jwalker1196 wrote:
> I'm hoping this will work, because any other solution (thru our IT
> dept.) will take too long.
>
> I'm running a class which needs internet access, and the computers
> within the class need to see each other as well. I have a desktop PC
> with a wireless card within range of the outside network, but the rest
> in the room are not. I also have my personal laptop with wireless which
> I want to connect to the rest of the room. I then also have a b/g
> wireless router I scrounged up, with plenty of ethernet jacks on the
> back as well.
>
> All machines run XP Pro except for the first one (the one with the
> actual connection) which has XP home. Dunno if this will be relevant or
> not.
>
> Anyway, here's a sorta diagram of what I want to do:
>
>
>
>
> [PC w/USB wireless]--------[Router] -- ((( -- [laptop]
> -------------------------------|
> -------------------------------|
> -------------------------------| -- -- -- -- [other PC's]
>
>
> So PC#1 (XP home) has internet via a USB wireless thing, and is then
> connected via ethernet cable to the router.
>
> Other PC's (XP pro) are also connected via ethernet to router (each has
> their own cable to router), to use PC#1's connection.
>
> Laptop (XP Pro) is connected to router via wireless.
>
>
> Assuming we all use the same domain name or whatever, we should see
> each other. And also we should be able to connect to the internet. I
> just don't know the details of how to make this possible. Help, please!
>
>
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Here are some sources to read; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...ection_Sharing http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126
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