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    wireless internet connection sharing...HELP!

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by vi3tscorpian, Jul 21, 2008.

  1. vi3tscorpian

    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello guys!

    my 2 brothers have 2 identical HP laptops. One is using the Verizon Broadband card to connect to the internet. now they live in the same house. can they share the internet? and how? please help them out.

    thanks.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    They need to setup an Ad-Hoc network and then the HP with a Verison Boradband card will share the internet.

    do you have xp or vista?
     
    surfasb, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. Wirelessman

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    Do you have FIOS?
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 21, 2008
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  4. vi3tscorpian

    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    both vista. i have no idea if it's FIOS.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Jul 22, 2008
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  5. Wirelessman

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    There is no reason for them not to be able to share internet. If they have a router then they can connect to the Ethernet ports. If they have wireless card adapters, then they can access the router wirelessly. Any combination will be fine.
     
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  6. vi3tscorpian

    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    no router. one of the laptops uses the verizon wireless broadband card for data access.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Jul 24, 2008
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  7. Wirelessman

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    I got you, your brother without the wireless card could wire his laptop to your brother's laptop and have internet that way.

    brother 1 ----(ethernet)----->brother 2 ))))))) WAN

    And brother 2 will have to enable his laptop so brother 1 can access internet through his laptop. Check the appropriate box, see attached pic.
     

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  8. flipfire

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    If you wanna use an ethernet cable to network both computers then follow Wirelessman.

    If you wanna use your notebooks WIFI to share the internet follow surfasb and use Ad-Hoc mode


    (Verizon internet) Brother 1 + Brother 2

    Is that correct?

    "+" is the network between them both using either wired ethernet or WIFI Ad-hoc (no router)
     
    flipfire, Jul 24, 2008
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  9. Wirelessman

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    No, brother 2 is Verizon connected :D
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 24, 2008
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  10. vi3tscorpian

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    NO! ha ha..there's no router of any kind. both laptops have wireless functions. one of the laptop connects to the internet using a Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Jul 26, 2008
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    Setup an 'Ad-Hoc' network which is a computer-to-computer WIFI connection to the other laptop.

    Then enable Internet sharing as wirelessman said above
     
    flipfire, Jul 26, 2008
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