I connect to the internet with a USB adapter to a local hotspot. I'd like to use a router I have in the house that only has one input and it's ethernet. How on earth can I use the two together?
2007-03-21 03:16:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The router btw is wireless.
2007-03-21 03:26:34 · update #1
The router has one antenna and one ethether net port. That is all. I can pick up the rotuers SSID and connet no problem. But, that doesn't get me internet, just the router setting. What i'm wondering is how I can brige the hotspot connection I get to the router so I can pick up the connection with another computer in another room.
2007-03-21 03:31:35 · update #2
Thanks for the ebay link but I don't see it. And I don't think sotongjuice understands my problem. I can't pick up a wireless signal in the other room. That is the reason why I want to route it from where I can with the USB adapter. I don't have a wired connection coming into my house.
2007-03-21 04:06:47 · update #3
I'm sorry this is confusing. I'm going crazy myself. Ok, I connect to a hotspot with a USB dongle. I want to connect another machine, a Wii to be exact, in another room but it can't recieve the signal from the hotspot. I was wondering if there was a way to use the wireless router I have, which only has one input and that is ethernet, to somehow extend the signal to the other room? I have no way of plugging my USB adapter into the router. Can the router plug into the ethernet port on my computer and transmit what is being received via the USB dongle? Thank you guys so much.
2007-03-21 04:48:03 · update #4
Is this even possible?
2007-03-21 06:51:38 · update #5
a router usually has 1 input with many outputs .. the outputs can be wired (in that case u can see a few, usually 4 x RJ45 ports behind it) or wireless (which u will see an antenna sticking out)
if the router has 1 or 2 or even 3 antenna sticking out, it is for sure a wireless router. on the pc with the usb wifi adapter, scan for the router ssid and logon to it.
u might faced problem if the router is not broadcasting ssid or wifi disabled. if so, u need to connect to the router using rj45 and reconfigured the wireless setup ...
2007-03-21 03:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by sotongjuice 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I understand your configuration correctly, you are using a USB wireless dongle to get internet access from a hot-spot outside of your home. Is this correct?
If so, what exactly are you trying to do with a wireless router yourself? You don't need one; it won't do anything for you.
Some routers (but not very many) can be configured as a wireless bridge. That would allow you to hook a machine to the Ethernet port and link up to the hot-spot outside your home, but I'm not sure why you would want to do that unless you were going to connect it to a switch and then hard-wire several computers together.
If you'd please explain exactly what you are trying to do maybe someone here can help. I'm having trouble understanding exactly what it is that you are trying to do.
2007-03-21 04:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way is to buy an Ethernet Bridge box. The box has to be located in the area that can pick up the hotspot. It can be used to bridge all computers in your home.
Otherwise, you need to do some configuration in the host computer (the one with internet). First to allow Internet Sharing from Network configuration on the host computer. Then setup Proxy server and IP addresses. Make sure both computers can talk to each other first. If you have firewall, you have to allow it.
2007-03-21 03:56:49 · answer #3 · answered by suriono 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You drive down to Circuit City and buy a router that has wireless ability.
2007-03-21 03:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by Chris B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am thinking there is a 'dongle' out there (an adapter) that will convert USB to RJ45
2007-03-21 03:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by jimponder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋