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05-09-2009, 05:02 AM
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Using My laptop to get internet access on my desktop?
I have a laptop that recieves a perfectly fine wireless signal in my bedroom, but the wireless adapter in my desktop does not receive a good enough signal.
I want to connect my desktop computer to my laptop computer so that my desktop has internet access. My laptop is running vista 64, and my Desktop has Windows 7 64 RC On my Laptop i have bridged my wireless connection and the LAN connection to my desktop, but the desktop still ends up trying to connect to an "unidentified network" and is unsuccessful. What do i need to do to get this to work..??? I know people use their laptops to get xbox live working, so im assuming i can use my laptop to get my desktop an internet connection? Thanks for any help =]
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05-09-2009, 07:19 AM
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Does your router also have a wired connection that can go to the desktop?
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05-09-2009, 02:53 PM
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Well.. it does. But the router is all the way down my hallway in another room. About one hundred feet.
The wireless receiver in my laptop gets a 100% signal, but the cheap linksys wireless adapter in my desktop gets no signal. Thats the reason i was trying to use my laptop as a connection |
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05-09-2009, 10:00 PM
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What type of adapter are you using, USB or a pci card? If you are using USB, replace it with one of these cards.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124115 If that doesn't improve the signal strength then get two of these, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833998042 Attach one to your router and the other to your card. I have a solid 5 bar signal with a similar setup. I'm two floors up from my router just to prove my point. |
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