tether a desktop to a laptop???

[silk186]

I'm staying in a guest house for another five days with an older laptop and my desktop while I look for a new flat to move into. The laptop has wifi but the desktop doesn't. Wireless USB adapters are not very cheap considering I will probably never use it again if I buy one. I'm wondering if it is possible to connect the laptop to the desktop so that the desktop gets internet.

 

[k1pp3r]

If they are windows you can use Internet connection sharing. Its a pain but you can get it working.

 

[silk186]

I'm running windows 7 64 on both of them.
I'm just heading to sleep but it seems to me it requires a wired hub if i'm understanding correctly. is it possible to run a CAT wire between the two computers directly?

 

[wizdum]

I'm running windows 7 64 on both of them.
I'm just heading to sleep but it seems to me it requires a wired hub if i'm understanding correctly. is it possible to run a CAT wire between the two computers directly?

http://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW-781...ie=UTF8&qid=1395889440&sr=8-2&keywords=edimax

If both computers have gigabit NICs, you can just connect them with a cable. If they aren't you may need a crossover cable. Or you could just buy the $10 wifi adapter that I linked to.