Setting up a strange network??Can It Be Done???

[matchfan]

OK, so I live near a campus and can access it's wireless network on one end of my house. However, my bedroom with my pc is on the opposite end. It has a wireless card but cannot pick up any networks. Therefore I have been using my notebook to access it in the other room and using crossover cable to transfer files that i've downloaded.

I've recently set up a strange little configuration but havnt quite figured it out. I now have my notebook in the other room with an internal wireless card accessing the network. I have a network calbe from the notebook to a wireless router (the cable plugged into the internet port on the router). My pc in the other end of the room has a wireless card with the antenna screwed off and an antenna booster screwed in its place pointed directly at router. I have no problem accessing the router with the pc and can now exchange files between pc and notebook via the router, but my question is:

Is it possible, using this configuration, to access the internet on the pc through the notebook connection? I havnt figured it out yet so if anyones knows, please let me know.

thanks
jarrod

[Sussex Tech]

Good news for you! Yes it should be, but the notebook must be on all the time because to access the Internet the machine must go through the laptop, so it has to be on to be able to get through.

You shoulde be able to connect by going to 'network connections', then right click on the wireless connection and select properties, go to advanced and select 'allow other network users to connect to the Internet through this computer' tick this (All this on the laptop connected to the Internet)

Now follow this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126/
And these may be of use too:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310563/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308006/

Hope all this helps, good luck mate

[renegade600]

however, unless you have permission to use the campus wireless, you best not too. A local campus filed thief of service charges recently against non students who were using their network.

[Animefreak]

also if you're able to you might want to try to get the wireless router hooked up to your campus internet that way you don't need to have your laptop on to get internet access.