okay guys, hope you dont get mad, but I found a wireless router in my closet. I connected my pc and laptop together, and voila! it worked so easily.
everything is good to go.
one question though.
what do I need to do to protect my network so no one can access it, use my connection or access my files/activities?
all I did was plug everything in and it worked. I did not install the included program. from my experience, everytime I used this routers included software, it gave me so much problems with connection, so I just plugged it in and it worked.
what do I do to ensure it is protected? I have the default windows firewall enabled. is that enough?
btw, it is an older model microsoft wireless router, mn500.