I'm a PC user :-(. I guess "Unfortunately there's no way to do that..." pretty much settles things (other than using the sharing built into the Mac OS),,,
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Browse All TopicsSometimes I'm out with my laptop and I'm wired into a network with no wifi and need to synchronize something with my iPod Touch. Is there any way that I can use the USB Port to share the Internet connection of my laptop?
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As an added comment, You might be able to do the same sharing through windows, although in a more complicated way.
I'm not an expert in this matter, so you'll better off if you ask a new question asking how to share your wired connection through wifi in microsoft windows. Experts on that subject might help you.
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by: ShayanOHPosted on 2009-09-08 at 23:31:33ID: 25288689
Unfortunately there's no way to do that, but if your laptop is a Mac, you can use the internet sharing built into mac os x to share the wired internet through wifi, and connect your iPod Touch to the wifi network!
To find internet sharing, go to System Preferences->Sharing. The settings should be self explanatory.