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Sharing a WiFi connection over Ethernet to another, or several computers.
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This page will show you how to connect another pc to the internet using an ethernet cable and Wi-Fi.
This method should work for almost any computer. The computer outputting the connection needs a WI-FI connection or 2 ethernet ports or something...
Note: I only have Wi-Fi in this room. My house is too old to have ethernet plugs in it. There is a plug by the TV though. (computers can't go there!!)
This method has been tested on: Windows 98,XP and 7.
Note that this is one of the fairly old pages on this site, and the writing is a little hard to follow, but this does still work (currently running Win10 ver 1809)
I should rewrite this soon ;)
Step 1
is to get the necessary things to set up a shared connection.
- My main PC is running Windows 10, and is connected via Wi-Fi. There is a previously unused Ethernet jack on my computer that I now use to share my Wi-Fi connection.
- You'll also need an Ethernet cable to connect directly between PCs, or to connect into another router, then into several PCs.
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Step 2
is to go to the normal control panel and not the stupid "metro" one or whatever it's called. (If you're on Windows 10)
Then use the search bar and type "Network Connections" It comes up as "View network connections" under "Network and Sharing Center"
I don't know about you but the actual "Network/Sharing" page does not have "Network Connections"
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Step 3
When you get there you need to right-click on "Wi-Fi", "Properties" and then "Sharing"
Select the option to "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection", and select "Ethernet".
Now your PC can output it's internet connection to another PC.
Note: The host computer must be turned on (not in sleep mode) to share Wi-Fi.
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Step 2
is to go to the normal control panel and not the stupid "metro" one or whatever it's called. (If you're on Windows 10)
Then use the search bar and type "Network Connections" It comes up as "View network connections" under "Network and Sharing Center"
I don't know about you but the actual "Network/Sharing" page does not have "Network Connections"
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Step 4
With your Wi-Fi connection now shared to your Ethernet port, you can either use a single Ethernet cable to connect directly to another PC, or you can connect it to the WAN port of a spare router, to connect multiple PCs.
I've added these shoddily made "diagrams" here to show how I've set this up, and YES, it does work.
SINGLE PC - DIRECT CONNECTION:
MULTIPLE PCS WITH ROUTER:
With this method, you should be able to access almost anything from the client machines. In addition to the internet, you can also access services on the host WiFi machine. File shares, various servers including Apache, etc etc. It's really a great budget setup you can make yourself with just a thrift store router.
Update: Fix problems with accessing file shares, etc
[EDIT] If you're having issues with certain things like accessing file shares, make sure that your host WiFi machine is on the routers client list. If you just plug into WAN on the router, your WiFi machine won't become a client. You can either connect to the routers WiFi network, or swap the cable to one of the ethernet ports on the router to become a client. Once your WiFi machine is in the routers client list, you can move back to WAN (and you may need to re-setup sharing in control panel sometimes).
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Updated May 1, 2020
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