Hi,

Does anyone know how easy it is to connect to the internet using another PC please?

Basically, I'll have a NTL cable modem connected to my PC. What I want to do is connect a wireless network card to this, and then connect to this PC on a laptop, using a wireless network card on a laptop. So the laptop can access the internet connection that the PC has.

I know people may probably suggest a wireless router instead for this, but that isn't an option as I only want to do this for a week, so dont want to buy a wireless router.

Does anyone know how easy this would be please? Both on XP by the way.

Cheers

Steve

 

you cant do wireless with a cable modem,, hence the need for a router,,,

just been there this week myself, you could possibly do it via a network card and cable, but you still need a router i believe


Mart

 

Yep. You will need a network card, rj-45 network cable and a switching hub. Then you run the Internet connection wizard in windows to set-up the conectivity. The only issue then is that the PC hosting the connection will need to be left switched on, for the other PC to still connect to the internet.

 

Okay, thanks guys.

 

Actually. Thinking about this with a clearer head. you will need the following:

2 x rj-45 network cables
1 x switching hub

Both PC's need network cards.

Connect you're NTL network cable into the switching hub. Then connect both pc's up to the hub via there network cards and the 2x rj-45 cables. Set-up the 2nd PC the same as the first. Then you can both surf without keeping a PC on to do it.