Sharing internet connection between two desktop computers

My sister just installed a cable modem on her new desktop computer. She has
another computer in a bedroom and wants to share the internet connection.
So, how does she do this? Will just a router suffice?

I've set up my home PC to share internet connection with two laptops using a
wireless router, but I am not sure how to set up two PC's.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi
If the desktops are near the Router you can use a network cable and plug
them into the Router (each router have 4 ports for wired computers)..
Otherwise, you have to install Wireless cards in the desktops. Once you
install the Wireless cards the desktop can be configured and work in the
same manner as the Laptops. ( http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#wcard )
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Patricia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3C760F12-5BAD-471A-8F65-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My sister just installed a cable modem on her new desktop computer. She
> has
> another computer in a bedroom and wants to share the internet connection.
> So, how does she do this? Will just a router suffice?
>
> I've set up my home PC to share internet connection with two laptops using
> a
> wireless router, but I am not sure how to set up two PC's.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Jack.
Assuming that it was essentially the same setup as my mine, I went ahead and
installed the wireless router to my sister's computer (the one with the HSI).
I brought my notebook computer in hopes that it would recognize her network,
but no such luck. I assumed that if the client computer had a network
adapter installed, I wouldn't need any additional hardware; guess I was
wrong. So you suggest installing a wireless card to the client computer?

Thanks for all your help (on this and other topics), and please forgive my
ignorance on this subject. I hear terms like network adapter and network
card and I get easily confused. Keep the suggestions and advice coming as I
am still trying to figure this one out.

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> If the desktops are near the Router you can use a network cable and plug
> them into the Router (each router have 4 ports for wired computers)..
> Otherwise, you have to install Wireless cards in the desktops. Once you
> install the Wireless cards the desktop can be configured and work in the
> same manner as the Laptops. ( http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#wcard )
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Patricia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3C760F12-5BAD-471A-8F65-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My sister just installed a cable modem on her new desktop computer. She
> > has
> > another computer in a bedroom and wants to share the internet connection.
> > So, how does she do this? Will just a router suffice?
> >
> > I've set up my home PC to share internet connection with two laptops using
> > a
> > wireless router, but I am not sure how to set up two PC's.
> >
> > Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
>

Hi Jack.
Assuming that it was essentially the same setup as my mine, I went ahead and
installed the wireless router to my sister's computer (the one with the HSI).
I brought my notebook computer in hopes that it would recognize her network,
but no such luck. I assumed that if the client computer had a network
adapter installed, I wouldn't need any additional hardware; guess I was
wrong. So you suggest installing a wireless card to the client computer?

Thanks for all your help (on this and other topics), and please forgive my
ignorance on this subject. I hear terms like network adapter and network
card and I get easily confused. Keep the suggestions and advice coming as I
am still trying to figure this one out.

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> If the desktops are near the Router you can use a network cable and plug
> them into the Router (each router have 4 ports for wired computers)..
> Otherwise, you have to install Wireless cards in the desktops. Once you
> install the Wireless cards the desktop can be configured and work in the
> same manner as the Laptops. ( http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#wcard )
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Patricia" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3C760F12-5BAD-471A-8F65-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My sister just installed a cable modem on her new desktop computer. She
> > has
> > another computer in a bedroom and wants to share the internet connection.
> > So, how does she do this? Will just a router suffice?
> >
> > I've set up my home PC to share internet connection with two laptops using
> > a
> > wireless router, but I am not sure how to set up two PC's.
> >
> > Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.