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yudhveer   08-22-2011 at 12:41:14 PM

I have a wifi in my apartment but I dont have a LAN coming to my room so I can't access internet on my desktop! Now what I want to do is I want to connect my laptop to my desktop using the ethernet cable without a router, so that I can access internet on my desktop as well as my laptop... note-both laptop and PC run on windows XP! The laptop belongs to COMPAQ and the desktop to IBM!

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CompTIA_Rep   08-23-2011 at 06:12:35 PM

Why not a cheap usb wireless card for your desktop?

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yudhveer   08-24-2011 at 10:54:07 AM

Well I want to connect it with a ethernet cable only... Well anyway thanks... How much would the USB wireless card cost, can you pls tell me INR (Indian Rupees)/// thanks!

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CompTIA_Rep   08-24-2011 at 06:03:35 PM

10 bucks in USA dollars (cost of a fast food meal) used.

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greatforce   09-08-2011 at 11:35:48 AM
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If you have Wifi connection on your laptop you can do it like this, because it's free:

 

- connect your desktop and laptop with a lan cable.
- start up your laptop and desktop
- go to connection settings on your laptop, then to adapter settings.
- select wifi adapter + lan adapter and click on the right mouse button.
- click on bridge connections

 

This should work, the only drawback is that you have to turn on both computers and that the internet is a bit slower.


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