How do I Wifi my USB 3g Modem?

I have have a 3g modem and external antenna installed for broadband as I
have no landline. This connects via USB to my desktop. The installer could
throw no light as to how to make this set-up wireless. There is no other
rj45 style modem available.
Would I need to connect a router via the LAN and then connect a second PC to
this?
There is insufficient signal to use a laptop 3g card around the house. TIA.



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His ISP sucks the big one, but I bet you can help him get it
straightened out. Why do these idiots use non-standard equipment to do a
standard job?

tony p wrote:
> I have have a 3g modem and external antenna installed for broadband as I
> have no landline. This connects via USB to my desktop. The installer could
> throw no light as to how to make this set-up wireless. There is no other
> rj45 style modem available.
> Would I need to connect a router via the LAN and then connect a second PC to
> this?
> There is insufficient signal to use a laptop 3g card around the house. TIA.

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In <441d16dd$0$24335$(E-Mail Removed) > on Sun, 19 Mar 2006
09:26:48 +0100, "tony p" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have have a 3g modem and external antenna installed for broadband as I
>have no landline. This connects via USB to my desktop. The installer could
>throw no light as to how to make this set-up wireless. There is no other
>rj45 style modem available.
>Would I need to connect a router via the LAN and then connect a second PC to
>this?
>There is insufficient signal to use a laptop 3g card around the house. TIA.

1. Add a Wi-Fi network adapter to your desktop.
2. Install Internet Connection Sharing on your desktop.
3. Create an ad hoc Wi-Fi network with other computers.

The other computers should then be able to share the 3G connection through the
desktop.

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tony p <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have have a 3g modem and external antenna installed for broadband as I
> have no landline. This connects via USB to my desktop. The installer could
> throw no light as to how to make this set-up wireless. There is no other
> rj45 style modem available.
> Would I need to connect a router via the LAN and then connect a second PC to
> this?

You should be able to invoke Internet Connection Sharing under Windows, and
make an ad-hoc connection between the two WiFi adapters.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx

Making the Wireless Home Network Connection in Windows XP Without a Router
"We'll start with a single computer that already has a wired Ethernet
broadband connection to the Internet. Then we'll build the ad hoc wireless
network in three steps:"

Just substitute your cellular card where they refer to wired.

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