Sharing internet connection via Wireless LAN?

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pwede man cguro na ug ad-hoc connection... i think. from laptop to laptop via wireless lan.

pwede na adhoc, but then y use adhoc when you have a wireless router? kinahanglang pa gyud e "on" ang usa ka laptop para maka connect when pwede ra dili if sa router mag kuha og connection.

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Set both laptops wifi to ad-hoc mode.
Turn on ICS or run proxy programs such as squid or winproxy on the laptop connected to router.
Setup the other laptop to use ICS or the browsers proxy settings to point to the IP of laptops on the router.

pwede man cguro na ug ad-hoc connection... i think. from laptop to laptop via wireless lan.

pwede na adhoc, but then y use adhoc when you have a wireless router? kinahanglang pa gyud e "on" ang usa ka laptop para maka connect when pwede ra dili if sa router mag kuha og connection. but kon wala follow suggestion ni cold_fusion.

[realinsanepnoy]

pwede na adhoc, but then y use adhoc when you have a wireless router? kinahanglang pa gyud e "on" ang usa ka laptop para maka connect when pwede ra dili if sa router mag kuha og connection. but kon wala follow suggestion ni cold_fusion.

Read all post... its clear that there is no wireless router....

[realinsanepnoy]

Here is a step-by-step guide in how to configure your WiFi adapter (internal or external/usb, pci, mini-pci or pcmcia) as a wireless router for Internet sharing.

Setup and installing your wireless adapter
1. Firstly, upgrade your XP to Service Pack 2.. it's for your own security.
2. Install only the drivers (do not include the utility software) of your wireless adapter if possible, we will use the built-in wireless
utility of XP. This is because to avoid conflicts between the two software. I used to experience random problems like with signal but no connection when both softwares are installed even if I use either one of them at a time.

If not possible, install the software but specify at the end of the setup of the software installation that you will use the Windows XP wireless utility instead of it.

Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) wireless Network Setup
The next step is to setup an Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) wireless network. To do this,

1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connections.

2. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection icon then click properties.

3. On the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, click on the the Wireless Networks tab.

4. Make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option is checked then click Add the button at the bottom.

5. Under Network name (SSID), type any name you wish for your wireless network then put a check mark on the This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc) network; wireless access points are not used option. You can later add security.
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6. Click OK all the way to exit.

7. Now, you can test this newly created wireless network by having another computer scan/detect and connect to it.

To check the newly created wireless network, do this:

1. On the other computer, it will automatically detect a wireless network.
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2. Click on the Wireless networks detected ballon then the Wireless Connection Network window will appear. The newly created wireless network should also appear. Do not connect to it since we need to share the Internet connection first.
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Sharing your Internet connection through wireless connection
Once that another computer can detect to your wireless network, it's time to share your Internet connection through this wireless connection setup via Xp's Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). To do this,

1. Go to Control Panel > Network Setup Wizard then click Next on the window and then Next again, so that's 2 Next.

2. When the Wizard informs you that it found disconnected network hardware, just check on Ignore disconnected network hardware then click Next.
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3. On the next window it will say Select a connection method so select This computer connects to the Internet directly... then click Next.
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4. On the next window it will say Select your Internet connection from the following list so select the connection setup that you use to connect to the Internet. This may be a dial-up, DSL, or LAN connection.. in my case, it's my PLDT DSL connection then click Next.
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5. On the next window it will say Select your private network, this simply means select the network that you want to share your Internet connection with so we need to select the Wireless Network Connection then click Next.
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6. On the next window, type anything in the Computer description. As for the computer name, this will identify your computer in the network so make it simply. No special characters and spaces please.
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7. On the next window, type the Workgroup name you wish. I think it should be the same Workgroup name of the other computers.
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8. On the next window, select Turn on file and printer sharing then click Next. You can later disable this option if case you're paranoid of security risks.
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9. On the next window, setup will be applying the new settings.. simply wait for it to finish.
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10. On the next window, select Just finish the wizard.. then click Next and then click Finish.
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That's it, everything is configured. Before your test it, better restart the computer first then connect to the Internet. Once connected, use the other computer to connect to the wireless network and test the Internet connection.

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