Need some internet sharing help

[ghost recon88]

Alright heres the deal, have 2 computers both running Windows 7 64. One has a wireless card + ethernet, second has just ethernet. I have a router I can use between the two. Is it possible to share the incoming internet signal from the first computer (being received through the wireless) then having that internet shared out of its ethernet port, to the router, then over to the second computer? I know this would be a lot easier if I had a crossover cable, but I'm not about to go spend some $15 on one Since its windows 7 if I just say "share this internet connection" will my router know what to do?

 

[Fardringle]

Just to be clear, PC 1 gets Internet access through a wireless Internet provider, and you want to share that access with PC2?

Do you also want to be able to share files between the two computers?

If you only want to share Internet access, connect the router's WAN/Internet port to the ethernet adapter in PC 1. Connect the ethernet adapter in PC2 to a LAN port on the router. Set up Internet Connection Sharing on PC 1 to share the wireless connection with the wired connection and you are done.

If you want to share Internet access AND files between the two computers, there are a couple more steps. Connect the ethernet adapter in PC2 to a LAN port on the router. Log in to the router's web configuration page and disable the DHCP server on the router. Connect the ethernet adapter in PC1 to another LAN port on the router. Set up Internet Connection Sharing on PC 1 to share the wireless connection with the wired connection and you are done. You might have to open a command prompt on PC2 and type ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew (or just reboot PC2) to get it online.

 

[Jamsan]

You can try using a straight through cable to connect the 2 PC's together directly. Most modern NICs can sense what you're trying to do and swap the signals it receives without the need of a cross-over cable. Try that before adding any additional complexity into the mix.

 

[JackMDS]

There are Wireless cards for less than $10, put one on the second Computer and have a normal network.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E&PageSize=100