How do i connect my computer to my other computers internet? I am thinking of getting a Studio XPS 8000 gaming computer, and i was wondering if i can connect that to my other computers internet without buying anything extra. My other computer is connected to a wired router. The router has an antennae. Thanks in advance.
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Tomken
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Re: computer & internet
As your router has antennae then it's a wireless router and if when you originally set it up, you would normally have configured Wireless if your current computer has a Wireless NIC but as you are wired, then it may not and you wouldn't have configured for wireless and perhaps just plugged and played using the default Local Area Connection.
If you have configured it for wireless then all you need to do when you get your new computer is to switch it on then click on the WiFi icon in the Taskbar, click on your SSID - which should either be on a label on an ISP supplied router or in the ISP documentation > click on Connect then enter the Shared key which should accompany the SSID name in its location and is case sensitive.
If your router is other than a 7800N then refer to the router's manual on how to configure it for wireless.
If you don't have the manual then you can google "manual for xxxxxxx".
The router may have a default MTU setting and if it's other than 1500 and you want to use something different, then you will have to change that setting in the new computer to match as that will be default set to 1500, which is done via Telnet.
Telnet is not auto enabled in Win 7 and to enable it, via Progs and Features/Turn Windows features on or off then scroll down and tick the box for Telnet Client.
To access Telnet, from Start type telnet [router log in URL maybe 192.168.1.254 or 192.168.1.1 but will be in docs] > Enter then use the same username and password as you would to log into the router such as admin admin at the cmd prompts pressing Enter after each entry.
You won't see any movement when typing the password but if successful, you will be presented with a new cmd prompt.
Type netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces > Enter
You'll be presented with three interfaces, Pseudo Loop, Wireless and LAN with Index numbers for each.
Say the Wireless is number 12 then to change the MTU to the new value enter this cmd netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface 12 mtu=[new value] store=persistent > Enter then repeat the process for the LAN with its Index number.
To confirm they have been changed, then just re-enter the "...show interfaces" cmd and to exit Telnet - enter logout
Once you have copleted the Wireless set up and are connected, you may want to determine which is the best channel to use.
Download inSSIDer http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ then read through my post on this in this forum thread viewtopic.php?f=9&t=549
Hope this has helped.
If you have configured it for wireless then all you need to do when you get your new computer is to switch it on then click on the WiFi icon in the Taskbar, click on your SSID - which should either be on a label on an ISP supplied router or in the ISP documentation > click on Connect then enter the Shared key which should accompany the SSID name in its location and is case sensitive.
If your router is other than a 7800N then refer to the router's manual on how to configure it for wireless.
If you don't have the manual then you can google "manual for xxxxxxx".
The router may have a default MTU setting and if it's other than 1500 and you want to use something different, then you will have to change that setting in the new computer to match as that will be default set to 1500, which is done via Telnet.
Telnet is not auto enabled in Win 7 and to enable it, via Progs and Features/Turn Windows features on or off then scroll down and tick the box for Telnet Client.
To access Telnet, from Start type telnet [router log in URL maybe 192.168.1.254 or 192.168.1.1 but will be in docs] > Enter then use the same username and password as you would to log into the router such as admin admin at the cmd prompts pressing Enter after each entry.
You won't see any movement when typing the password but if successful, you will be presented with a new cmd prompt.
Type netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces > Enter
You'll be presented with three interfaces, Pseudo Loop, Wireless and LAN with Index numbers for each.
Say the Wireless is number 12 then to change the MTU to the new value enter this cmd netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface 12 mtu=[new value] store=persistent > Enter then repeat the process for the LAN with its Index number.
To confirm they have been changed, then just re-enter the "...show interfaces" cmd and to exit Telnet - enter logout
Once you have copleted the Wireless set up and are connected, you may want to determine which is the best channel to use.
Download inSSIDer http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ then read through my post on this in this forum thread viewtopic.php?f=9&t=549
Hope this has helped.