[gentoo-user] Internet connection sharing

2006-06-11 Thread Grant
My Gentoo workstation connects to my Gentoo router's wireless WPA connection just fine, but the wireless card built into my girlfriend's XP laptop does not support a WPA connection at all. I won't use WEP, but I really need to get her connected. The router's single ethernet port is being used

Re: [gentoo-user] Internet connection sharing

2006-06-11 Thread Paul Sebastian Ziegler
Hi, maybe it would be easier to buy a PCMCIA-based wireless card. This would eliminate the need for cabeling the laptop down. I own several and even the cheap ones that come at 17 € have good reach and support WPA (sometimes even WPA2). Just a suggestion. HTH Paul 2006-06-11 (日) の 12:03 -0700

Re: [gentoo-user] Internet connection sharing

2006-06-11 Thread Grant
Hi, maybe it would be easier to buy a PCMCIA-based wireless card. This would eliminate the need for cabeling the laptop down. I own several and even the cheap ones that come at 17 € have good reach and support WPA (sometimes even WPA2). Just a suggestion. HTH Paul You think the config would

Re: [gentoo-user] Internet connection sharing

2006-06-11 Thread Paul Sebastian Ziegler
Hi, as far as I know getting her online shouldn't be a problem then. All the cards you can buy will probably ship with drivers for Windows XP so you'll get it running very fast. Afterwards you can just configure her laptop to access the wireless router you connect to with your workstation without

Re: [gentoo-user] Internet connection sharing

2006-06-11 Thread Mick
On 11/06/06, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: maybe it would be easier to buy a PCMCIA-based wireless card. This would eliminate the need for cabeling the laptop down. I own several and even the cheap ones that come at 17 € have good reach and support WPA (sometimes even WPA2). Just a