sharing wifi via ethernet.

[ukracer]

I need a temp solution as I am setting up a PC and only have phone access . As the PC has no wificard yet (got a dongle on its way) I searched around to see if what I am trying is possible.

THis came up 3. if your laptop connects to wifi and has a free ethernet network interface, and if your computer is close to your laptop, you could just do some reconfiguration, put a network cable between laptop and computer and have the laptop share the wifi connection to your pc thru the ethernet cable. Your computer will then access the internet thru the laptop.

Which sounds promising and despite trying to see if anything obvious jumps out in the Network sharing section I cant figure it out... Any suggestions.....its only so I can update drivers and install a bit of software from dropbox etc

 

[Craig-SM]

Yes, it’s possible. It’s a peer to peer network and you’ll need to share the internet access on the laptop. Not sure if you need a crossed network cable.


https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...ndows-10/f6dcac4b-5203-4c98-8cf2-dcac86d98fb9

 

[ukracer]

I have it sorted now chaps. In case any one else wants to do it. You dont need a crossed cable the way I did it as I merely bridged the two networks together and it works a treat.
Worryingly I was never the best at networking I consider it a black art (bit like SQL) especially when I used to conect Win95 Boxes together.
But I knew exactly how to do it but win 10 layout stresses me to annoyance levels. lol and I could simply not remember....scary at just 60..god knows what I will be forgetting at 70 if I ever get there.

 

[ukracer]

JUst one problem...you tend to sit there like a berk clicking "send" not realising the laptop with wifi connection has hibernated...lol

 

[gaz1]

JUst one problem...you tend to sit there like a berk clicking "send" not realising the laptop with wifi connection has hibernated...lol

you can turn off the hibernate setting for the wifi side of it but also do the same with the hard drive as well

screen i allow to go into sleep mode to save the screen just not the hard drive side of it

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Well done on getting a fix!

god knows what I will be forgetting at 70 if I ever get there.

Start with what you had for lunch the day before yesterday, but you'll be crystal clear on things from 40 years ago - and even further back.....