Need help setting up a wireless network

Need help setting up a wireless network#337522

By Hold My Own - January 25th, 2011, 10:59 pm

- January 25th, 2011, 10:59 pm #337522

Need help guys!

I get my home internet from tethering my USB blackberry to my desktop. I've set up a Ad-Hoc network which is fine but speeds can be a little slower at a distance. Is there any way to push the internet I receive already through an Ethernet to a wifi router so I can connect that way instead of Ad-Hoc?

Does this make sense?

Thanks guys!

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Re: Need help setting up a wireless network#337527

By TDDance234 - January 26th, 2011, 9:08 am

- January 26th, 2011, 9:08 am #337527

Oh, I can't wait to see the MSPaint drawing that Medic comes up with for this.

Re: Need help setting up a wireless network#337534

By Cider Jim - January 26th, 2011, 10:46 am

- January 26th, 2011, 10:46 am #337534

Paging El Scorcho to the rescue...

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Re: Need help setting up a wireless network#337538

By RubberMallet - January 26th, 2011, 11:06 am

- January 26th, 2011, 11:06 am #337538

you can do it. but there are likely going to be issues as it will be adhoc.

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Re: Need help setting up a wireless network#337570

By El Scorcho - January 26th, 2011, 6:24 pm

- January 26th, 2011, 6:24 pm #337570

1. Connect the Blackberry to your PC via USB as you normally would for tethering.

2. Turn on Internet Connection Sharing in Windows and share the Blackberry connection over your wired Ethernet port. (How-to: http://goo.gl/hKN7)

3. Connect an Ethernet cable from your Ethernet port on your PC to the WAN port on your wireless router.

Notes:

1. You do not need to use wireless on the PC for anything. In fact, you should just disable that connection.

2. You will essentially have two different LANs with this setup. One with the Blackberry and PC and one behind the firewall on the router. Don't expect to connect to file shares or anything on the PC. You can but I'm not going to help you with that because it's more complicated.

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Re: Need help setting up a wireless network#337673

By PAmedic - January 27th, 2011, 3:42 pm

- January 27th, 2011, 3:42 pm #337673

My turn:

I cant get my printer to work. It's a Brother.

It's hooked to my computer. It's a Dell.

It used to go thru the air. Now I have to plug in a USB cable.

It's blue.

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