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Hi! I surf these forums from time to time and decided to post about this because I cant seem to figure it out.
I have 2 computers
Computer "a" has internet through a usb wifi jump drive connected to my apartments wireless router. Computer "a" also has an ethernet card which is disabled at the moment.Computer "b" has an ethernet card but no wifi card.
I have a wired router I want to use to connect computer b to computer a (with file and print sharing as well as access to the internet) is this possible? The whole point is me not buying another usb wifi card.
Thanks in advance!!
So you want to abandon the wireless setup completely then? Does the wired router have more than one access port?
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Why more than one access point? One access point can handle up to about 30 computers before connection degradation sets in.
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Guess I phrased that wrong. The first router I owned hade only one output port. In order to connect multiple computers you needed to also use a switch or hub to connect more than one computer. That is what I was asking about. As far as the number of computers that theorically can be connected, I thought that was 255.
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I only have the 1 wifi card but i want both computers online. Since the wifi card is usb I cant plug it into my router. "My router" (as in not my apartments router) does not support wifi. I want to use an ethernet based router to connect computer b to computer a. Then use computer a sort of like a wifi router. :P Thanks again for the help!
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If I understand what you wish to do you do I don't believe you need the wired router at all. You need to connect the two computer to each other using a crossover cable. Then setup internet connection sharing. For further help with that topic look in WinXP help files or Google for it.
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Justchris,
I hope you won't mind my posting this but I need to share something with Othehill.
As far as the number of computers that theorically can be connected, I thought that was 255.
No it's actually 254 but this number is just a theory. In the real world, no more than 10 computers should be connected to one access point for optimal performance. The following article provides the reason for it.
http://www.5starsupport.com/wireles...
i_Xp/VistaUser
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Ive read over that article already ;) Thanks you though because that is what im trying to do. Instead of using a modem though, I want to use a wifi card.
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The link is just an example if you were using dialup (modem) and your wifi connection would be substituted for the modem.
(Host setup)
Reenable your wired nic adapter and enable ICS for your wifi. Connect your wired adapter to the wired router port from computer a.(Client setup)
Connect computer b to wired router port and configure per link directions.
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