Connecting desktop to laptop for temporary internet access

February 18, 2008

Is it possible to take a desktop computer and connect it to my laptop

(which is connected to the internet wirelessly) via a cross over

network cable? I need to get internet access to the desktop. This is

only a temporary solution to get my friend's computer online for some

updates.

Thanks!

February 18, 2008

Re: Connecting desktop to laptop for temporary internet access

"SCT Technology" <scttech@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:c20718bc-142a-4f00-87f1-cb9e3469639d@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> Is it possible to take a desktop computer and connect it to my laptop

> (which is connected to the internet wirelessly) via a cross over

> network cable? I need to get internet access to the desktop. This is

> only a temporary solution to get my friend's computer online for some

> updates.

>

> Thanks!

Yes - provided that you enable Internet Connection Sharing

on the laptop. Click Start / Help and look for help on

Internet Sharing to see how it's done.

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