Re: using a laptop as an internet access point...

Dan,

It's all possible, but in my opinion not necessarily recommended.
Windows XP does support Internet Connection Sharing using the network
setup wizard.  It pretty much turns your XP box into a router/DHCP
server.  It could cause all sorts of issues if your wireless router is
already handing out addresses, and you would have to be very careful
about addressing in any case.  Regarding the cable, if you don't put a
switch or router between the two laptops, you need a crossover Ethernet
cable, which is a special pinout configuration.

Others may disagree, but I would look at picking up a wireless card for
the laptop, or a wireless bridge if your PC-Card slots are full.  A lot
less trouble, and more flexible in the long run.

Jim 

-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Dan
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:37 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: [PCTECH] using a laptop as an internet access point...

Say I'm in a room in my house with a laptop that has a wireless
connection.
Add to that another laptop that does not have wireless but has an
ethernet adapter.  Is there a way to run an ethernet cable between the
two laptops so that the non-wireless laptop can get online?  Special
ethernet cable?  Does WinXP detect this automagically, or is there any
manual configuration that needs to happen?

What if I also would like to copy files from one laptop to the other?
Could I use this same connection?

TIA,
Dan
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