I had a thought the other day, and was sure I COULD get an answer here. Would it be possible to share a dial-up internet connection using a router? We dont have dsl or anything for real use of a router but I have a laptop with the wireless internet thing built-in which picks up wireless networks and internet and all, so I thought it be cool to somehow be able to get a router to hook up to this computer, and then be able to pick up this dial-up connection with my laptop, therefore making it possible to have "wireless internet" on my laptop. Reading back through all that I can see that it doesn't make much since but that's the best I could describe what I'm thinking... SORRY LOL and thanks Ok well obviously you people aren't as smart as I thought. OH wellYou can share a dial-up internet connection via a router.

Same rules apply if you were using a high-speed connection.

Why you would want to share a dial-up internet connection is beyond me, but we do get questions like this. You yourself stated you searched the site and found topics staing it doesn't make much since. So why even do it? If you think your dial-up connection i slow now...wait till you network it.

By the way...we're smarter.

Update: Oh yeah...I googled this as well...see what I found:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/dialup/sharingdup.htmThe reason why I wanted to do it is because we only have one computer hooked up to the internet in my house, this one. And sometimes when I want to be online, I can't because someone else is on. So I thought it'd be nice to have a router and then I could be online with my laptop anytime someone else was on with this computer. That quesion was half just curiosity too though... But you said it would be slow? That's not cool. Oh and another reason I was thinking about trying it is cause I've never really got to see a router and learn about it, and also I'm interested in networking too but never been able to do it. I just love computers and like learning as much about them as I can so I'd like to get a router and see if I cant get this networking thing down pat. Sorry for what I said, guess I was in too much of a hurry... I've never had patience But anyway thanks for the reply and i'm sorry about this post being so LONG too lolQuote from: The Saviour on July 02, 2007, 09:51:17 PM

You yourself stated you searched the site and found topics staing it doesn't make much since.