software to make wired connection to Wifi on laptop

Ronaldo · 5 Jun 2009 at 12:54

Hi guys, just wondering if there was a software that would take wired internet connection and using the wifi on the laptop act as a access point so that other Wifi device can connect and use the internet connection?

I got this type of software for my nokia Joikuspot (takes 3G connection and allows other device to connecting using wifi)

Thanks

UKDTweak · 5 Jun 2009 at 12:57

Have you tried briging the wired and wifi adaptors? the option is build into XP.

alex24 · 5 Jun 2009 at 13:00

You should be able to do this via bridging as indicated above, it's been a feature of windows for a while now.

Ronaldo · 5 Jun 2009 at 13:02

never knew that, on the laptop its win7 RC1, so once its bridged how will say my nokia 95 find the laptop as it would need to give out a SSID right?

alex24 · 5 Jun 2009 at 13:07

hmm I was thinking you meant the other way around - recieve wireless on the laptop and pipe it through to the wired. That's what i've done. I would think setting it up as an access point would be more complicated. Have you googled this? If it's possible you'll probably find an answer.

Ronaldo · 5 Jun 2009 at 13:10

Yh i gave it a google and there was no answer to the solution, if my symbian OS nokia phone can take a connection and use it's wifi as a access point then i cant understand why a windows pc cannot lol

alex24 · 5 Jun 2009 at 13:15

You could try this link from MS. Not sure if it'll work but worth a bash.

Ronaldo · 5 Jun 2009 at 13:30

alexhull24 said:
You could try this link from MS. Not sure if it'll work but worth a bash.

Thanks, that looks good.

miniyazz · 5 Jun 2009 at 17:23

As mentioned above, you can do it by running the network setup wizard and configuring your laptop as a default gateway, connecting through the wired connection and allowing connections from the wireless to access the internet. You just need to set up a wireless network from the laptop that other things connect to.

philjohn · 5 Jun 2009 at 18:35

If I get you right, you want to use your computer as a wireless router in essence? It can be done by using the Wi-Fi adhoc mode - however - when I last tried it you could only use WEP and not WPA to secure the connection (this was several years ago however).