In the ones I've used you can login into the routers web interface and 'disconnect' the 3G connection, so should be possible without wandering all the way to the attic.

The webcube is in the UK, but not seen anyone using one.

I would just switch the phone off when not needed, just to be sure. Disabling packet data would prevent internet access but whether the network would see that as a disconnection is another matter.

thoughts ? you don't do any bridging - you tell the ICS wizard thingy to share the 3G network connection using the wi-fi network connection. Bridging is not what you want.

If you have a wireless AP you could pug that to the ethernet of a windows PC and use it to connect wireless stuff as that way it isn't peer to peer.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/usi...
http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-7-pc...

I would start with no wireless security. The "client" PCs get their IP address etc from the "host" PC.

In reply to a post by yarwell:

thoughts ? you don't do any bridging - you tell the ICS wizard thingy to share the 3G network connection using the wi-fi network connection. Bridging is not what you want.

If you have a wireless AP you could pug that to the ethernet of a windows PC and use it to connect wireless stuff as that way it isn't peer to peer.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/usi...
http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-7-pc...

I would start with no wireless security. The "client" PCs get their IP address etc from the "host" PC.

Thanks, I've followed the instructions above but I can't see how it works? Apologies if I'm seeming stupid. I enabled ICS on the pc that has the connection but then how does another pc in the house find the connection wirelessly? The pc the connection is with is running windows 8 and then i have one running 7 and 2 on vista.

you have to establish a peer to peer connection from your devices to the laptop doing the ICS.

Smartphones may not do peer to peer wireless, or you may not have the settings right to allow it if a laptop can't see it.

I'm not up to speed enough with Windows 8 to advise on setting up a peer to peer / adhoc wireless network. What you're trying to do is :-

3G modem in PC for internet connection
ICS shares internet connection using wireless on the PC
client PCs have ad-hoc or peer to peer wireless link to PC

if you can't get ad hoc connection between PCs you've fallen at the first fence.

Dont know whether I'm better starting a new post or continuing on this one. The dongle is working well now that we've found the sweet spot but I'm still having trouble converting it into a wireless signal.

I've bought a 3g router and tried that but so far no luck. The router is a TP Link MR3220 and the dongle is a Huawei E3131 and is on the 3 network on a 100hr a month option. I followed the set up and the router is picked up fine around the house and the router recognises the dongle but I cannot get the dongle to connect to the internet. Usually it uses the installed 3 software to make the connection but with the dongle not actually connected to the computer it cannot pick it up to log on if that makes sense?

Looking at the router info once it has identified the dongle it is always in the process of 'connecting........' but never actually makes the connection.

Admittidly the dongle is not on the list of approved dongles for the router but I found an Italian forum where someone said this combo worked straight out of the box.

I've also made a firmware update just in case.

If anyone can help us get this going it would be really appreciated as trying to get a decent connection here has taken us three years to get this close!