How can I use a wireless network to share an Internet Connection?
Once you realise that wireless cards are analogous to ethernet cards and that empty space is analogous to ethernet cabling, the answer to this question becomes clear. To share an Internet connection across a LAN you need two things: an Internet sharing hardware device or software program a LAN If your LAN is wireless, the same criteria apply. You need a hardware or software access point and a wireless LAN. Any computer equipped with a wireless network card running suitable Internet sharing software can be used as a software access point. (See Figure 8) A number of vendors offer hardware access points. A hardware access point may provide Internet Sharing capabilities to Wired LAN computers, but does not usually provide much flexibility beyond very simple configurations. (See Figure 9) Figure 8: Software Access Point. Wireless connected computers using a Software Access Point for shared Internet access. Figure 9: Hardware Access Point. Wireless connected computers using a Hardware Access
