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TheCollector · 12-26-2008, 08:16 PM

Is there any way to do this? I have a router, but my brother has the wireless adapter at his dad's house, so I can't set it up that way.

TheCollector · 12-27-2008, 02:31 PM

So is this simply not possible? I hate to sound impatient, and I know no one owes me anything, but I'm just eager to find an answer because my brother's staying over and I like to have my privacy.

njodis · 12-27-2008, 02:35 PM

No, there's not much you can do if you don't have a wireless adapter and can't physically connect the computer to the router with ethernet cable.

Amocholes · 12-27-2008, 03:31 PM

Cable modems have a USB port as well as Cat5. You can plug a USB cable in to the Modem directly and still use your normal connection.

TheCollector · 12-27-2008, 05:38 PM

The PC in my room has a wireless adapter already installed, but it's not same type as the one that goes with my router.

Also, I don't know if I still have the CDs containing the software that came with the router. Should that be a problem?

Drella · 12-27-2008, 05:52 PM

I'm not computer savvy in the slightest, but my laptop has total wireless capability. I have a "wireless LAN" switch, and that apparently serves as the adapter; I don't suppose you have anything like that on your computer? (Well, if you did, I suppose you'd already be using it). Just in case (I doubt this is even remotely helpful): I right click on the network icon listed on the right side of the tool bar and click 'connect to a network,' which then shows a list of networks that I can connect to, and I find my network. If the network is locked, it asks for a passcode in order to gain access, which (I believe) is the barcode on the back of the router. I don't know if it matters for my particular computer which type of router is being used, because I can search for a signal in any place that has internet access, and I usually connect with no problems.
I don't know of any other way to connect without a physical adapter, sorry.

TheCollector · 12-29-2008, 12:36 AM

There's no wireless LAN switch.

Also, there's no phone jack in my brother's room, which I forgot about, so even if the adapter on my computer would work with the router I own, there'd be no way to hook it up in his room. We do have this extra long industrial phone cable (I used it for a time when I was having problems with my phone jack), and I was thinking of running that from his room to the phone jack downstairs, but my grandfather cut off the half that ran from the stairs into the living room.

I guess I just have to deal with my brother for however long he's staying. Thanks anyway.

12-26-2008, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheCollector Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 179	Sharing a connection without a router/wireless adapter Is there any way to do this? I have a router, but my brother has the wireless adapter at his dad's house, so I can't set it up that way.

12-27-2008, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Flux and Anchor Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 13,769	Cable modems have a USB port as well as Cat5. You can plug a USB cable in to the Modem directly and still use your normal connection. __________________ Ultimately, you are responsible for your own actions or inactions. Whether you stand in the burning light of the naked sun or hide under comforting darkness of a blanket, it's up to you. The key is not to do one or the other, but to find a spot somewhere in between. ---Novius---

12-27-2008, 02:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheCollector Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 179	So is this simply not possible? I hate to sound impatient, and I know no one owes me anything, but I'm just eager to find an answer because my brother's staying over and I like to have my privacy.

12-27-2008, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
njodis Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ontariario Posts: 7,894	No, there's not much you can do if you don't have a wireless adapter and can't physically connect the computer to the router with ethernet cable.

12-27-2008, 05:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheCollector Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 179	The PC in my room has a wireless adapter already installed, but it's not same type as the one that goes with my router. Also, I don't know if I still have the CDs containing the software that came with the router. Should that be a problem?

12-27-2008, 05:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Drella Status: Magnanimous carcinoma Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lodged in Aaron Eckhart's chin cleft. Gender: Female Posts: 9,109	I'm not computer savvy in the slightest, but my laptop has total wireless capability. I have a "wireless LAN" switch, and that apparently serves as the adapter; I don't suppose you have anything like that on your computer? (Well, if you did, I suppose you'd already be using it). Just in case (I doubt this is even remotely helpful): I right click on the network icon listed on the right side of the tool bar and click 'connect to a network,' which then shows a list of networks that I can connect to, and I find my network. If the network is locked, it asks for a passcode in order to gain access, which (I believe) is the barcode on the back of the router. I don't know if it matters for my particular computer which type of router is being used, because I can search for a signal in any place that has internet access, and I usually connect with no problems. I don't know of any other way to connect without a physical adapter, sorry.

12-29-2008, 12:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheCollector Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 179	There's no wireless LAN switch. Also, there's no phone jack in my brother's room, which I forgot about, so even if the adapter on my computer would work with the router I own, there'd be no way to hook it up in his room. We do have this extra long industrial phone cable (I used it for a time when I was having problems with my phone jack), and I was thinking of running that from his room to the phone jack downstairs, but my grandfather cut off the half that ran from the stairs into the living room. I guess I just have to deal with my brother for however long he's staying. Thanks anyway.