless Gateway in the living room. Then my laptop connects to the wireless connection from the Gateway. But I have an old router in my room, and my desktop (in my bedroom) doesn’t have a wireless card in it, so what I wanted to do was be connected to the wireless connection from the gateway, but plug in my laptop the the router in my room, and share files from my desktop to my laptop. I’m not too concerned about the internet sharing, because I knew you had to have Pro to share, and my laptop has home on it.
Sorry, I really don’t know of any laptops that can output internet. I’m sure you could buy a PCI card and configure it, but it would be a huge pain in the ass, to quote Dave. You’re better off moving the modem into your room (if you can), or simply buying a Wireless PC Card. But under your current circumstances, I don’t think it is possible to do what you’re describing.
ah-HA! I’m not sure of the requirements to do this, but it can be done by using a cat5 crossover cable. These are different than standard cat5’s because the connecting wire layout is different on each end. As a project on the backburner, I’ve wanted to set this up for quick file backups…I have the x-over cable, but never got around to doing this.
I don’t have a non-pro machine here, but I know that sharing the internet in that fashion requires some configuration. I’m thinking that a crossover cable connection might not need that. Again, I’ve yet to do this but will experiment now.
bump…to make sure you check the thread again
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/basicxpnet/basicXPnet1.htm
It took me a while to find a good site for exactly what I want. If you want my version of that tutorial, here ya go:
First, grab a crossover cable. These are 100% different than a regular cat5 cable. If you go into a store and the person says “they’re the same” or something, you need to find someone that can give you a crossover cable. You’ll end up without success with a standard cat5 cable.
On your laptop:
Go into control panel>network connections.
For the local area connection that isn’t the wireless one, right-click and hit properties.
Make sure there is a check beside “file and printer sharing”.Highlight the “internet protocol (tcip/ip)” item and go into properties.
(I like 192.168, so I’m going with that)
Set the IP address to 192.168.3.1
Set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
Leave everything else blank, click OK through all windows.Share the folders on your laptop that you want to share. Right click on the folder and click on “sharing and security” and share it from there…it’s pretty self-explanatory.
Reboot.
For your desktop:
Go into the network card properties in control panel again; make sure there is a check beside “file and printer sharing”.Highlight the “internet protocol (tcip/ip)” item and go into properties.
(I like 192.168, so I’m going with that)
Set the IP address to 192.168.3.2
Set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
Set the Gateway to 192.168.3.1 (the laptop’s IP)
Leave everything else blank, click OK through all windows.Share the folders.
Reboot.Now:
Download this and install onto the laptop. I’ve used stuff from analogX for about 3 years and love the programs.There’s no setup to be done for the program, just open it up and that’s it.
You should be able to view shared files now, and there’s a deeper explanation in that guide on how to do it, but I like the \IP approach, so it doesn’t matter what workgroup you’re part of…naming the computer is even better, but that’s more stuff to write unless you want to know it.
On your laptop, open up IE and type this in \192.168.3.2 and hit enter. There are all the folders and printers shared from the desktop. The same goes for the desktop, just change the IP to 192.168.3.1 and that’s it.
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