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Pyrotechnic
09-09-09, 01:01 AM
The place I'm living has both wireless and wired connections, but the wired grid the CAT5 jack on my wall is on doesn't work yet (new building) and there is no telling when it will work (it's a university, things are done at their leisure). Could be tomorrow. Could be next year.

I have both a laptop and desktop. The laptop gets wireless but I don't feel it's cost effective to buy a wireless card for my desktop since the wireless is so flaky here.

If the laptop and desktop are networked together through their wired connections, is there any way to route the internet from the wireless on the laptop out to the desktop ? OS on the laptop is XP if it matters.
bz2klag
09-09-09, 05:55 AM
Yes, on XP go to Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections, Network Connections.
The select the wireless adapter and RIGHT CLICK select Bridge Connections.
Answer any prompts that might come up.
FireMogle
09-09-09, 08:03 AM
Just make sure its not against the TOS for the university. The one I worked for would occasionally run scans for routing devices and ban users using them.
Pyrotechnic
09-09-09, 02:04 PM
Yes, on XP go to Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections, Network Connections.
The select the wireless adapter and RIGHT CLICK select Bridge Connections.
Answer any prompts that might come up.

I did just this and a dialog box pops up that says...

"To create a Network Bridge, you must select at least two LAN or High-Speed Internet connections that are not being used by Internet Connection Sharing."

Don't have ICS setup for any of the network adapters.
FlacoMike
09-09-09, 03:56 PM
You have to highlight both connections...click and drag...then right-click, bridge connections.
Pyrotechnic
09-10-09, 05:06 PM
You have to highlight both connections...click and drag...then right-click, bridge connections.

Bingo ! That did it.

It got weird after that. Internet didn't work, then when I turned off the wireless card and turned it back on, the access point here wouldn't let it connect. :screwy:

I looked on newegg and I found a cheap USB wireless adapter for $15 with free shipping. Might just go that route instead until they get the wired connection working. Oh well.

Thanks for the help guys.