Connecting computers and sharing internet

[zeroburn]

   Hello to all of the forum
I have a dell insperon laptop, 32 bit windows vista, and a compac desktop, 64 bit windows 7

I have the laptop connected to the internet, and i would like to use ethernet to connect the desktop to the laptop, and to use this connection to connect to the internet via the laptop.
What settings do i need to go through to enable this connection?

Thanks for looking, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

[Allan]

You need to get a broadband router
https://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=broadband+router&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGLL_en-GBUS430US394&ie=UTF-8

[zeroburn]

The laptop s connected wirelessly to a router, but this desktop is across the house from this router, so i was thinking i could just wire it to the laptop that is connected and use that to share the connection.

[rthompson80819]

Since you already have a wireless router, the simplest solution would be to get a USB wireless adapter for the desktop.  There are dozens available from many vendors (Newegg, Amazon, Staples, etc.), just take your pick.