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creating a wi fi signal
Name: wolftoes Date: February 18, 2009 at 19:54:02 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Wireless
Comment:
do i have to create a new connection with my pc in order to "go through" a router? trying to create a wifi signal for my wife's i phone and laptop, but i want my pc to stay as fast as it is.
Name: RTAdams89 Date: February 18, 2009 at 20:41:02 Pacific
Reply:
If you have a router, you can connect multiple devices to it simultaiously without speed impact. If you don't have a router (the Internet connection goes straight into your PC), you can connect a wireless adapter to your PC and use Internet Connection Sharing to turn your desktop into a router.
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