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Originally Posted by Difflugia
If her computer's new enough to have Windows 7 and has a wireless adapter, it can be set up as a wireless hotspot. Alternately, if you have a laptop that fits the bill, you could set yours up this way to update her NOOK with new DRM keys or whatever.
As administrator, enter the following at a command prompt:
Code:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<some ssid> key=<WPA passphrase>
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
This creates a WiFi hotspot that connects to the computer. If you then go to Network Settings and find the adapter that's actually connected to the network, go to Network Sharing and share the network with the new connection (probably named "Wireless Network Connection 2".
This connection survives a reboot, but it needs to be restarted with the "netsh wlan start hostednetwork" command. If you're setting her computer up, you can put that command in a script and either put it on the desktop or have it run automatically at startup.
If you want more information or more detailed tutorials, Google "Windows 7 virtual access point". |
...or you could buy her a wi-fi router for $18 from Amazon and plug it in.
http://smile.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-W...ds=wifi+router
Shari