Sharing a laptop's wireless connection with a desktop

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  1. Posts : 73
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       #1

    Sharing a laptop's wireless connection with a desktop


    Hello all!

    So, I've done this in the past but I can't seem to get the magic configuration down correctly in order to get this done.

    My setup is: I live in a two family house, I have a laptop upstairs which uses my friend's wireless network downstairs.

    I also have a desktop PC that has no connection so I would like to use the laptop's ICS functionality in order to use the desktop from time to time.

    I have the laptop, an Ethernet cable and a good, working wireless connection.

    How do I achieve this?

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 205
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #2

    Ur laptop connects to the friend's computer through lan or through wireless?
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  3. Posts : 73
    Win 7 Home Premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Wireless.
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  4. Posts : 399
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit 7601
       #4

    You can do this
    Go into Network and sharing
    Right click on you wireless connection and select properties
    click on the sharing tab
    check the box " Allow other network users to connect threw this computers internet connection "

    Just below that you can select your lan card from the drop down menu to share the WiFi with it

    I use this setup with my computer and it works very well I have even setup an old router to it and set it up with static ip of 192,168,137.2 and a gateway of 192,168.137.1 to have a wireless access or wired access to other computers

    :NOTE
    Although it say's Wireless in the pic you should pick Ethernet
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    Last edited by Digital Life; 26 Apr 2014 at 14:09. Reason: Because I can
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  5. Posts : 73
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    If I should I be sharing the ethernet why am I sharing the wireless adapter?

    Also, I don't have that drop down list in my adapter properties sheet (even when checked).

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  6. Posts : 205
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #6

    If you want to share the internet through lan..then go to lan adapters properties..and sharing ane ..'allow other users to..'
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  7. Posts : 73
    Win 7 Home Premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    That's what I've done, not working.
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  8. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #8

    ICS is basically made to share either a wired connection, wired to wired, or a wireless connection, wireless to wireless.

    When sharing a wireless connection, Windows will typically add the gateway using the IP 192.168.137.1 so it may also help to add a valid IP to the Ethernet connection static settings of 192.168.137.2 so as the place the Ethernet within the subnet created by sharing the wireless connection.

    The Ethernet port might also work if you try bridging the connections.
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  9. Posts : 399
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit 7601
       #9

    Comicsnut said:
    If I should I be sharing the ethernet why am I sharing the wireless adapter?

    Also, I don't have that drop down list in my adapter properties sheet (even when checked).

    What happens if you click the checkbox
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  10. Posts : 399
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit 7601
       #10

    Make sure you Wifi is connected to the internet before trying this.

    I just noticed you are running Windows 7 home I am running Windows 7 Ultimate Maybe the home version is not capable of doing this. I have two wireless cards One is a USB and the other is inside the computer
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    Last edited by Digital Life; 27 Apr 2014 at 21:25. Reason: Because I can
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