Possible to connect PC with no WiFi to a PC with WiFi to get internet?

[KorJax]

Was wondering if this was possible.

Basically due to a billing error on Time Warner's part, and a retarded roomate who spent our "extra cash" we had refunded back to us, I'm without internet for the next 4 days or so. However, we have our neighbor's wifi which he lets us use.

The downside is my PC is hard-wire only internet, no wifi. But my roomate's PC can get wifi signals. I was wondering if it was possible to hook up an ethernet connection between the two computers, so I could basically get internet through my roomates wifi on his computer?

[moesislack]

Bridge the connections on the wifi enabled computer.
Just right click the connections on windows 7 at least.
We need his operating system if it's not 7 to help more.

[Protocol7]

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable[/url]

Maybe.

[KorJax]

I have windows 7, I'll look into "bridging"

Not willing to buy a cable for this, though I suppose getting a USB wifi adaptor would be a good investment for the future

[Protocol7]

Maybe today's computers can do it automatically

I remember my friend used his laptop as a wireless adapter once

[KGS]

It is possible. I did it between two laptops running windows XP.
I just got WiFi from one laptop,hooked up an usb to ethernet device to it(it was an old laptop without an ethernet port) and plugged the other end of the cable in my second laptop. Then you just bridge the connections.
I have tried it again between windows XP and windows 7 but i couldn't do it. Might be because they are different windows versions but i doubt it.
I say give it a try.

[59abbot]

Having a usb wireless adapter is the cheapest solution. I hope the signal will be strong enough for you. Please get a 300 mbps instead of 150 mbps if you could.

[MetricMoose]

[QUOTE=Protocol7;34194313][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable[/url]

Maybe.[/QUOTE]

Most NICs made after around 2000 don't need a special cable. All he should need is to bridge the connections and use internet connection sharing.

[Van-man]

[QUOTE=benjgvps;34233766]Most NICs made after around 2000 don't need a special cable. All he should need is to bridge the connections and use internet connection sharing.[/QUOTE]

Rule-of-thumb is that if just one of the NIC's support gigabit ethernet, then they'll auto negotiate on using a patch cable as a crossover cable.
Also works the other way around (IE: using a crossover cable as a patch cable)