How do I share or forward my wireless connection to my desktop?

[GoofyGoofT]

I am trying to forward my internet connection from my laptop to my desktop.

My laptop is connected to the wireless router in my house but I have not picked up a wireless card for my desktop yet, and my desktop is in the basement so I don't want to run cables all over the house.

I thought I could somehow share or forward the wireless connection through an Ethernet cord plugged into my laptop and plug it into my desktop.

I am working on windows 7 on both my laptop and desktop, So I am not trying to cross platform this.

 

[JackMDS]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Create-a-network-bridge?SignedIn=1


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[Lemon law]

In all due respect JackMDS, who solution may be one way to skin the cat, there is a far easier way I used and I suggest our OP may be able to use.

Namely instead of getting a wireless card, which requires opening up the computer and using a expansion slot on the motherboard, to make a desktop computer into a wireless capable receiver. When for a as little as $5.00 on the internet, you can buy a USB device about the size of a pen drive and also make your desktop into a wireless capable receiver. And have that USB device easily be able to receive a connection from a wireless router one floor above. Just plug into any usb port, read in the cd, set up the pass word, and you are good to go.

Its definitely true in my case, but my flooring material is basically wood over joists, if your flooring material is stone, or has metal backed foil insulation, you may have to search for a better location for your wireless router. And for best range it helps to have 802.11 N rather than B or G.

 

[N4n45h1]

Isn't Jack just suggesting to use the laptop as a wireless bridge? For short-term use it's definitely a simple enough of a process. When I built my previous desktop, I simply connected my laptop to the wifi and hooked up an ethernet cable between the laptop and desktop with the wifi and ethernet adapter in bridge mode on the laptop.

Although I do agree with your suggestion of using a usb adapter for long-term use.

 

[talion83]

Aye Jack is just saying to bridge the connection. Used to do this all the time with the original Xbox + notebook. Bridging really is that easy - you select both connections, right click, bridge - and you are done!

Not normally a good long term solution as others have mentioned - especially with how cheap the USB (or internal) adapters can be.