can it be done?
i installed and d/l the drivers for a netgear wg311v3 wireless card in a hp tower. jumped thru all the hoops/installed all the drivers. but the laptop still cant see the hp. the laptop is a wireless vaio.

am i just too stupid or am i missing something? i know the first thing i should do is get a new wireless router but that costs money and i own the wireless card...
cdevon1200

You need to set up an ad-hoc connection. Read this then click the link at the bottom.

"Usually a piece of hardware called wireless broadband router or access point is required. In this tutorial we will teach you how to setup a wireless network without this device, allowing you to save some bucks. However, you need to know beforehand what are the disadvantages of not having a wireless router:

-The only encryption scheme supported in Windows XP is WEP, which is not secure: a hacker with the right knowledge can have access to your network. Thus if you are building an ad-hoc network the way we are describing the host computer (the one with the Internet connection) must be running Windows Vista or greater so you can enable WPA2, which is a secure encryption system. The client computers can be running Windows XP, this requirement is only for the host computer.

-The computer that has the broadband Internet connection will need to be always turned on. If you turn it off the other computers will lose their connection to the Internet.

-Your network will be less safe, as broadband routers integrate a hardware-based firewall.

-Your network speed will be limited to 11 Mbps, even if you only use 54 Mbps or faster cards on your network."

then read this page http://www.hardwar...dband-Router/418/3

If you are running 7 then you can use virtual router to do this. It makes your computer into a real access point, not an ad-hoc network. It says it doesn't work with all cards, but all the ones I tried did. Has proper WPA security too.

It can be done but it is probably easier and less costly to just get a entry level wireless router. Setup will be easier and over the long run the power consumption for the PC (300 watt?) will cost you way more than the initial investment in the router.

uggg. someone just give me a wireless router please!