Can a wireless card feed (act as the Internet for) a wireless LAN

[dblanchard]

In brief (details below):

University__MyWRouter--HisWLANCard==HisNIC__HisWRouter--HisLaptop

__ means Cat-5 cable
-- means wireless
== means through the motherboard

Details:
My neighbor (across the street) and I are sharing my Ethernet connection. I am wired to my university's network, I have a wireless LAN to which he has direct line-of-sight from one room (his study) in his house, but not from the other rooms. We would like to set up his desktop to relay Internet connectivity from his desktop PC in his study to the rest of his house for laptop web surfing anywhere.

My setup: Windows XP Pro desktop with D-Link DI-614+ wireless router. The WAN port is connected to my university's Ethernet. My desktop is connected to a LAN port. I have a laptop with a wireless card that I use around my house.

His setup: Windows XP Pro desktop with an Intel PCI NIC, and a Blitzz BWI 715 PCI wireless NIC. He also as a D-Link DI-614+ wireless router. He also has a laptop with a wireless card he would like to use around the house. We have the wireless NIC connecting to my wireless router, no problems. I have connected his wireless router's WAN port to his NIC card.

My hope was that my WLAN would hit his PCI wireless NIC (which it does), his NIC would have a connection to the Internet through that connection (not working), this connection could be broadcast throughout his house via his wireless router (not working).

I believe the theory is sound and that no added software is required, but am not sure how to configure this. I've read the forum and the FAQs and don't find that anyone has tried this.

I'll write up a new FAQ after we get it going.

dblanchard

 

[ronnyjljr]

Indeed,

Your setup sounds correct, make sure that the ip he is getting from your router is a valid one. A static ip from your end would be easiest for him to configure the router. As long as your signal is strong enough it will work. If you can't get it to work, check your ip's.

~R

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