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Network Connection Sharing

Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by Eric in Convenience, Frugal Living

Do you own a game console that can connect to the internet? Does it require you to plug in an Ethernet cable or else purchase a wireless adapter? This was the situation I had with my Playstation 2 and XBox 360, yes I was reluctant to spend the money for the wireless adapter. After some research, I came up with the next best thing! I took advantage of “internet connection sharing.” You can perform this action with any Windows XP computer or newer as long as it has both a wireless and a wired network cards. Internet connection sharing is a simple to perform operation that can save you money. Alternatively it can save you from cords running all over your house.

Here are the steps:
1. Open “My Network Places” (It is usually on the desktop or in the “start” menu)
2. Once “My Network Places” opens, click on “view network connections,” which can be found in the box to the left of the screen
3. Right click on “Wireless” and click on “properties”
4. Toward the top right of the window you will see a tab that says “Advanced.” Click on this Tab.
5. In the middle of the window you will see a section called “Internet Connection Sharing” and below it are 2 boxes which are most likely unchecked 6. Check both boxes. Then click on “Settings” which will be located just below the last box you checked
7. Now you will see a bunch of unchecked boxes. Check each box. As you check each box, a window will open up that will requires you to simply click “OK” at the bottom on the window.
8. Now restart your computer that will be doing the sharing
9. Plug in the device you would like to share your computers wireless connection by hooking an Ethernet cable between the two. Be sure the device is turned off that will be sharing the connection. Turn it on and you will most likely see two connection icons on the bottom right of your screen (taskbar).

These steps were all it took to get up my laptop to share to my XBox 360. If it doesn’t work for you, it may be due to your firewall settings or anti virus software. I use AVG Free and it has given me no problems.

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