My brother has a laptop, is there any way we can hook it up to our home computer?

Question

Is there a USB cord that we need? Can we hook the laptop ut to the desktop to get internet?

Answer 1

The cleanest and most streamlined way is to buy a broadband home router, have the cable/ADSL modem and two machines hooking to it according to its manual and run the entire thing that way.

I can make it more complicated by saying to turn the desktop into a gateway machine for laptop. But the above is much more preferrable.

Answer 2

You need to get a router. Go to Walmart or Best Buy and get a woreless router for the computer with internet, and a wireless adapter for the one without (the laptop). That should do it. Just ask a knowledgeable person at a computer store like Best BUy (yeah, I know alot of people don't like Best Buy, but still....)

Answer 3

If both your coputers have Wifi cards, or a wireless modem, you can connect them in a network. To do this, go to My computer> My Network places> set up a new network location. Then you will need to find the IP addresses of the computer that you're attempting to connect to, which I don't know how to do on XP.

Answer 4

Get Networking device BLUE FACE Router only E 90 and connect it with both of them.

Answer 5

you can if both systems have a network interface card installed. If they have you just need a cross link cable then run the network wizard to configure your connection.

Answer 6

don't think usb. think tcp/ip. either with ip sharing or a router to the net.

or a simple cat 5 cross over cable to your machine....

Ethernet(tcp/ip) , not USB

Answer 7

Technical Support _1
router set up set the router up on the pc you want it to be on
you conncet the ethernet cable to the back of the wireless router on the port that is marked ethernet then you take the other end of the cable to the ethernet card on on the back of your pc you conncet it to the port marked ethernet

then you conncet the other cable to the back of the ruter port that is marked DSL then you take that cable to the fillter box conncet it to the port marked on the fillter maked DSL
then you conncet the filter cable box to your phoneline box
conncet the power cable to the router and put the power on
now you put in the cd driver that came with your router
and you install the network drivers
now you need to set up a network id & password on the router
you will be told how to do all that when you install the drivers & software for the router
when you have install the drivers and software fo r the router
your need to restart the pc
when your back at the desktop
you will see a network icon in the taksbar by the pc time
if it has a red X on it right click it and click on enable
if you dont see a network icon in the taskbar
click on start/control panel
click on
network and internet connections
icon
then click on network connections icon
now right click the
local Area connection
icon and click on properties
tick the box
show icon in notification ares when connected
tick the box
notify me when this connection has lkimited or no connectivity

now click on
then authentication tab at the top

tick the box
enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for network
tick the box
authenticate as computer when infomatiion is available
then right click
local Area connection
and click on enable
now your router internet will log online with in 45 seconds
when your router is online you conncet your phoncable to the filter marked
phone

now when your router is online

this is where you have to get in your router home page
when your in there you look for WLAN icon
you click on that
then you click on configure
then ur see at the top where you put in a network id
a screen name
put in what you like
then at the bottom
click on wpa to set up a wpa security key
then you done that make down on paper your network id and key
then you click on apply

now you go to the other pc
if it has a wireless card in it
right click the network icon
click on propertis

click on view wireless networks
then you click on advanced tab
you put in your network id and wpa
security key and you click on apply and ok

then you click on view wireless networks
tab
then your see your
network id you click on that and then click
on conncet

if it dont have wireless card in it
set up a wireless usb adapter on it
you get the usb wireless adapter driver cd and you install the drivers
it will tell you to plug in the usb adapter
when you have set up the usb adapter with the network drivers
you click that network icon in the taskbar
and click on view wireless networks
then you click on advanced tab
you put in your network id and wpa
security key and you click on apply and ok
then you click on view wireless networks
tab
then your see your
network id you click on that and then click
on conncet
then your internt is on 2 computers
you can put your router off over night when you shut down the 2 pc's if you want to
but the next day put the router back on befor you put the computers back on and make sure all the light's are all on when the router is put back on

Answer 8

You need a hot wire. Call your local computer store and they can tell you how it works.

Answer 9

usb cable

Answer 10

buy an wrieless router.