Sharing Internet Connection With Neighbor

Mikefron · 05-02-2009, 08:09 PM

I am a new member with moderate computing skills.

I want to share my internet connection with my daughter who lives next door. She gets a good signal from my Netgear wireless router at the window nearest my house, but the signal obviously drops to zero as you move away from the window. I would like to set her up with her own wireless router so that she can use her laptop anywhere in her house. Can she put a wireless router near her window such that it will communicate with my router and give her internet access through my wireless LAN? Can that be done?

Thanks in advance.

jonin · 05-06-2009, 01:45 PM

yes you can by using another wireless router and setting it up as
a mac bridge to your existing router.

its a bit tricky but i got it right a few months ago.

1ManGeek · 05-06-2009, 01:53 PM

You might want to setup the encryption option in the router when is like a key to your house. This key will allow your daughter to see your network, but it will allow her to access your network securely. You must be able to access the router by an IP address in order to enable the encryption. The encryption option keeps other people from accessing your network, plus protects the information on the computers on the network.

05-02-2009, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mikefron Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Sharing Internet Connection With Neighbor I am a new member with moderate computing skills. I want to share my internet connection with my daughter who lives next door. She gets a good signal from my Netgear wireless router at the window nearest my house, but the signal obviously drops to zero as you move away from the window. I would like to set her up with her own wireless router so that she can use her laptop anywhere in her house. Can she put a wireless router near her window such that it will communicate with my router and give her internet access through my wireless LAN? Can that be done? Thanks in advance.

05-06-2009, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 OS: linux	Re: Sharing Internet Connection With Neighbor yes you can by using another wireless router and setting it up as a mac bridge to your existing router. its a bit tricky but i got it right a few months ago.

05-06-2009, 01:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
1ManGeek Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ball Ground, GA Posts: 5 OS: XP Pro XP3, Vista Prem SP1	Re: Sharing Internet Connection With Neighbor You might want to setup the encryption option in the router when is like a key to your house. This key will allow your daughter to see your network, but it will allow her to access your network securely. You must be able to access the router by an IP address in order to enable the encryption. The encryption option keeps other people from accessing your network, plus protects the information on the computers on the network.