Using laptop internet with Spiderbox
This is a guide for Vista to connect to the internet using your laptop wifi or 3G internet connection.
Have Spiderbox network connection on auto.
Connect laptop and spiderbox with crossed ethernet cable.
In Vista go to Network and Sharing Centre.
Under Sharing and Discovery have the following entries:
Network discovery On
File Sharing On
Public folder sharing On (read only)
Printer sharing Off
Password protected sharing Off
Media sharing Off
Go to network connections.
Right click the local area connection and go to properties.
Under the networking tab click properties for Protocol TCP/IPv4
Fill in "Use the following IP" (eg IP 192.168.0.24 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0)
Click OK
Go back to network connections.
Right click on Lan card or Dongle using internet connection.
Click sharing tab and enable both options to share.
Click OK
Connect to internet and your Spiderbox can now use connection.
