wireless network
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- mongo
ok my buddy has a notebook with wireless capability.. is there a way for it to share internet connection so i can access it with my powerbook wirelessly?
thanks
- mongo0
anyone?
- skillet0
short answer: yes.
long answer: you need to to have some sort of means to assign different internal ip's to each pc you have on your network. ie. a wireless router / switch.
- mongo0
thanks skillet.. so theres no way of sharing the internet wirelessly with just the notebook?
- mrdobolina0
buy a wireless card or wireless usb adapter for your powerbook. you don't need it to be airport.
REPEAT, you dont need an expensive airport card. you can buy a usb adapter for 30 bucks.
how does your friend connect to the internet with his notebook?
- skillet0
well your powerbook still needs some net card. if its 1. wireless compatible and 2. you have a wireless network than yes you can network your pc's together.
actually what are you trying to do specifically?
maybe i can help answer your question better.
- mongo0
thanks mrdob.. my powerbook comes with airport extreme... his computer is connected with adsl through a a usb modem..
i was just wondering if there was a way i could set up his computer to share the connection wirelessly so i can pick it up with my pb, without having to buy anything.
- skillet0
basically... if you both want wireless + you both want to be on the same network... you need to config a network! if youre sharing a single modem you need to buy a router like i mentioned because its an easy way to divide internal ip's. or if you dont want to spend the money (less than 100 depending on the brand) or you could both set up servers on your pc's and share files via your choice of ftp software. this method you need to obtain the software to make this happen.
- mrdobolina0
your best bet is to buy a wireless router. they are extremely cheap right now. like 50 bucks.
- k0na_an0k0
duct tape them together?!?
- ribit0
You shouldnt need to buy anything if the aptop has a wireless card. Does Windows allow you to share the connection? (OSX does).
You could connect them with an ethernet cable, or with Firewire (IP over Firewire is supported in XP and OSX, and seasy to setup, on the Mac you just choose DHCP and thats it.)