Sharing Laptop Computer’s Internet Access

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Getting separate internet connections for your laptop and desktop computers would not be practical and it is not affordable for many. Don’t worry! You can share laptop with a normal personal computer. Yes, you can get internet on your desktop from internet on your laptop; have it appeared impossible before?

To do this, at first connect to internet in your laptop and arrange for an ethernet cable to ensure laptop-PC network. You can get Windows support, irrespective of the Windows OS you are running on your personal and laptop computers.

Sharing procedure for different versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems are slightly different, but it would be simple with the following guidelines.

Windows online support instructions

Switch on your laptop and personal computer and connect the ethernet cable between the two of them.

Step 1

For Windows Vista: Go to Start >> Control Panel >> Network Center and continue with step 2.

For Windows XP: Go to Start >> Control Panel >> Network Connections. Skip step 2 and proceed to step 3.

Step 2

Only for Windows Vista: Click on the link Manage Network Connections located towards the left side of the window.

Step 3

Now, you have to locate the laptop’s wireless network connection icon and right click on that.

Step 4

Select Properties option from the menu that pops open and hit Allow button for user account control warring, if prompted to do so in Windows Vista.

Step 5

Next step is to click on the sharing tab found in the Properties dialog box that you clicked open.

Step 6

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Make sure to check a tick mark in the small rectangular box against the option Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection.

Step 7

You have finished the procedure if you hit OK button now. Close the Control Panel window and start accessing internet from your home or personal computer.

Make sure you don’t forget to connect the ethernet cable as none of this is going to happen otherwise, how much ever you try.

Now, that is enough to access internet connection from your laptop using an ethernet cable. With Windows online support to share internet connection, you would not have much trouble in executing the same. For related topics on internet sharing, check out our tech blogs and websites.