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Question

How to share shared internet connection?

Feb 28, 2018 12:27AM PST

A computer has an internet connection coming from local area network. Can this computer share its internet to other computer not connected in the LAN? If yes, what are the procedures in so doing?
Thank you.

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Re: share
Feb 28, 2018 12:54AM PST

How to connect to that other computer if it isn't connected?

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Shared
Feb 28, 2018 5:12PM PST

May I clarify this. The host computer is getting its internet connection from main LAN and the client computer is not. Can the host computer share its internet connection to the client computer without using wifi connection? If the client computer will connect to the main LAN it can get an internet connection without problem. However this is not the situation. The point is how could the host computer share its internet connection to client computers not connected to the main LAN?
I hope I made it clear. Thank you.

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Re: sharing
Mar 1, 2018 1:12PM PST

Yes, you can connect the client with an Ethernet card on the main computer and a cable between that card and the client. You have to run some Internet sharing software on the main computer, but that shouldn't be a problem.

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Shared
Mar 1, 2018 6:26PM PST

Thank you for your reply. May I know if you have knowledge on the details of this set up.

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Re: experience
Mar 2, 2018 12:10AM PST

Sorry, no personal experience.

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Shared
Mar 4, 2018 9:11PM PST

It's ok. Thank you for sparing some of your time.

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share shared internet
Mar 4, 2018 10:36PM PST

You can use usb dongle which can give you wifi option, or you can use router to share internet by this way you can get wifi option and cable option to share internet connection.

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Sharing
Mar 4, 2018 10:49PM PST

Yes I'll try the router option. Meanwhile I need to procure a router. Thank you.