Sharing Starbucks T-mobile internet bandwidth

I got the Starbucks T-mobile wireless internet account and it works
great. However I like to have 2 laptops connected to the internet
through this single wireless account. How do I configure my laptops to
do so?
I run Windows XP on both laptops.
Do I set one laptop to act as the router for the other laptop?

Any tips will be appreciated!

Thanks

Dennis C wrote:
> I got the Starbucks T-mobile wireless internet account and it works
> great. However I like to have 2 laptops connected to the internet
> through this single wireless account. How do I configure my laptops to
> do so?
> I run Windows XP on both laptops.
> Do I set one laptop to act as the router for the other laptop?

I doubt you could accomplish this wirelessly, but if both laptops had
Ethernet ports your could use a short cable between them and use ICS on the
one with the wireless Internet connection.

You can use Internet Connection Sharing, but the 'router' laptop will need
TWO lan connections. The Wireless one to Starbucks and another connection to
the second laptop. As mentioned, it could be a wired connection. It could
also be a second wireless card in bridge mode.
"-Lone_Wolf-" <-lone_wolf-@CLOTHESexcite.com> wrote in message
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> Dennis C wrote:
> > I got the Starbucks T-mobile wireless internet account and it works
> > great. However I like to have 2 laptops connected to the internet
> > through this single wireless account. How do I configure my laptops to
> > do so?
> > I run Windows XP on both laptops.
> > Do I set one laptop to act as the router for the other laptop?
>
> I doubt you could accomplish this wirelessly, but if both laptops had
> Ethernet ports your could use a short cable between them and use ICS on
the
> one with the wireless Internet connection.
>
>

-Lone_Wolf- wrote:

> Dennis C wrote:
>> I got the Starbucks T-mobile wireless internet account and it works
>> great. However I like to have 2 laptops connected to the internet
>> through this single wireless account. How do I configure my laptops to
>> do so?
>> I run Windows XP on both laptops.
>> Do I set one laptop to act as the router for the other laptop?
>
> I doubt you could accomplish this wirelessly, but if both laptops had
> Ethernet ports your could use a short cable between them and use ICS on
> the one with the wireless Internet connection.
>

You could certainly do it with Linux.

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Are you planning to go to Starbucks with 2 laptops at the same time????
Why????

Mike Schumann

"Dennis C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I got the Starbucks T-mobile wireless internet account and it works
> great. However I like to have 2 laptops connected to the internet
> through this single wireless account. How do I configure my laptops to
> do so?
> I run Windows XP on both laptops.
> Do I set one laptop to act as the router for the other laptop?
>
> Any tips will be appreciated!
>
> Thanks

Just guessing but he probably lives near a starbucks! Ya think?????

"Mike Schumann" <mike-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Are you planning to go to Starbucks with 2 laptops at the same time????
> Why????
>
> Mike Schumann
>
> "Dennis C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I got the Starbucks T-mobile wireless internet account and it works
> > great. However I like to have 2 laptops connected to the internet
> > through this single wireless account. How do I configure my laptops to
> > do so?
> > I run Windows XP on both laptops.
> > Do I set one laptop to act as the router for the other laptop?
> >
> > Any tips will be appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks
>
>