networking - setting up an access point from laptop to provide internet

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2013-08
  • Questioner

    i am trying to connect my wireless router as an access point from my laptop. the scenario is as follows: i have a wireless broadband connection at home, which i connect to using a username and a password. this username and password is unique, and can be used by one computer at a time!.. my sister and i can't have internet both at the same time! so im trying to connect my wireless router to my laptop with a physical cable so that i can provide internet via WiFi...

    first off, is this possible?!.. if not, what are my options?

    if it is possible, how do i set it up?

    a link to the appropriate steps would do as well, but i need it :(...

    thank you in advance,
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    • Answers
  • rch1231

    Your wireless router probably has a setting on the initial setup screen for PPoE connections which is what you need to get the router to login to the service for you then you can share the internet connection. Your router probably has DHCP for the current WAN setting. Change it to PPoE and you will get a place to put your login ID and password and have the router auto connect.

  • harrymc

    Some free products that can turn a computer into a hotspot:

    Bzeek

    Bzeek upgrades your laptop to be a software access point for free.
    When Bzeek is on, a wireless network appears with the name 'Bzeek Free WiFi'.

    Connectify

    Software Based WiFi Router
    Take any Internet connection and share it wirelessly with no additional hardware, wires, plugs, or chargers
    Connect with Mobile Devices
    Easily connect any number of WiFi enabled devices to your network including laptops, phones, gaming systems, and more Absolutely Free and Unrestricted

    2hotspot
    Advertised for XP. Some report it as not working.

  • Jason

    Connecting of from LAN cables is possible, and you must remember to allow sharing of internet through this pc option in the network adapter for LAN in the contol panel.

    Another option would be connecting to your router via LAN and set up ad hoc from your pc to allow your sister to connect wirelessly to you.

    But I am curious why your wireless router only allow a single connection?


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  • Nachiket

    I am going to setup backup internet connection, which can be used with primary connection for faster internet access.. So

    1.) i can get wired backup connections .. so my question is what kind of Router will work? i am having LinkSys Wireless G Home Router.. Is it possible to put 2 internet connections? and use both at same time?? and get higher speed??

    or

    2.) I can have wireless USB card ... But right now i am unable to use both at same time.. internet is accessible with either wired or wireless..

    Any other suggestions??

    Cheers


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  • quack quixote

    If I understand your question correctly, you want a second WAN (internet) connection which acts as a failover in case the first WAN connection dies. If both connections are wired links, you need a router that can handle both connections (called dual-WAN) and can use both connections at the same time (called load-balancing).

    This is possible, but the question may be better suited to serverfault.com.

  • ldigas

    You wish to be connected through your wire and through your wireless connection at the same time ? Just checking I didn't misunderstood.

    No, I do not think it's possible (from my experience).

    How would that work ? 2 IP adresses on the same computer. When router would talk to it, which one would he be reffering to ? ...

    I'm not saying it can't (and wasn't somewhere) be done ... just that I haven't seen it so far.