My laptop works on a wireless connection. I want to share the connection from the PC upstairs to my new laptop. It allows all the other information like the ip address and subnet mask e.t.c. just not the gateway or DNS server address. I've took the firewall off just in case that wasn't allowing anything to come through. My laptop is an Acer aspire 5102WLMi if that helps thanks!
2006-10-31 00:35:48 · 9 answers · asked by Katherine88 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
There's an even easier way to do this.
Go to the website http://www.dnsstuff.com
Your "true" IP address (not the local machine address) will appear in the upper right hand corner of the screen, and there are all kinds of utilities for finding your IP address, your DNS server, etc.
2006-10-31 00:55:19 · answer #1 · answered by sparticle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey,
Ok, it's actually quite simple to do this but I may sound geeky at first. I'm guessing you are using Windows XP.
1) Press Start
2) Press Run...
3) Type in the box 'cmd' (without the quotations - hehe) and press enter
4) then when the new window opens, type in 'ipconfig' after the C:\> bit then press the Enter key
5) This should then display some info like
connection-specific DNS suffix
IP address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Hope this helps. If you need further information, then after step 4) but before step 5), type in 'ipconfig \all' for further help
Cheers, hope this helps
2006-10-31 00:46:04 · answer #2 · answered by jamesbond 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the PC upstairs have a wireless node or the switch (modem) have a wireless connection
You may also need to know how many IP address provided by the ISP (internet service provider)
You may also need to enable NAT (network address translation) on the modem to be able to establish a connection
Please advise back
Best regards,
Ossama
2006-10-31 00:41:56 · answer #3 · answered by ossama_lion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your operating system, you may be able to use internet connection sharing. It take it that you have 2 interface cards on your PC, one being wired and another wireless. But the simplest way would be to use a wireless router. If you are running a MAC there is some detailed information on the link http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/11/11/panther_internet.html. Good luck.
2006-10-31 00:47:13 · answer #4 · answered by happyman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-31 02:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have an ip address then you should be connected, as long as you have a wireless router everything should be ok. go into your brousers connection settings and select "do not look for a connection".
2006-10-31 00:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jonathan K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need Ethernet card to enable your network. When you put that card, the gateway, DNS will show.
2006-10-31 03:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by demraf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are using local area networking . Don't forget to unplug the adopter before you connect it to your PC...
2006-10-31 00:37:47 · answer #8 · answered by SaveDarfur.org 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ this site has info on networking
2006-10-31 00:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋