Wireless to Wired ICS?

Sidphoenix · Post by **Sidphoenix** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:41 pm

So heres my issue. I have a laptop that uses a wireless signal from my router to get internet. My desktop doesn't have a wifi card and I want to run ethernet from the laptop to the desktop so the desktop can share the wireless connection. Is there any way I can do this?

So it's: Wireless Router -Wifi-> Laptop -Wired-> Desktop

I hope this makes sense. My laptop runs XP and the desktop is running Windows 7. Both of which shouldn't be an issue.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:55 am

Shouldn't matter which physical connections you use, just run through the steps to share..
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... on-Sharing

Sidphoenix · Post by **Sidphoenix** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:52 pm

Apparently it's not working for me. When the computers are linked together, both say that the connection is unplugged. Do I NEED a router in order to do this?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:58 pm

Unplugged as in a "red X"?

Sidphoenix · Post by **Sidphoenix** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:31 pm

When both computers are plugged in to each other, both say that the ethernet is unplugged.

mattrjf · Post by **mattrjf** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:00 am

having same problem. someone plz help us go from a wifi connection in, to send the connection back out of the ethernet port. both my comps have xp and i still have same problem.

lenwest · Post by **lenwest** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:20 pm

Why not connect the desktop by ethernet cable directly to the router. Why go through the laptop? No need for ICS.
Laptop - wireless
Desktop - wired.
Simpler.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:12 am

I used to do it.

Wireless Connection on Laptop
ICS on Laptop
Laptop Wired to switch Desktop Wired to switch.

Works best when using the Neighbors wireless.

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You say when both computers are plugged together....

Do you mean Cat5 from one comp to another?
If so is it a Crossover Cable?