Hi, i was wondering how to share my internet connection through a host computer to my other computer. I have one labtop that is on wireless and i want to share the internet through a LAN port to my other computer which cant recieve the signal. How can i achieve this? The host computer is running XP and the client computer is running on Vista. Ty for your time.

Ok so you are using the XP laptop to provide internet service to the Vista desktop? And you are connecting the desktop to the laptop through the ethernet port? On the host go into network connections from control panel. Select the ethernet port and the wireless adapter, right click on either, and select bridge connections. This is on XP. On the desktop all you should have to do is enable the ethernet port. Note that this connection will only work when the laptop is on.

Originally Posted by townsbg

Ok so you are using the XP laptop to provide internet service to the Vista desktop? And you are connecting the desktop to the laptop through the ethernet port? On the host go into network connections from control panel. Select the ethernet port and the wireless adapter, right click on either, and select bridge connections. This is on XP. On the desktop all you should have to do is enable the ethernet port. Note that this connection will only work when the laptop is on.

Ah i didnt realise you had to bridge connections, i will try that later and reply if i dont have it up. Thnx