Dial Up internet and wireless

wireless_novice,

 

The WiFlyer is a router.  And it has a single ethernet port so you can connect one PC to it via ethernet.  In your case, your desktop PC can connect to the WiFlyer's ethernet port and the laptop can connect wirelessly.  Both of your computers can use the internet simultaneoulsy.  The WiFlyer will connect to your dial-up Internet Service Provider over a standard telephone connection.  The WiFlyer makes the dial-up connection instead of the computer.  There is no need to use Internet Connection Sharing.

Great, Thanks!

 

So does this also mean that I can share the printer connected to the desktop with the a network configuration?

wireless_novice,

 

Yes, you will be able to perform File and Printer Sharing between the laptop and the desktop.

 

FYI, there is one potential downside to using the WiFlyer.  It is designed to connect to your ISP when it detects one of the attached PCs attempting to connect to the internet.  That's a good thing.  But all PCs attempt to connect to the internet immediately after they boot, to look for Windows Updates or A/V updates and the like.  So anytime a PC is powered up the WiFlyer will be connected to the internet.  You don't have quite the same control as when your PC is directly connecting to the ISP.

Paladin,

 I will keep that in mind and thanks for all your help.

 

wireless_novice