Point to point sharing with wifi adapter and wifi router?

[yoda313]

So can you setup a point to point access for sharing internet access between a usb wifi adapter and a wireless router?

I have a usb ativa wireless G adapter and a dlink di524 wireless G router. What I want to do is take the ativa wifi adpater in room 1 and connect it wireless to my dlink di524 wireless router in room 2.

The reason I want to do this backwards is that I want to use my wireless router to share video and audio between my ps3 and my vista pc. I was able to get the two working but I had to use a long phone cord to hook up my dsl modem and my wireless router. However I can't get the phone jack in that room with the pc and the ps3. Hence my desire to do this wirelessly.

I tried leaving the wireless router connected to the ps3 without an outside internet signal. Unfortunately the tversity server from the vista pc was not available. I need an active internet signal on the wireless router in order to have it read on the ps3. By the way the wireless dlink router is currently physically connected between the vista pc and the ps3 via ethernet cables.

How can I setup a point-to-point access system so that my wireless router will receive the outside internet signal from the other usb wireless adapter (non router model, the usb type that can plug in directly to a usb jack if needed).

I can provide more detailed information if you need. I liked what I saw when I had the dsl modem and wireless router connected but it is not practical to have the phone cord snaked from the other room. So I'm looking for a point-to-point hook up for wireless internet sharing while leaving the physical router between the ps3 and the vista pc.


EDIT - ok I was able to get the xp pc in room1 to connect to the home network with the vista pc in room 2. However there was no internet access on the vista pc in room2. I checked the wired connection to the ps3 (the one connected via router to the vista pc) and it said there was a dns error. I checked the wifi adapter on the xp pc in room 1 and it had ip information but no dns information so I think that it is why there was no internet sharing between the two.

I think I am one step away from getting this to work. How can I get a non router wireless adapter to assign dns information to a wireless router? Is that possible?

Alternative - what if I were to buy a cheap 30.00 wireless router for the xp pc in room 1. Would that enable me to send the internet to the vista pc in room 2 that has a wireless router already? Is that feasible? If so would that enable the ps3 connected to vista pc in room2 to also use the internet?


EDIT 2 - Is there any easy way to do this? I want to use my usb wifi adapter (non router model) to send the internet signal from my xp pc to my vista pc that has the wireless router. Again would a wireless router to wireless router setup be the only way to accomplish this?

[Krispy Kritter]

The wireless PC should be pulling an IP and other network related information (such as default gateway and DNS information) from the router.

[Nelson37]

I am not understanding what you are trying to do, but there seems to be some confusion about how this works.

The wireless ethernet card functions just like a wired ethernet card, except via radio. Incidently, this was the original method when ethernet was invented, that's where the "ether" part comes from.

A network is a network is a network. For two units to communicate, they need to be in the same IP address range (the first three octets need to be the same). Having all in the same workgroup makes life simpler. The modem will usually be on a seperate subnet, the router bridges the two.

The network should function with no Internet connection whatsoever.

DNS information can be received thru the network, or manually entered. DNS may point to the router, the modem, or the actual Internet server. You can use a PC to do these functions, as well as DHCP(providing the numbers), but that is what the router is for.

Manually setting all the IP addresses will most likely eliminate the problem, or at least simplify the solution.

[yoda313]

Thanks. I think I don't need this solution right now. I seem to have gotten my wired ethernet switch going.

I will keep this handy though.

[zzyzzx]

I think I might be trying to do something similiar:

I have internet at my desktop PC, which does happen to have a wireless card. Can I use the wireless adapter to "broadcast" to my laptop, essentially substituting my desktop PC for a wireless router?

[yoda313]

I think I might be trying to do something similiar:

I have internet at my desktop PC, which does happen to have a wireless card. Can I use the wireless adapter to "broadcast" to my laptop, essentially substituting my desktop PC for a wireless router?

You SHOULD be able to.

Do a "ad hoc" wireless connection. Go to your network folder and establish a new wireless connection. You'll need to name it (which will be your "ssid" broadcast name). Then you set the password and I believe that is where you tell it to set dhcp (which shares the ip).

Just do a net search for "ad hoc" and you should be able to find what you need. That way you can do it without a wireless router.

I believe the downside is the "transmitting" pc has to be physically on to send the signal. That is the benefit of a broadband router. Only the dsl/cable modem and wireless router need to be on for the "receiving" computer to get the signal.