simultaneous AP & AD HOC & ICS ???

laptop connects to AP wirelessly for internet...
desktop is out of range of the AP
but within wireless range of laptop...

can i give the desktop a USB wireless adapter
and connect to laptop AD HOC
and maybe bridge the AP and AD HOC connections on laptop and use ICS
in order to achieve internet connectivity on desktop ???

both machines running XP

thanks,
mike.

mike

Hi

If three is a routing mechanism before the laptop you can Bridge.
Otherwise, use ICS.

Jack (MVP-Networking).



"mike" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> laptop connects to AP wirelessly for internet...
> desktop is out of range of the AP
> but within wireless range of laptop...
>
> can i give the desktop a USB wireless adapter
> and connect to laptop AD HOC
> and maybe bridge the AP and AD HOC connections on laptop and use ICS
> in order to achieve internet connectivity on desktop ???
>
> both machines running XP
>
> thanks,
> mike.
>

Jack \(MVP-Networking\).

thanks...

no, no routing mechanism...
and now i'm starting to think it is not a possibility
for the laptop to be simultaneously connected to both the
AP & the desktop if it has only the one wireless adapter ???

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi
>
> If three is a routing mechanism before the laptop you can Bridge.
> Otherwise, use ICS.
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
>
> "mike" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> laptop connects to AP wirelessly for internet...
>> desktop is out of range of the AP
>> but within wireless range of laptop...
>>
>> can i give the desktop a USB wireless adapter
>> and connect to laptop AD HOC
>> and maybe bridge the AP and AD HOC connections on laptop and use ICS
>> in order to achieve internet connectivity on desktop ???
>>
>> both machines running XP
>>
>> thanks,
>> mike.
>>
>
>

mike

mike wrote:
> thanks...
>
> no, no routing mechanism...
> and now i'm starting to think it is not a possibility
> for the laptop to be simultaneously connected to both the
> AP & the desktop if it has only the one wireless adapter ???
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>Hi
>>
>>If three is a routing mechanism before the laptop you can Bridge.
>>Otherwise, use ICS.
>>
>>Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>>
>>
>>"mike" <> wrote in message
>>news:%...
>>
>>>laptop connects to AP wirelessly for internet...
>>>desktop is out of range of the AP
>>>but within wireless range of laptop...
>>>
>>>can i give the desktop a USB wireless adapter
>>>and connect to laptop AD HOC
>>>and maybe bridge the AP and AD HOC connections on laptop and use ICS
>>>in order to achieve internet connectivity on desktop ???
>>>
>>>both machines running XP
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>mike.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
right, the laptop would need two adapters. you might be better off
trying some of Jack's suggestions here: http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html

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