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<blockquote data-quote="steve4063" data-source="post: 963443" data-attributes="member: 116965"><p>hiya hopefully this is in the right place sorry if its not</p><p></p><p>what i have is a macbook running snow leopard</p><p>all updates etc are latest out</p><p></p><p>i connect to the internet via the airport wirelessly using a wifi connection that i have to enter a password for</p><p>it costs me quite alot of money each year but its the only internet i can get apart from usb mobile rubbish things</p><p></p><p>my wife has a windows notebook (i know she has to use it for work)</p><p>she has windows 7 all the latest updates etc are ok</p><p></p><p>what i want to do is connect her lapy to mine so she can use my internet connection as i only have the 1 wireless coming in</p><p>(we live on a boat so can't have wired)</p><p>what i have done is made up a crossover cable as told</p><p></p><p>but i can't seem to connect properly with it</p><p>the most i have got is files etc but it said no internet connection is available</p><p></p><p>i'm baffled as to what to do</p><p>i have been in sys pref and enabled internet sharing and file sharing and</p><p>i have done share my airport to my ethernet</p><p></p><p>any ideas what i should be doing please or what settings i need to use</p><p></p><p>many thanks steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steve4063, post: 963443, member: 116965"] hiya hopefully this is in the right place sorry if its not what i have is a macbook running snow leopard all updates etc are latest out i connect to the internet via the airport wirelessly using a wifi connection that i have to enter a password for it costs me quite alot of money each year but its the only internet i can get apart from usb mobile rubbish things my wife has a windows notebook (i know she has to use it for work) she has windows 7 all the latest updates etc are ok what i want to do is connect her lapy to mine so she can use my internet connection as i only have the 1 wireless coming in (we live on a boat so can't have wired) what i have done is made up a crossover cable as told but i can't seem to connect properly with it the most i have got is files etc but it said no internet connection is available i'm baffled as to what to do i have been in sys pref and enabled internet sharing and file sharing and i have done share my airport to my ethernet any ideas what i should be doing please or what settings i need to use many thanks steve [/QUOTE]
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