Q&A: i have a mobile broadband internet modem, how do i share the connection through Wifi via a wireless router?
Question by raffy_sexy: i have a mobile broadband internet modem, how do i share the connection through Wifi via a wireless router?
I have the USB Mobile broadband internet from “3 telecommunications” when i use it i connect it to my pc but i want to share the connection through wifi to my laptop. when i connect the router to the pc i can access the network but there is no internet access on the laptop connected wirelessly.
Best answer:
Answer by josephz2va
If the mobile broadband internet modem has (not a USB) a Caҍ/6 socket, you would connect it directly into the router. The cable modem or DSL modem requires a direct feed to a main computer or wireless router that′s connected to the main computer to edit the settings and share data freely.
Mobile broadband internet modem has a new name by the way. If you visit a carrier store and ask about “MiFi” and how to sign up, they can give it to you. MiFi is another definition of WiFi where you place it in your luggage suit and use WiFi adapters to connect to it and have 3G/4G service.
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You can’t share a “3″ modem from a router – unless you buy a special mini router from 3.
You can do the following though:
Connect the 3 dongle to the desktop
In the connection properties of the 3 dongle share the internet connection using “internet connection sharing”.
Connect to the desktop directly from the laptop using wireless (known as an “ad-hoc” connection).
This method works fine (I just did it on holiday to use the web on 2 laptops at the same time).
Probably not as strong a signal as using a router – but it works OK over house sized distances.