Cindy,

Here's the information on how to connect two computers and share Internet
connection wirelessly without additional equipment:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx

The info seems to be up to date.
--
Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-

"Cindy" <cxsingapore@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can you help me network a single wired Internet connection at my hotel
> with my
> two wireless computers?
>
> The hotel charges $30/day for the wired Internet connection, which is
> OK. However, they charge for each laptop which I find to be highway
> robbery especially since they only supply wired Internet so there's no
> way to share between rooms.
>
> Luckily, both Windows XP computers are wireless.
>
> Is there any way to use the wireless part of the WinXP computers to
> SHARE the initial connection?
>
> Is this too basic a question?
>
> Here is what I have done so far:
> a) Shut down both computers and hook the wired ethernet to the
> computer whose MAC address (I suspect) was registered when I bought the
> Internet service from the web page.
> b) Boot both WinXP laptops and check the ip address (ipconfig /all)
> which shows the
> computer with the wired connection has an IP address of:
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . ... . . : 192.168.2.6
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
> c) The other computer, not on the network, had no IP address (can that
> happen?)
> Media State = Media disconnected.
>
> The question is how to use the second computer to connect to the first
> computer via the built-in wireless card? Can that be done? How?
>
> Cindy
>