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Internet Connection Sharing with Wireless Ad-Hoc Network

  • 11-10-2003 3:04pm
    #1
    eoge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 139 ✭✭


    I have two machines: a laptop computer with a wireless network card and a desktop computer without a wireless network card but with a dial-up connection to the internet. Both are running Windows XP Pro. I’d like to buy a wireless network card for my desktop computer and then set up an ad-hoc wireless network between the two machines and use the desktop’s internet connection on my laptop.

    Is this possible and if so, how might I set up the computers to do so?

    Any help very much appreciated, thank you.


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    It is possible. I am writing this on my Dell Axim in the kitchen, connected to my desktop upstairs, which is on the 'net via dial-up.

    Firstly, any card should be able to do ad-hoc mode, get this working first. It is really easy. Then use Internet connection sharing on the desktop and share the dial-up connection.

    It is fairly easy to do.


  • #3
    eoge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 139 ✭✭eoge


    Sounds good. Cheers.


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