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help making pc a router
Name: ccakes Date: June 8, 2009 at 08:01:04 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Routers and Hubs
Comment:
Hi There I am staying at an apartment for 2 months. They offer wireless internet connection which I have connected my laptop to (os XP sp2). I want to connect my wireless router via ethernet to the laptop so I can use the internet connection for some other devices in a LAN, namely a SIP box for VOIP and my husbands laptop. How do I make my laptop a router to my router - I hope this makes sense.
So it would go wireless interent - received by laptop Laptop connect to own router via ethernet SIP box to connect to router Another laptop to connect to router?
I think I have to do an ad hoc lan of some sort but just not sure - os xp sp2 as said before. Any help appreciated.
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