wireless enables laptops

I have a WIRED router connected to my laptop via ethernet. My laptop
DEll Inspiron 1501 has a wireless card built in or wifi built in. I want
to know if i can use my laptop as a access point to connect my ipod
touch and psp to the internet and how may i be acle to do so. please
leave any suggestions. thanks!


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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:27:10 -0500, raff17
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>I have a WIRED router connected to my laptop via ethernet. My laptop
>DEll Inspiron 1501 has a wireless card built in or wifi built in. I want
>to know if i can use my laptop as a access point to connect my ipod
>touch and psp to the internet and how may i be acle to do so. please
>leave any suggestions. thanks!

Probably not under Windows, since most Windows drivers don't have that
functionality. You'll need an inexpensive wireless access point on your
wired network, which generally makes more sense in any event.

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raff17 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have a WIRED router connected to my laptop via ethernet. My laptop
> DEll Inspiron 1501 has a wireless card built in or wifi built in. I want
> to know if i can use my laptop as a access point to connect my ipod
> touch and psp to the internet and how may i be acle to do so. please
> leave any suggestions. thanks!

You have a wired internet connection coming in to your laptop, and a WiFi
built in that's not being used? That connection could be shared to the
WiFi of an ipod-touch.

Some of this is old, but it will get you started:
Wireless Home Network Connection Without a Router
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx>


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