ok, so I have a laptop with vista home premium and it is connected to a wireless network. I have a desktop with no wireless card, so I was going to hook a ethernet cable from the laptop to the desktop and share the wireless. the desktop has xp. Now, when i do so, the desktop says limited/no connectivity. the laptop network settings say it is set to local, not local and internet, while the wireless network is. is there a way to change this? it seemed like its very user friendly, but its almost like they dont want you to set it up that way. I was under the impression vista would auto set most networking stuff, was I wrong? any help appreciated.
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vista networking question
- Thread starter mnewxcv
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When connecting like devices you need to use a cross-over ethernet cable.
that isnt entirely true. Ive done it before with two xp computers, but the networking settings were a lot easier to manipulate.
TheCreator
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When connecting like devices you need to use a cross-over ethernet cable.
true sometimes, although most devices today are auto-sensing...
Hunterzyph
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