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How to Connect Your PS2 to a Vista Laptop

If you don't have a router in your home, you can still get your PlayStation 2 onto the Internet by connecting it to your Windows Vista laptop. The PlayStation 2 gets connected to the laptop, which itself is connected directly to the Internet modem. You can then configure Windows Vista to share your Internet connection with the PlayStation 2, allowing the console to get onto the Web.

Things You'll Need

Ethernet cable

Instructions

- 1
  Connect an Ethernet cable to the input on the rear or side (whichever is applicable) of your Windows Vista laptop.
- 2
  Plug the other end of your cable into the network adapter on the rear of your Sony PlayStation 2.
- 3
  Click "Start" on your Vista laptop. Select "Control Panel."
- 4
  Click "Network and Sharing Center."
- 5
  Click "Manage Network Connections." Right-click on the icon for your active Windows Vista Internet connection. Click "Properties." Click the tab labeled "Sharing" and check "Allow." Click "Apply." Your PlayStation 2 is now connected to your Windows Vista laptop and can use your Vista laptop's Internet connection to get online.

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