Building a wifi network using a dialup connection

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  1. Posts : 6
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    Building a wifi network using a dialup connection


    Hi folks,

    I only have a dialup connection at my place, to which i connect through my windows 7 laptop. Now I have several devices at home which i need to connect to internet (like: iPhone, Wii, another laptop and desktop).
    I have the usual 100mb/S wireless ethernet adapter in my laptop. So what I had in mind is if it is possible to create a wifi connection from my ethernet, and bridge (or sometihng like that) my ethernet to my dialup, so I can see my dialup connection as a wifi network in my iphone e.g.

    The problem is that I have no idea how to do that, or if that is possible in Windows XP. I would really appreciate any help around this.

    cheers
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  2. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #2

    Hi, to achieve wifi connectivity you would need some sort of ADSL wireless modem/router, since you have dial-up. What is your type, or router type?
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks aem, I only have a dial-up connection through my phone land-line, I use a cable dialup modem, so no router. I only have internet through a dial-up connection in my laptop, and I want to use my ethernet adapter to broadcast this internet connection through a wifi connection. Cant an ethernet adapter acheive that ? (in a way similar to creating a wireless network).
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
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    *bump*
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  5. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
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    What is your wireless adapter's name? some have broadcast feature some don't.
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  6. Posts : 1,309
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #6

    AD HOC


    what you have to do is setup an AD HOC network to do this you need a wireless adapter on both machines set them in their adapter properties to AD HOC and make sure they are both on the same wireless channel and assign an SSID once you have done that on the machine that hosts the internet connection you will have to create a shared internet connection via internet connection sharing

    have a look here for instructions

    How to Set Up Ad Hoc Wireless Network in Windows Vista
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  7. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    My adapter is : Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG
    I just tried the VirtualRouter app but didnt work, probably its not working for my net adapter.

    @computerplus: I've been trying to work around the ad hoc wifi but as I believe, they still don't work if your internet is coming from a dial up connection! After I set up and ad hoc and connect my devices to it. I check the net status and it says : No Internet Access. From my iPhone and iPod it just tries to load and nothing happens. Do you know how to make it work for a dial up connection?
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  8. Posts : 1,309
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #8

    It Works


    It works I have done it, but it is what it is... dial up and not the best for networking but will work the last time I did it was with two XP machines
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  9. Posts : 1,309
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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    Not Sure


    not sure about the ipod and iphone like I said I did it with two XP machines one laptop and one desktop
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  10. Posts : 1,309
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #10

    Devices


    all devices would have to be switched to AD HOC network only... it's a pain because if you travel with those devices into a standard Wi Fi area you would have to switch back to infrastructure mode
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