Wireless Laptop

I have a Netgear router that is not wireless and is connected to my pc via
ethernet cable. My PC has ICS enabled and shared by two other PC's in home.
Any idea on how I can get my wireless lap to receive internet through home
PC? Do I need to install a wireless network card to my PC? Not sure how to
set-up. HELP!!!

Does the laptop have a wired Ethernet port? If so just plug into the router.

If not then your options would be to either purchase a wireless card for one
of the desktop PCs or a wireless access point or a combination wireless
access point/router.

Any reason your not using the router to connect your PCs to the internet
versus using ICS?

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"Gilly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:90606487-960A-4799-A4CB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a Netgear router that is not wireless and is connected to my pc via
> ethernet cable. My PC has ICS enabled and shared by two other PC's in
> home.
> Any idea on how I can get my wireless lap to receive internet through home
> PC? Do I need to install a wireless network card to my PC? Not sure how to
> set-up. HELP!!!

Gilly wrote:

> I have a Netgear router that is not wireless and is connected to my pc
> via ethernet cable. My PC has ICS enabled and shared by two other PC's
> in home. Any idea on how I can get my wireless lap to receive internet
> through home PC? Do I need to install a wireless network card to my
> PC? Not sure how to set-up. HELP!!!

If you have a router, why are you using ICS? I'd just replace the router
with a wireless router, drop the ICS, and then you can connect
wirelessly with your laptop.

Otherwise, I'm sure your laptop has an ethernet port. Just plug it in.

Malke
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No, the port is not wired. I'm using the router and ICS to connect to the
internet. The router is a Gateway/Router, I thought I needed both for
connectivity and security. I have a cable modem for internet connectivity on
the source PC and sharing that out. So if I turn ICS off, I can still connect
to the internet through the router with the ohter pc's?

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> Does the laptop have a wired Ethernet port? If so just plug into the router.
>
> If not then your options would be to either purchase a wireless card for one
> of the desktop PCs or a wireless access point or a combination wireless
> access point/router.
>
> Any reason your not using the router to connect your PCs to the internet
> versus using ICS?
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
>
> "Gilly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:90606487-960A-4799-A4CB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a Netgear router that is not wireless and is connected to my pc via
> > ethernet cable. My PC has ICS enabled and shared by two other PC's in
> > home.
> > Any idea on how I can get my wireless lap to receive internet through home
> > PC? Do I need to install a wireless network card to my PC? Not sure how to
> > set-up. HELP!!!
>
>
>

I thought I needed ICS turned on for connectivity with the router. Thanks for
your help!

"Malke" wrote:

> Gilly wrote:
>
> > I have a Netgear router that is not wireless and is connected to my pc
> > via ethernet cable. My PC has ICS enabled and shared by two other PC's
> > in home. Any idea on how I can get my wireless lap to receive internet
> > through home PC? Do I need to install a wireless network card to my
> > PC? Not sure how to set-up. HELP!!!
>
> If you have a router, why are you using ICS? I'd just replace the router
> with a wireless router, drop the ICS, and then you can connect
> wirelessly with your laptop.
>
> Otherwise, I'm sure your laptop has an ethernet port. Just plug it in.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Gilly wrote:

> I thought I needed ICS turned on for connectivity with the router.
> Thanks for your help!

No, set your router to do DHCP and then set your computers to get their
IP addresses and DNS automatically. The router will assign the IP
addresses.

Malke
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