How do I configure my wired router to get its internet connection from another computer?
I'm connected to the internet wirelessly (via xfinitywifi) on one laptop and I want to share that internet connection via a Linksys BEFSR41 wired router.
So far, I've tried to connect the ethernet cable coming from the laptop with internet access to the "internet" port on the Linksys BEFSR41. I then connected another laptop's ethernet cable to 1 of the 4 ports on the router. This didn't do the job.
I also tried the same setup but with DHCP disabled. This also didn't work.
I tried to connect both ethernet cables to one of the four ports on the Linksys BEFSR41, and still no luck.
On the computer with internet access, I bridged the wireless adapter that has internet access with the wired adapter as well and did not catch any internet waves on the other computer this way either.
EDIT I just tried enabling Internet Connection Sharing on the wired ethernet adapter of the computer that has a connection to the internet, but it also didn't work. It actually booted me from the working wireless connection that I was and and still am using. I'm guessing that this option is if you don't use a router but just connect two computers directly via an ethernet cable.
The ipconfig numbers for my computer that has an internet connection are as follows:
IPv4 Address: 25.76.20.37
IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.252.0.0
IPv4 Default Gateway: 25.76.0.1
IPv4 DHCP Server: 1.1.1.1
IPv4 DNS Servers: 10.250.255.72, 10.250.255.73
I'm guessing that I have to enter change some settings on the Linksys BEFSR41 and supply these values somewhere to get my desired results. I have looked around on this site and others for what I suspect should be a simple setup, but I can't find the right guide on setting the router up so that it get's it's internet connection from the one computer that already has a connection.
Can someone walk me through setting up the router and the two computers so that the internet connection is shared via the Linksys BEFSR41 wired router?
I have access to, and can edit, the settings of both computers' adapters and the router's settings as well. I just can't get it working right.
Thanks in advance!
I'm connected to the internet wirelessly (via xfinitywifi) on one laptop and I want to share that internet connection via a Linksys BEFSR41 wired router.
So far, I've tried to connect the ethernet cable coming from the laptop with internet access to the "internet" port on the Linksys BEFSR41. I then connected another laptop's ethernet cable to 1 of the 4 ports on the router. This didn't do the job.
I also tried the same setup but with DHCP disabled. This also didn't work.
I tried to connect both ethernet cables to one of the four ports on the Linksys BEFSR41, and still no luck.
On the computer with internet access, I bridged the wireless adapter that has internet access with the wired adapter as well and did not catch any internet waves on the other computer this way either.
EDIT I just tried enabling Internet Connection Sharing on the wired ethernet adapter of the computer that has a connection to the internet, but it also didn't work. It actually booted me from the working wireless connection that I was and and still am using. I'm guessing that this option is if you don't use a router but just connect two computers directly via an ethernet cable.
The ipconfig numbers for my computer that has an internet connection are as follows:
IPv4 Address: 25.76.20.37
IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.252.0.0
IPv4 Default Gateway: 25.76.0.1
IPv4 DHCP Server: 1.1.1.1
IPv4 DNS Servers: 10.250.255.72, 10.250.255.73
I'm guessing that I have to enter change some settings on the Linksys BEFSR41 and supply these values somewhere to get my desired results. I have looked around on this site and others for what I suspect should be a simple setup, but I can't find the right guide on setting the router up so that it get's it's internet connection from the one computer that already has a connection.
Can someone walk me through setting up the router and the two computers so that the internet connection is shared via the Linksys BEFSR41 wired router?
I have access to, and can edit, the settings of both computers' adapters and the router's settings as well. I just can't get it working right.
Thanks in advance!
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