Internet Connection Sharing - Laptop + Desktop?

[DragonQ0105]

Hi, I'm getting an old laptop in tomorrow (used to be a work PC) and I'm going to wipe it and install XP Pro SP2 on it.

My Desktop has a Cable Internet Connection, and I was wondering what kind of setup and steps I need to take to share the Desktop's Internet Connection with the Laptop?

I've never done this before, but here's basically what I have to work with:

- PC with Cable Internet connected via USB
- PC has Ethernet Card and Built-in Ethernet aswell
- Laptop will have 1 Ethernet Card
- PC = Windows XP Pro SP2
- Laptop = Windows 2000 Pro (But will hopefully have XP Pro on it)
- One Ethernet Cable

I won't be able to carry this out until tomorrow evening, but can anyone give me a few instructions or a link to a guide please? Thanks a lot.

 

[JOAMON]

Take a look at the following....

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&prid=579

 

[DragonQ0105]

OK, hit a bit of a snag...

It turns out that the Laptop has no RJ45 Ethernet Port - just a standard Phone Line Socket (the smaller ones) and a PC Card with an Ethernet Socket type I've never seen before...and only ONE USB Port.

I can use USB to get Internet on the Laptop, but then I have no way to share it without the RJ45 Jack...is there any way I can do this?

 

[LloydSev]

What you can use is a Wireless router like the one Joamon pointed out.

You won't need to share anything as the router will provide it to both systems.

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