Shadow334 Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 ok this is going to be hard to understand but go with me here. ok. my ant lives next door to me. she lives close enough to get dsl but i dont. so i set up a wireless network at her house. i use my laptop to get on it. but i have to be in the back room of my house(closes to her house). i have very good signle and full speed. is it posible to put my lap top on my wired lan and share the net on it through my lap top with the computers on my wired lan? if so how? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 (edited) is your aunt's router a linksys? You should buy those longer antenae for their wireless routers. My dad bought those for his router & it made a huge difference in max distance & signal strength for the wifi in his house just an idea though Edited October 8, 2006 by sdy284 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow334 Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 (edited) no but that is not why i want it on my other comps. my laptop is slow and my desktops are newly built. and a a card in my desktop, even in the back room will not pic up the signle. but back to my first question. is it posible to link themtwo together. i tyied a bridge in windows and then my net would not work at all. Edited October 8, 2006 by Shadow334 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 yes you can, but, you will have to set it up on the network as "this computer connects to the internet through another computer" thus your laptop will need to be online and powered up all the time. unless of course someone knows about a wireless device to plug into a router directly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndgns4hrts Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 Wireless ethernet bridge. Pain to configure but once you get it set up it should be fine. Just run that into a switch and hook your computers up from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow334 Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 (edited) ok now everytime i enable the wired connection it disconects my wireless connection and i can not reconect until i disable the wired connection Edited October 8, 2006 by Shadow334 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 ok now everytime i enable the wired connection it disconects my wireless connection and i can not reconect until i disable the wired connection sp2 i hope is installed? see, i can enable both and run both here. not that it goes much faster, lol, but it DOES work. are you using windows to configure wireless or the wireless adaptor software? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow334 Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 yes it is sp2. but i am using windows. will this matter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 yes it is sp2. but i am using windows. will this matter? it really shouldnt in my experience... have you tried to bridge the connection as recommended above? i recall it being pretty easy to do, but others will probably have more to say about that than me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoArmistead Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 Trying high-gain antennas is worth it from what I've read. Worst case scenario, just run a nice long cat6 cable from he rhouse to yours and hook all your rigs up to a switch and/or wireless access point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow334 Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 it is too far for cat6. i done tried. they do not make antennas for this router. and this is what i want to do. i have already bridged the connections. but when i enable my wired connection it disconects me from the wireless connection. what the heck is up why cant i be connected to both networks at the same time. from what i have read it is suposed to be easy to do but ya know how it is, nothing ever goes the way the tutorial says it will. but just why cant i connect to both networks at once? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 What kind of router does your aunt have? If your able to why not just move your aunts wireless router to the side of your house that is closer to yours or buy a singal boster and stick it in the area were you get a strong singal in your house and it should be able to bost it throught out your house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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