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Sharing a wireless internet connection
thejazzman
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Here's the setup.
I have a laptop connected wirelessly to a router. I have two desktops that need internets. These desktops are not wireless and I cannot connect them via ethernet directly to the router.
I want to use the laptop as a gateway connection, feeding the two desktops via ethernet cables.
I thought I could so this by connecting the laptop to a hub, then the hub to the two desktops.
Is this possible? Is there a better way? Would really really appreciate some help
I have a laptop connected wirelessly to a router. I have two desktops that need internets. These desktops are not wireless and I cannot connect them via ethernet directly to the router.
I want to use the laptop as a gateway connection, feeding the two desktops via ethernet cables.
I thought I could so this by connecting the laptop to a hub, then the hub to the two desktops.
Is this possible? Is there a better way? Would really really appreciate some help
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Alternatively, if you have another router would be to put said router into "routing" mode(as opposed to Gateway). The router can then receive the signal from the other router.
Any specific information on how I make it a gateway or is it rly rly self-explanatory and easy to do.
Ty for the advice
What you need is a wireless bridge - which your laptop can do fine. If you have a router supported by tomato or dd-wrt or whatever, you can load up the custom firmware to use it as a wireless bridge.
If you use your laptop, just bridge the wired and wireless networks (select both, right-click, choose Bridge networks) and then plug the 2 desktops + laptop into the same switch (or a router that is not routing).
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Was going to say this, You could also just get a couple of the USB ones too.
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PCI wireless cards are cheap, will allow the desktops to operate without your laptop, and generally get a better signal with fewer drops than laptop antennas in my experience.
edit: I had a USB wireless antenna. It was convenient, but unreliable. Dropped frequently and caused stuttering problems even after driver updates (stuttering being a common problem with early drivers for wireless N linksys devices, apparently). I'd recommend a built-in one over a USB one.
I've used USB ones quite a bit and knew someone that would come to post this but I've never had issues with a USB connector.
My issue with the USB ones, at least in the past, was that I couldn't find one with a chipset that didn't totally suck.
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Well assuming you spend more than $10 on it, I'm sure there are good ones. One advantage to USB over PCI is that you can use a $2 USB extension cable to extend your signal vs. spending $25 on an antenna for a PCI card.
Or just get a router that has wireless bridge or supports custom firmware or an actual wireless bridge (router less than $50, bridge most likely $90+) so you only have 1 device blasting wifi signals in that spot.
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i've been having a fucking terrible time finding a router that supports either. Can you recommend some routers that are still in production and easy to find? Linksys seems to have flooded the market with routers that LOOK just like the old 4meg ram ones.