Any way to use my computer as a modem?

[Francisco Collado]

Hello, have a great nigt, I need to know if there is a way to use my computer as a modem.

 

First option I have:

 

I have a 4G usb modem connected to my main computer.

I want to share my internet from my computer to my router (TP-LINK TL-WR740N)

Then, I want to use my router to share my internet connection to another computer using an ethernet cable.

 

Second option I have:

 

I have a 4G usb modem connected to my main computer.

I want to share my internet connection from my computer to a switch (TP-LINK SF1005D)

Then, I want to use my router to share my internet connection to another computer using an ethernet cable.

 

Both computeres are using Windows 10 as their operative system.

 

NOTE: Currently, my budget is 0$ so I need to know if there is a way to do what I need with my current components.

 

Thanks for your help,

Francisco Collado

[Guest]

You can connect your main computer directly to the other computer to share internet. And it works, Windows support that. I am not sure if you can do through a router

[Francisco Collado]

4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You can connect your main computer directly to the other computer to share internet. And it works, Windows support that. I am not sure if you can do through a router

Not a bad Idea, but the cable is not long enough and the pcs are far away. This is why I am using a router or a switch. I will try using the switch, but I don't know how to configurate it to make it work.

[Mornincupofhate]

Modems and routers are two different things. All a modem does is converts the ISP connection (usually DSL) into a usable connection for you (usually RJ45).

No, In most cases, you can't use your computer as a modem.

 

If you're looking to turn your computer into a router, You'd need to create a virtual machine and run routing software like pfSense or the equivalent (that's if you don't want to spend anything)

[Francisco Collado]

I was able to do everything by bridging my two connections, then I just had to connect my ethernet cable to my swith and my switch to my router (It didn't work with just the router). Doing that, everything worked fine and Now I am able to have wireless 4G on my house and I was able to chain connect both of my computeres.

 

Thanks!