How to Use Your Laptop As a Wireless Adapter for a PS3

Sometimes the only available option for your PlayStation 3 to connect to the Internet is through a laptop. A gamer only needs to connect to a wired or wireless Internet connection on her laptop in order to connect to the Internet on the PlayStation 3. Using the Internet on the PlayStation 3 allows users to go to the PlayStation Store and play online games. This connection method comes in handy at places like a hotel where the wireless Internet connection requires the user to log in. After logging into the wireless Internet connection, the user can then connect the PlayStation 3 to his laptop and share the Internet.

Things You'll Need

• Ethernet cable

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Instructions

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     Connect an Ethernet cable to the PS3 and the laptop in the Ethernet port. The PS3 Ethernet port is in the back of the PS3. The laptop Ethernet port is either on the side or the back of your laptop.

   • 2

     Click "Start" and choose "Control Panel" on your computer.

   • 3

     Select the "Network and Internet Connections" icon in the "Control Panel." Then, click "Network Connections."

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     Right-click the wireless network icon you connect to, then click "Properties."

   • 5

     Click on the "Advanced" tab under "Properties."

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     Check "Allow other network users to connect through this computer&'s Internet connection."

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     Click "OK," then choose "Yes."