Can I Use Dell XPS 1330 as Wifi access point?
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admin 3 May, 2010
My Dell XPS 1330 has built in Broadband, BT and WiFi. Is it possible to let others share in the broadband connection (ATT)? MS connectionsharing does not work.
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You cant use your computer as a access point. The wireless adapter built into your computer can only make a single wireless connection, usually to a router. It can be connected to one computer to share internet, but you have to setup your adapter for a ad-hoc network, and a ad-hoc connection will be very unstable and only run at a maximum 1.5Mb/s between the two computers.
If you want to share your internet connection just purchase a wireless router to connect to your BT modem.
You should submit this question on the Dell Community Forum. They have a portion of it dedicated for XPS computers. I’ve used it because I have a M1530 and I’ve gotten help fairly quickly.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board?board.id=Tech_Talk_XPS_Laptop