Anders Hultman mused: > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, John Francis wrote: > > > Doesn't fit the symptoms. > > > > 1) She doesn't have a router > > > > 2) The cable modem is working just fine, as she can > > get to the internet on her primary (desktop) machine. > > Ok, but how is the laptop connected to the Internet then? Is it connected > at the same time as the desktop machine, and if so, how? Or does she > disconnect one to connect the other?
Windows XP (Home) allows sharing of an internet connection. The primary machine (the one connected directly to the internet) acts as a poor man's router, so machines connected to it via a local ethernet connection can have ethernet access.
