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Noviceman · 05-01-2010, 22:08

Hi,

I'm looking to get mobile broadband wireless around the house via a wireless router I have and a PC. I know I can get a wireless router that accepts the usb dongles and makes them wireless, but have you seen the price, so I want to make use of what I have.

Can someone tell me or point me in right direction of what setup i need to follow on xp, so that I can connect my usb dongle to PC, then ethernet cable to a wireless router to give that router internet access. Is it use my PC as a bridge, I'm not sure, I know it can be done, but don't know exactly what to search for.

Ta

slowlydownwards · 06-01-2010, 00:24

Not a bad price: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-3G-62...2737423&sr=8-1

Creating a AdHoc network over wifi is easy in linux and can be done in win 7 and vista, but that's not really any use to you, sorry. Not sure how to do it in xp.

/\/ollog · 06-01-2010, 01:57

You could internet share it via ethernet to the router probably.
Not sure on the details of doing that.

What I used to do was:
1. ad-hoc wireless network.
2. ad-hoc wireless network to a router with dd-wrt on it repeating it.

corkcomp · 06-01-2010, 08:44

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Originally Posted by Noviceman

Hi,

I'm looking to get mobile broadband wireless around the house via a wireless router I have and a PC. I know I can get a wireless router that accepts the usb dongles and makes them wireless, but have you seen the price, so I want to make use of what I have.

Can someone tell me or point me in right direction of what setup i need to follow on xp, so that I can connect my usb dongle to PC, then ethernet cable to a wireless router to give that router internet access. Is it use my PC as a bridge, I'm not sure, I know it can be done, but don't know exactly what to search for.

Ta

have you looked at new vodafone device? basically a 3G wireless router, it takes your sim card ..

slowlydownwards · 06-01-2010, 11:28

just checked this am. this worked for me fine:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...p/adhoc.mspx#1

btw:

In "Network connections" right click on your 3g mobile connection > properties > advanced > make sure that "Allow other network users to connect through this comp Int conn" is clicked and "Home Network Connection" says Wireless Network coneection.

Noviceman · 06-01-2010, 11:38

interesting, will give that a go.....

thanks for other suggestions, have o2 dongle already, vf doesn't work here, don't want ad hoc wireless network, have a spare pc and wireless router want to use them, decent enough price for that 3g router in first post, still 50 euro i don't have to spend if i can get this figured out

davenewt · 06-01-2010, 12:18

I'd say save yourself the hassle of messing about and save up for the Dovado router from Commsoft. Actively supported, great customer service and would recommend in a heartbeat. More expensive perhaps but worth it IMHO. Had it set up with my O2 dongle in minutes, ipod and wii happily online... and feet up

http://3g-router.ie/

HTH.

Noviceman · 13-01-2010, 21:09

ok so slowlydownwards, i finally got round to doing this and it almost worked for me....

i connected one laptop to internet via dongle and setup ad-hoc network, i connected second laptop to the ad-hoc wireless network, but i get not internet access, it only gave me local access. I did as you suggested and ticked the box to allow other network users and also changed to wireless network connection. when i clicked ok after doing this it said that I would need to enter a username and password so that other users would not to enter them, but i have username and password, i just entered the pin...

any thoughts

slowlydownwards · 13-01-2010, 21:27

2 stabs in the dark:

* Is the firewall blocking the access to internet?

* A simple reboot after you set something up can solve a lot of problems.

Hope you get it going. It just worked straight away for me the other day (first time that I tried it in windows xp). A friend tried it then and it also worked.

Noviceman · 14-01-2010, 14:04

got it... it turned off the firewall, should it be off or on...

to be honest, i didn't do much troubleshooting last nite, i had a laptop with a dodgy monitor in parents-in-law's attic, hence the reason i'm using it... as soon as i connected to 02, monitor went, so i had to bring up a monitor today and mess around with it, one of the things i did was turn off firewall...

they're happy anyway...

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slowlydownwards Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314 Adverts \| Friends	Not a bad price: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-3G-62...2737423&sr=8-1 Creating a AdHoc network over wifi is easy in linux and can be done in win 7 and vista, but that's not really any use to you, sorry. Not sure how to do it in xp. Last edited by slowlydownwards; 06-01-2010 at 00:28.

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05-01-2010, 22:08	#1
Noviceman Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 173 Adverts \| Friends	USB broadband around house Hi, I'm looking to get mobile broadband wireless around the house via a wireless router I have and a PC. I know I can get a wireless router that accepts the usb dongles and makes them wireless, but have you seen the price, so I want to make use of what I have. Can someone tell me or point me in right direction of what setup i need to follow on xp, so that I can connect my usb dongle to PC, then ethernet cable to a wireless router to give that router internet access. Is it use my PC as a bridge, I'm not sure, I know it can be done, but don't know exactly what to search for. Ta

06-01-2010, 11:28	#5
slowlydownwards Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314 Adverts \| Friends	just checked this am. this worked for me fine: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...p/adhoc.mspx#1 btw: In "Network connections" right click on your 3g mobile connection > properties > advanced > make sure that "Allow other network users to connect through this comp Int conn" is clicked and "Home Network Connection" says Wireless Network coneection.

06-01-2010, 11:38	#6
Noviceman Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 173 Adverts \| Friends	interesting, will give that a go..... thanks for other suggestions, have o2 dongle already, vf doesn't work here, don't want ad hoc wireless network, have a spare pc and wireless router want to use them, decent enough price for that 3g router in first post, still 50 euro i don't have to spend if i can get this figured out

06-01-2010, 12:18	#7
davenewt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 477 Adverts \| Friends	I'd say save yourself the hassle of messing about and save up for the Dovado router from Commsoft. Actively supported, great customer service and would recommend in a heartbeat. More expensive perhaps but worth it IMHO. Had it set up with my O2 dongle in minutes, ipod and wii happily online... and feet up http://3g-router.ie/ HTH.

13-01-2010, 21:09	#8
Noviceman Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 173 Adverts \| Friends	ok so slowlydownwards, i finally got round to doing this and it almost worked for me.... i connected one laptop to internet via dongle and setup ad-hoc network, i connected second laptop to the ad-hoc wireless network, but i get not internet access, it only gave me local access. I did as you suggested and ticked the box to allow other network users and also changed to wireless network connection. when i clicked ok after doing this it said that I would need to enter a username and password so that other users would not to enter them, but i have username and password, i just entered the pin... any thoughts

13-01-2010, 21:27	#9
slowlydownwards Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314 Adverts \| Friends	2 stabs in the dark: * Is the firewall blocking the access to internet? * A simple reboot after you set something up can solve a lot of problems. Hope you get it going. It just worked straight away for me the other day (first time that I tried it in windows xp). A friend tried it then and it also worked.

14-01-2010, 14:04	#10
Noviceman Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 173 Adverts \| Friends	got it... it turned off the firewall, should it be off or on... to be honest, i didn't do much troubleshooting last nite, i had a laptop with a dodgy monitor in parents-in-law's attic, hence the reason i'm using it... as soon as i connected to 02, monitor went, so i had to bring up a monitor today and mess around with it, one of the things i did was turn off firewall... they're happy anyway...