Re: Can I Network a Built-In 5720 EVDO Mini Card?

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:32:59 -0500, ssd
<ssd.33b2ja@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<ssd.33b2ja@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>I just got my Dell M1330 laptop with a built-in 5720 EVDO Verizon
>wireless card. The laptop has Vista on it. Someone told me that you
>cannot network to other computers (my Dell XP desktop) with the internal
>Verizon card. They said I would need an external USB Verizon card and a
>CradlePoint router in order to get internet on my desktop from the
>wireless laptop connection.
>
>Anyone had success networking an internal built-in card or is it true I
>need to get the USB card to make this work?

I think you should be able to share the connection with ICS (Internet
Connection Sharing) and a network connection between the two computers
(wired or wireless).

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