yweiser,
Let me know if this setup fits your needs.
FROM INTERNET ---> INTO [Modem] ---> OUT [Modem]---> INTO [PC (NIC1) OUT PC (NIC2)] ---> INTO [Wireless base station (access point)] ---> OUT (wirelessly) [Wireless base station] ---> INTO [Laptop w/ wireless NIC]
Equipment: (in addition to your 1 PC NIC and 1 Wireless Laptop NIC)
1 PC Network Interface Cards (NIC)
1 Wireless base station
2 Ethernet Cables
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