On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:37:58 -0800 (PST),
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>My friend at work pays for Sprint's wireless broadband service and has
>a Ovation U727 Novatel Wireless USB Adapter he plugs into his laptop
>to access the interent.
>
>My boss will let him use his laptop and wireless adapter to use the
>internet, it's the only someone at our company can because access to
>the internet has be cut off for almost every department.
>
>QUESTION:
>I have a laptop as well and would like to be able to access his
>connection by hooking up a wireless router to his computer. Is this
>possible, has someone else done it this way, and if yes what would be
>the best way of going about it?
>
>I do have a USB to Ethernet adapter, but something tells me I'll need
>more than that to get it to work. HELP ME PLEASE!
He would need a wireless adapter in ad hoc mode and ICS (Internet
Connection Sharing). Your wireless adapter would also need to be in ad
hoc mode.
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