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Guinness - 14/9/06 at 07:15 AM

I'm going to be off work for the next two weeks! Woo hooo. Trouble is I have loads of major projects on site at the moment. Mobile phone is OK but I want to be able to read and send emails from home.

I have a works laptop, an 8meg bb connection through a single modem which goes via a usb cable into the back of my dell desk top.

The IT guy at work said "connect the laptop to your broadband connection then activate remote networking"

Fine, but how do I connect the laptop to the BB connection? Or do i just un plug the modem from my desktop and get it to run on the laptop each time?

Mike

Scotty - 14/9/06 at 07:23 AM

install the modem on the laptop is one option,
better would be network the desktop to the laptop and then "internet connection sharing" and share your broadband between the desktop AND the laptop, both connecting at he same time

the_fbi - 14/9/06 at 07:27 AM

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Originally posted by Guinness
Fine, but how do I connect the laptop to the BB connection? Or do i just un plug the modem from my desktop and get it to run on the laptop each time?

You could do that. Or if you've a CAT5 x-over cable and network cards in both laptop and desktop you could use ICS on the desktop to share the connection to the laptop. But the desktop would have to be switched on for the laptop to surf.

Or you could shell out Ł40 for an ADSL router, preferably wireless, and a USB wireless dongle for laptop.

If you are looking for a cheap (free) and easy solution then just unplug the USB cable from the ADSL modem and stick it into the laptop.

Although you may find your current ADSL modem has a network connection you could use too, for the laptop/desktop.

Guinness - 14/9/06 at 07:29 AM

Thanks guys,

i have pulled the cable out and stuck it in the back of the laptop! I'm now at work?

Cheers

Mike

I already have a bluetooth dongle, is that going to work?

Scotty - 14/9/06 at 07:39 AM

not tried with bluetooth, but in theory should work .......... as long as you have one per computer