Advice on sharing internet connection

What would be the best way to connect my desktop pc to my laptop to get internet access on both.I use AOL & am not sure what hardware i will need,please can you give me some tips. thanx

 

What I use is a wireless router - and broadband. But your laptop needs to have wireless capability - and if it hasn't then I dunno the method of linking. You could use a seperate phone connection I expect.

 

I use a ADSL wireless netgear modem router, got it at pc world was advised to get this to enable me to run my pc and wireless lap-top.
Hope this helps gogs iff in doubt seek advice from the experts, I was advised to get this one from my computer technician, It cost �£80.

 

gogs when i change from tiscali back to bt, the computer guy that does mine said he will have to come back to mine and re-configure my wireless modem router, whatever that all means, these things are more complex than we think, i used to think just run a cd and everything will run ok and thats not the case, get someone that knows how to set these up. good luck

 

I don't really know too much about internet connection, my teenage son is the expert, but you can connect a PC or laptop to the router via an ethernet or USB cable. Hopefully somebody else will know more about this and be able to explain how it works. We're with BT and all our computers are connected wirelessly which doesn't really help with your problem. I'll see if Simon can help when he gets back from school.

 

I asked in pc world about the wireless cards, they are �£150 and you get a monthly bill, still looking into these for when i go to wales, i want to take my lap top with me. the guy told me in pc world they were expensive, so at the moment thats why i opted for the netgear as i mentioned above purely for around the home, it depends where you want to use your lap top.

 

thanx ,will tell my son when he gets bk.cheers

 

I've asked Simon about this and he says that you can connect a USB cable to the laptop but you need to be in the same room as the PC to use it. Or you can get a wireless adapter which is apparently what we have which go to a router. The router I think was about �£50 from BT and the wireless adapter was �£15 from the local computer dude. We use BT as the ISP so the router might be more expensive for non-BT users.

 

As a ps - if you go down the router road, ensure that the router is connected to the pc with an ethernet cable rather than USB.

 

Hi its my son Martyn's pc i use thats why we need to have more on the go.He says i can use the laptop when he is on here.

 

gogs my netgear adsl modem router is connected to my pc and i get coverage of about 100 meters with my wireless lap top, i have my pc in a spare room and use my lap top in my lounge next door and get excellent coverage.

 

Dont forget to encrypt your wireless link and only allow certain computers to access it, you dont want someone sharing your bandwidth or worst of all using a packet sniffer to discover your banking passwords and you log into online banking

 

Martyn has the gear to set it up now,just arrived today so he will sort it when he gets in,many thanks all

 

Got it all set up but keeps going off & on ,on the laptop,with page cannot be displayed coming up.Help Please!!!!