Laptop troubles...

[civicdelslow]

I have internet hooked up on my lap top and I am getting my connection from my best friends wireless router. We are splitting the bill. The problem is, I would like to get the internet on my desktop computer as well. I have cat5 running from my laptop to my desktop and I can access my laptop files. I just can't get the desktop to connect to the internet that my laptop is wirelessly recieving.

Is that even possible?

I keep getting an error that says, " Conflicting ip address " and I tried to "IPCONFIG/RELEASE" to renew my IP address on my desktop computer so that they wouldn't conflict or whatever the problem is. But when I try to do the release and renew, it keeps saying, " The adapter isn't permissible... blah blah blah " or something like that.
Anybody have any ideas?

[Planet]

civicdelslow
What wireless router are you working with? Most home use wireless routers also have wired ports that you should be able to use.

Planet..

[civicdelslow]

He has the wireless router in his home and I am just connecting wirelessly through my laptop card. But, if it still matters, I'm using a linksys.

Thanks

[ECGriffith]

The setup you describe -- the laptop getting wireless Internet access, then connecting to a desktop via Ethernet -- would require using Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing (assuming both computers are running Windows). there's lots of tutorials on running ICS at www.practicallynetworked.com.

HOWEVER -- I wouldn't wish ICS on my worst enemy. It's a bear. Planet is right -- if you can plug that desktop directly into the router via the Ethernet cable, you'll probably be all set. But sounds like you're in a different house, so that won't work.

The best option would be to buy a USB or PCI-based Wi-Fi adapter to stick in/on your desktop system, so it can also use the wireless connection. They're cheap. I just found a D-Link USB 802.11g adapter on amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002DQUHC/qid=1119641911/br=1-5/ref=br_lf_pc_5//002-0008109-5849631?v=glance&s=pc&n=1194492) for 37 bucks.

Good luck with it, and let us know how you proceed.

[civicdelslow]

Thanks guys, I'm sure I'll figure it out sooner or later.