Has anyone been successful getting an iPhone to use a Windows XP laptop wired internet connection through the laptops wi-fi?
Essentially turning the laptop into a router? I have a situation where I cannot use a router but would like to use my laptops fast ethernet connection (instead of edge) and wi-fi capability. I know routers are pretty cheap, but it seems it should be possible to connect to a laptop through wi-fi and then be able to use the wired ethernet connection of the laptop? I have tried setting up my laptop to share its internet connection using "Internet Connection Sharing" and setting up an "ad-hoc" connection between the iPhone and my laptop, but it does not seem to work? Someone told me that iPhone's do not support ad-hoc connections (true/false)? Has anyone setup an ad-hoc connection to a laptop and used Windows interent connection sharing? An other alternatives or ideas?
Thanks for any help.
Essentially turning the laptop into a router? I have a situation where I cannot use a router but would like to use my laptops fast ethernet connection (instead of edge) and wi-fi capability. I know routers are pretty cheap, but it seems it should be possible to connect to a laptop through wi-fi and then be able to use the wired ethernet connection of the laptop? I have tried setting up my laptop to share its internet connection using "Internet Connection Sharing" and setting up an "ad-hoc" connection between the iPhone and my laptop, but it does not seem to work? Someone told me that iPhone's do not support ad-hoc connections (true/false)? Has anyone setup an ad-hoc connection to a laptop and used Windows interent connection sharing? An other alternatives or ideas?
Thanks for any help.