Wireless and Shared Connection Question

**videoman1994** · August 16th, 2011, 06:22 PM

Why hello there TechIMO community!

I have recently purchased a new computer, however it had no wireless adapter, so I headed over to walmart and got a USB adapter. The connection is fair, but I was before this, sharing my laptops connection with my new desktop.

My question is if I use the new wireless adapter I got from walmart and the shared connection coming through my computer(wired), would it be faster or would it be the same?

If it won't increase speeds, please explain to me why, as I am one who likes to have things explained in extraneous detail.

Thanks for the help in advance.

**RicheemxX** · August 16th, 2011, 06:31 PM

So let me get this straight you connection now is:

Laptop wired then shared to your desktop wirelessly via the laptops wireless card and a usb card on the desktop

and you want to go

Desktop wired then shared out from your usb to the laptops wireless

and you somehow think you are going to gain speed??

**Whir** · August 16th, 2011, 06:33 PM

I'm a little confused. Do you have a wireless router?

If you're talking about just using the internet, wired or wireless makes no difference -- you pretty much can't max out a wireless connection with any internet we have available up here (Packerland is kinda sketchy anyway).

If you're talking about between two computers, wired will always be faster.

**Whir** · August 16th, 2011, 06:34 PM

RicheemX, laying down the sarcasm!

**RicheemxX** · August 16th, 2011, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Whir

RicheemX, laying down the sarcasm!

Well heck it just doesn't make sense

At least not the way they explained it it doesn't. You are using the same hardware and same connection you aren't going to see any difference.

Now if you throw a router in there and connect through that you might because it balances the load. As you explain it it sounds like you are using ICS?? If that would be the case then you are sharing a single connection. The first device gets bandwidth priority in some cases slowing the second.

**GroundZero3** · August 16th, 2011, 06:43 PM

Im lost too

**videoman1994** · August 17th, 2011, 02:39 PM

Let me try again

My laptop, connects to the internet wirelessly.

My desktop has no internal wireless card.

I bought a wireless adapter for my desktop like this Linksys Ultra RangePlus Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Network Adapter WUSB600N Network adapter - Hi-Speed USB

If I used my laptop and shared it's wireless connection from the router with my desktop through an ethernet cord, AND was getting a signal from the adapter also attached to my desktop, would it be faster?

If you are still confused, I will create a diagram.

**RicheemxX** · August 17th, 2011, 03:44 PM

If I used my laptop and shared it's wireless connection from the router with my desktop through an ethernet cord, AND was getting a signal from the adapter also attached to my desktop, would it be faster?

Ok I think I've gotcha now. If I read this right you want to effectively bridge two connections. One directly from the router wirelessly and one bridge via ICS from the laptop.

First off I'd get ride of any notion that running anything through ICS is going to give you a boost. Second bridging connection on the same network doesn't do much at all. If you could connect to two different ISPs then yeah but not the way you are talking.

If you are already running a router with a wireless connection to your desktop then you should be getting the best speeds possible.

Perhaps you could better explain what you mean by "The connection is fair"?

You are limited to the speed your ISP is giving you. Is the connection on the desktop slower than the laptop?

**videoman1994** · August 17th, 2011, 03:50 PM

No not slower, it's just fair. My computers internet is fairly average(approximetly 200kb/s)

I just wanted to see what would happen if I did such and such. Just a way to get a better grasp on the world of computing

. Thanks for the information!