[Novalug] sneaky ways to get to the internet

Daniel Copeland daniel.l.copeland@gmail.com
Thu Dec 22 21:24:20 EST 2011


Not to be a network nazi, but is this your router?  If not, is this list
really condoning the use of internet not belonging to OP?

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Nino Pereira <ninorpereira@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> my attempt to get to the internet by adding a wireless card to my desktop
> computer has almost succeeded, thanks in large part to Jon's suggestions
> and encouragements. There is one problem just yet: somehow, I can't get
> through the password check on the wireless modem, and for reasons that
> I don't want to go into right now I can't turn the password on the router
> off
> and then on again.
>
> However, I have a laptop whose wireless works fine with this same router.
>
> In principle I could connect the two with a wire, make a locical connection
> through the software, and then use the laptop's wireless to reach the
> internet.
>
> Is this ever done? Does it make sense to do (given my particular
> restrictions: ootherwise, it makes no sense at all).
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Nino
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