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08-01-2015 , 12:12 PM

moment

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 241

Hello, noob with networking so i dont exactly know how to google my problem.

Ive been using ad hoc connection so that one laptop has 4g internet stick and shares that with another.

Now i want to use 3 laptops like that and the laptops own wifi hardware is not enough for the distance i want to have them at.

However i have a wifi router in the corner and im guessing i can use that so i put the cable from router to the laptop with 4g stick and then create a network (how?) so the other two laptops connect to the router.

Thank you

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08-01-2015 , 12:21 PM

Mrt1989

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Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 391

You have to buy a 4G router that supports SIM or a router that supports 4G stick and then share the internet via wifi.

For example:

Huawei B593
Huawei E5186

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08-01-2015 , 12:43 PM

moment

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 241

Oh , thanks , i have Buffalo Airstation N150 and Thomson TG784 : (
Thomson has usb but im guessing its not 4g.

How would you enter the pin code for the 4g stick?

Thanks

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08-01-2015 , 02:59 PM

smmcoy

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Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 367

If you're using windows you can connect the 4g stick into one laptop and then have that laptop broadcast a wifi signal that your other laptops/devices can connect to.

This method worked for me: http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-y...reless-hotspot

There might be other links with better instructions.

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08-02-2015 , 05:37 AM

KatoKrazy

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Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,599

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Originally Posted by smmcoy

This is exactly what the OP is talking about when he says he creates an ad-hoc network, but the range is not big enough.

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08-02-2015 , 09:40 AM

smmcoy

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Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 367

Poor reading comprehension on my part. I use this as well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rch_detailpage

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