Tags:Microsoft, Windows OS, XP, Wireless Networking
I am working at a client site on a wireless laptop that is hardwired to their internal LAN. Is there someway I can connect my personal wireless laptop to the client site machine in order to access the Internet. Both machines are also Bluetooth enabled, for what it's worth. Thanks!
Basically you want both laptops to access this clients internet?
If this is true Does the laptop in question have aa Wireless Card/not bluetooth but actually wireless or ethernet connection?
If so, then yes you should be able to hook either one into there lan but your going to need to know a few things.
If you have wireless...you should be able to just browse for availabe networkds...find there network..and either hop on.....but I would get permission to do this..and there very likely is passwords...that you would need.
In terms of using another ethernet access point for this laptop...well that would be the same procedure that you did to get the current laptop up and running.
Both laptops have wireless capabilites. There is no wireless network available to connect to. I'd just like to be able to wirelessly connect from my personal machine to the LAN connected machine via wireless just to use the Internet.
basically what you are trying to do is makaing a wireless network without a router...or Adhoc wireless connection.. This article will give you a simplified walkthrough:)
That seems to be exactly what I need. I tried following the instructions, but when I do get the host wireless up and running, the cabled connection goes down (loses its IP, etc.). It appears that this is linked to the "Let Windows manage my Wireless connection" box. Any ideas?
I am thinking on that one....there must be a setting somewhere that allows you to have both a wireless connection and cabled connection running simutaneaously ...I will be back on that...maybe another expert will jump in on that issue while I look around
I believe when you did this...your host computer probably changed its IP...now its an using DHCP to transmit IP addreses similar to a router...so its probably not being recognized by the other network now because of that.....
The LAN connection is through a Novell domain using DHCP. When I get the wireless enabled, the wireless IP goes to a 169.xxx.xxx.xxx scheme and the wired connection changes its IP to 192.168.0.1. Its properties also change from "Obtain automatically" to "Manual". Wierd.
