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Solve : Connect visiting Friend's laptop to my computer? |
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Answer» I use cox high SPEED ISP. I have win7. What is it exactly you are trying to accomplish here? Is it to access the internet on the laptop via YOUR isp connection? Is it to share files between the 2 computers? truenorth Access to the internet via my isp connection by any drop in friend with a laptop. No file sharing is neccessary. Make my house similar to a coffee shop without a wireless set up and ads. ( wireless might be necessary? )And have connection as secure as possiple. May I simply disconnet my computer from the isp connection and allow my friends to plug in and use the connection for an hour or so each year? Not a FULL time setup for each friend.He can either hook up his laptop to your router/modem...or he can logon to your wireless network if in fact you have a wireless router and his laptop has wireless capability... You're choice. Quote from: patio on November 29, 2011, 01:26:10 PM He can either hook up his laptop to your router/modem...or he can logon to your wireless network if in fact you have a wireless router and his laptop has wireless capability... Do all laptops that use coffee shops have wireless capability? The laptop does not need the ISP (cox ) software or adapter? Is a guest account required by the desktop?1.=Yes 2.=If it has a built in wifi card then no if there is no built in wifi then a wireless adapter can achieve the same. 3.=No truenorthFred wrote: "1) Do all laptops that use coffee shops have wireless capability? 2) The laptop does not need the ISP (cox ) software or adapter? 3) Is a guest account required by the desktop?" Quote from: truenorth on November 29, 2011, 05:09:05 PM 1.=Yes Fred wrote: I'm still confused. 1) May we trade the laptop for the desktop for a short time and then remove the laptop and reconnect the desktop? 2) Will the ISP (cox) allow this short time swap? Will the ISP address assigned the desktop transfer to the laptop automatically? 3) When we swap back to the desktop will the ISP address transfer automatically to the desktop? 4) I would like to avoid routers, wireless connections and a home network. Thanks for your help.Yes to all of the above... I think the confusion may still reside here. Quote from: Fred6677 on November 29, 2011, 11:23:34 AM have connection as secure as possiple. Briefly (somewhat unrelated, but may help) I just want to talk about large business with many users. When there are say 255 computer users all running off the same modem (I'll pick cable modem for convenience) There is one IP address only, that connects to the Internet. How they accomplish this is by having a network Server, where all users must be set up to connect securely to the Server, and have (lets say) manually individually configured IP addresses. This helps in things such as:
Now, back to your questions. When your 'Desktop' connects to the Internet it is given an IP address automatically through your modem. If someone else comes along and connects to the Internet (wireless or wired) they get another IP address. And so on, and so on. This works well, because of Home laptops and smart phones and Desktops and even Game consoles, and Ipads all get their own unique IP address, and they all connect to the Internet. So even if they disconnect (after an hour) the other computers etc are all still working on their own IP address. All good so far I hope? The real concern here is security and 'Load balancing' Your ISP will let you know how many users can connect to your line at the same time, all getting unique IP addresses (Note: on a business Server its only 1 connection, as PER my example above) Its probably going to be 25 or 50 or 255 or more users. BUT, your modem must also be able to take all these IP addresses, but anyway, in a home it's enough! Note: Obviously a wired connection can only allow the maximum amount of ports on a standard modem, ie MINE has 4. After that you need to purchase hubs. Security: If you allow your friend to connect to your wireless connection, effectively giving him a unique IP address again. This by allowing him to key in your wireless encryption key. Then that person can stand outside your house (anytime your modem is on) and connect forever! ie This is not very secure! I've gone on and on, but I hope these 'layman's' words help.I think you will succeed in thoroughly confusing the OP....*censored* me too, I started rushing and babbling !!I have made the swap of the laptop for the desktop much more difficult than it is. It is really quite simple: 1) May we trade the laptop for the desktop for a short time and then remove the laptop and reconnect the desktop? 2) Will the ISP (cox) allow this short time swap? Will the ISP address assigned the desktop transfer to the laptop automatically? 3) When we swap back to the desktop will the ISP address transfer automatically to the desktop? 4) I would like to avoid routers, wireless connections and a home network. 2) Each computer has a unique IP address. The IP address is not transferred from the Desktop to the laptop. The cable that connects the computer to the modem is swapped to the laptop. The electric power to the modem is turned off for at least 10 seconds. A new IP address is asigned to the laptop when the power to the modem is restored. 3)When we swap from the laptop back to the desktop the above procedure is reversed. The ip address for the desktop may or may not be the same as the orignal desktop IP address. Good Luck Thanks for the help offered.So, you knew this already? Quote from: kimsland on November 30, 2011, 09:12:25 AM So, you knew this already? I did not know the power to modem must be turned off for at least 10 seconds before a new ip address is asigned to the laptop. I'm still not clear how a wireless home network will be handled? I have not done the wireless network yet. Thanks for your help.You just run the wireless setup and use your wireless key |
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