wireless and hardwire networkind

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can anyone give me some advise plse .i have a pc hardwired through a non
wireless router and i have just bought a laptop with wireless on it .if i
buy a wireless usb dongle for my desktop pc could i then wirelesly connect my
laptop to my desktop pc and access the internet any help[ would be
appriciated
thanks mick.

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Sure. You can setup Ah Hoc connection that is peer to per connection. Then enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the host computer.

wireless setup How to fix wireless connection issues How to use Ad Hoc connection Tips for Best Performance XP Wireless Network Connection Drops Every Few Minutes ...
www.chicagotech.net/wireless.htm

ICS setup To setup a win9x (in our case) as ICS client to access the internet, you need to do ... Symptom: you setup ICS for other LAN clients to access the Internet. ...
www.chicagotech.net/icssetup.htm



Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
can anyone give me some advise plse .i have a pc hardwired through a non
wireless router and i have just bought a laptop with wireless on it .if i
buy a wireless usb dongle for my desktop pc could i then wirelesly connect my
laptop to my desktop pc and access the internet any help[ would be
appriciated
thanks mick.

 

[Bob Willard]

can anyone give me some advise plse .i have a pc hardwired through a non
wireless router and i have just bought a laptop with wireless on it .if i
buy a wireless usb dongle for my desktop pc could i then wirelesly connect my
laptop to my desktop pc and access the internet any help[ would be
appriciated
thanks mick.

A USB dongle with ICS would work, but for less than the ~$50 cost of that
dongle, you can replace your router with a wireless router, and get a more
robust configuration.