Internet Connection sharing

[ati]

I cant seem to figure out how to make this work using the native windows xp.
My laptop is connected to a wireless network that is far away, my phone isnt. I need to use wifi on my phone but the signal is too low for it to connect but the radio on the laptop seems to work effectively. How do I configure the laptop to share its internet basically acting as a signal amplifier?

[EchoTheDolphin]

I'm almost 100% certain most laptops out there can't act as a signal booster with their built-in wireless cards. Only way I can think of this working is connecting the phone to your computer and bridging connections, to be honest.

[ati]

ok what about connecting my laptop directly using ethernet then having it use its wifi so that my phone can connect to it like a hotspot.

[usp8riot]

I believe you can connect your phone via a wifi ad hoc connection. I've heard of it being done but haven't tried myself. Quick google search (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22laptop+as+an+ap%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a).

[ati]

What about windows internet connection sharing, it wouldnt work for this situation?

[usp8riot]

Depends on the phone, I suppose. I suck at networking and rarely use my cell phone but think of myself as a pretty good googler. Check the first link in the search (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22internet+connection+sharing%22+phone+w ifi&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a).