Ho do i share a wireless internet connection?

My dad bought a new wireless laptop which he is bringing over to my house to
show me

I don't have a wireless internet connection - but

I have a modern desktop which is hardwired to broadband, and also has a
spare wireless nic

Both machines have Vista Premium and I'm thinking that i can share my
internet connection via the wireless nic

How would I go about that?

"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:%
> My dad bought a new wireless laptop which he is bringing over to my
> house to show me
>
> I don't have a wireless internet connection - but
>
> I have a modern desktop which is hardwired to broadband, and also has
> a spare wireless nic
>
> Both machines have Vista Premium and I'm thinking that i can share my
> internet connection via the wireless nic
>
> How would I go about that?

You enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the wired LAN connection on
your desktop compter and then set up an ad hoc network between the two
machines.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...bd5dc1033.mspx

ss.

The wireless NIC won't help, as it is a receiver, not a transmitter.
Do you have a router, that you can connect the laptop to with a network
cable?


"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> My dad bought a new wireless laptop which he is bringing over to my house
> to show me
>
> I don't have a wireless internet connection - but
>
> I have a modern desktop which is hardwired to broadband, and also has a
> spare wireless nic
>
> Both machines have Vista Premium and I'm thinking that i can share my
> internet connection via the wireless nic
>
> How would I go about that?

Back to WiFi 101, Dave. Every WiFi NIC has a transciever - it both
transmits and recieves. How else will you send data out of a wireless PC?


"Dave" <> wrote in message
news:...
The wireless NIC won't help, as it is a receiver, not a transmitter.
Do you have a router, that you can connect the laptop to with a network
cable?


"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> My dad bought a new wireless laptop which he is bringing over to my house
> to show me
>
> I don't have a wireless internet connection - but
>
> I have a modern desktop which is hardwired to broadband, and also has a
> spare wireless nic
>
> Both machines have Vista Premium and I'm thinking that i can share my
> internet connection via the wireless nic
>
> How would I go about that?

Doh!
My bad...
Thanks for correcting me.


"Val" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Back to WiFi 101, Dave. Every WiFi NIC has a transciever - it both
> transmits and recieves. How else will you send data out of a wireless PC?
>
>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> The wireless NIC won't help, as it is a receiver, not a transmitter.
> Do you have a router, that you can connect the laptop to with a network
> cable?
>
>
> "JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> My dad bought a new wireless laptop which he is bringing over to my house
>> to show me
>>
>> I don't have a wireless internet connection - but
>>
>> I have a modern desktop which is hardwired to broadband, and also has a
>> spare wireless nic
>>
>> Both machines have Vista Premium and I'm thinking that i can share my
>> internet connection via the wireless nic
>>
>> How would I go about that?
>
>

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
> news:%
>> My dad bought a new wireless laptop which he is bringing over to my
>> house to show me
>>
>> I don't have a wireless internet connection - but
>>
>> I have a modern desktop which is hardwired to broadband, and also has
>> a spare wireless nic
>>
>> Both machines have Vista Premium and I'm thinking that i can share my
>> internet connection via the wireless nic
>>
>> How would I go about that?
>
> You enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the wired LAN connection
> on your desktop compter and then set up an ad hoc network between the two
> machines.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...bd5dc1033.mspx
>
> ss.

Thanks - I'll give that a try when he comes over next week