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How do i share internet from my iMac to my windows laptop,
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brokenbells
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Nov 30, 2006, 01:54 AM
 
I own a windows laptop too along with my iMac

I have a DSL net connection on my iMac. I want to access the net on my laptop too through WiFi.

Can anyone please help me. I have no networking knowledge.
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macintologist
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Nov 30, 2006, 02:14 AM
 
It won't work. It doesn't work for me. You'll need a hardware router.
     
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Nov 30, 2006, 06:22 PM
 
Spend $40-$60 or so and get a wireless router. Here's a place to start your search. (You want an 802.11G product; don't settle for an 802.11B product, because they're WAY slower.) Problem solved. I got a wired one (a SpeedStream 2604) for a little over $8 after rebate once-they're almost all really easy to set up and transparent to the users once you get them configured. While wireless routers tend to be a bit more work to set up, they're not at all hard to manage.

If you can't make heads or tails of the instructions that come with the router you get, chime in here and we'll walk you through it. I guarantee that this is the SIMPLEST and quickest way to get both computers online.

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