You're referring to a crosslink cable and those haven't been necessary for about a decade. :) Unless someone has a 100Mbit network using a passive hub made in 1990 that is... I'm just saying... :) Oh wait... 10Mbit? Yes, 1990 called and they want their network hardware back. :)

I attached a present just for you! hehehehe

Thanks but I think hotspot hates vista (not compatible), if I'm not mistaken.

Oh didn't know you were using Vista, it says for Windows 7 and 8 but you can still check with the trial version as it might work as a temporary fix if the software does somehow work on Vista.

I will give it a shot to see what happens.
....lol It wouldn't even let me install it.

Had to look it up. Crossover cable (for ethernet), and that's wrong, they are needed if you want to connect one device directly to another device without using a hub or something in between. The networking between the two usually uses static IP's and bypass the need for anything more complex, but DHCP is just so convenient.

As for the hub, I have a 10Mbit hub connected to my gaming rig. Network transfer limits to 1Meg a second, but my internet is 200k/sec so that's fine. It also lets me have the PS3 and the rig plugged in at the same time, although only one of them is in use at that time.

As for your present.... NNNOOOOO!!!! I hate coax cables... :P

That sux, sorry about not being of much help but I just knew of this software being the easiest method to turn your computer into a WiFi Hotspot. I am sure there are other ways but they might require a lot more work than this.

No worries thanks for trying. :)

That's the thing, I stop for a bit and everything goes wrong. xD

:/
Well , friction produces heat, which is energy. So if you stopped and it went dead, the only solution is to plug it in an outlet to give it energy again. :D

And this adhoc stuff is frustrating me also. Guess I'll just have to wait until I buy the router.

Off the wall logic or stuff that doesn't do well with electronics. Seems like a good idea to introduce everyone to: Rinkworks Computer Stupidities. There's enough material there to keep you occupied for days laughing and crying, some of it on hardware abuse, like a someone who called tech support wanting support and hardware replacements for his computer after he poured hot butter into his floppy drive and pliers to get a disk out... (yes that's one of them).

......hot...butter....what? LOL

And this is the fastest thread derailing that I've seen here.
And pimpmonkey,have you tried switching your router on and off?

You can always do what I did as a child... Unplug the Ethernet from the computer, plug it into the PS3 and play it that way, or play PS3 offline and single-player only... Alternating them may be a bit of a pain but it will work if you don't need them to talk to eachother...