Wireless broadcasting

[D34THSPAWN]

ok
so i have a netbook and an ipod i would love to use wireless networks with but i dont have a router and i dont feel like buying one...i do have an old wireless card for my desktop...i was wondering if there was a way to broadcast a signal from that so i can use my wireless stuff my desktop is running vista ultimate 64 bit and the netbook is running xp 32 bit and the ipod is on the 3.0 firmware if any of that make s a difference...any help would be great

[captainAngry]

I bet you could share the wired connection with your laptop. The key there would be getting them on the same network. I doubt you could do iut with your iPod though.

Don't know enough to give you a better answer. Doesn't your school have WiFi?

[D34THSPAWN]

not in the dorms...i have a wireless router now but it wont work for somereason...i'm gonna have my roomie check it out

[steve09]

Personally I would say that you are better off with a wireless router, it might be possible to get the XP PC to connect ad-hoc to the Vista Ultimate x64. As for the iPod I'm not sure whether it would be possible to ad-hoc to the Vista PC. I think Google might be your best bet. The wireless router option I would say is the easiest options as it would not take long to set up and once set up it would take about 1min to connect both the XP and the iPod to the Wireless part of the router, while the Vista PC can stay Wired if that is the current setup. Let me know if u need anything else.

[D34THSPAWN]

yeah so i tried that but it didnt work...if i can get the wireless set up it wont let me use internet but i have the network or vice versa...grrr

[steve09]

Did you have the router set up correctly. Try looking up the settings in your modem or whatever you use to connect to the internet in the first place. Try and "copy" these onto the new router. By copy I mean write them down somewhere and then put them into the new router. I'm not sure I understand what you mean it won't let you connect to the internet but lets you access the network. Seems strange that it either does one or the other. Set up the network first then try and set up the internet. Let me know what the router is and I'll try and look it up on Google and see if I can figure out how to set it up.

[D34THSPAWN]

i think its an issue with my residence hall network

[Divine Fate]

If the internet on your desktop is working fine, you can bridge the connection to your router and have your gadgets and accessories connect through that.

[D34THSPAWN]

tried it

[steve09]

but does it work?? that is the ultimate answer to your question

[D34THSPAWN]

i got it...reset the router and it works now