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title: "Ethernet Shield–Connecting with Laptop instead of direct Router"
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# Ethernet Shield–Connecting with Laptop instead of direct Router

> w5500

Original author: alselectro (source: https://alselectro.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/ethernet-shield-connecting-with-laptop-instead-of-direct-router/)

## Article

In the previous post we’ve seen how to connect the Arduino ETHERNET SHIELD to a Router directly & upload LM35 data to Thingspeak.

What if you do not have physical access to your Router & your Laptop is connected over WIFI to the Router. Or you cannot run a RJ45 cable from Router to Ethernet shield.

The procedure we follow is similar to the one we did for connecting Raspberry PI to Laptop.

Link here

First step is to enable SHARING of your existing internet.In my case , Laptop is connected to Router

over WIFI.

Open Control Panel –> Network & Internet –> Network & Sharing Center

Click on the existing internet connection

![Image 1](https://alselectro.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/image-1_thumb1.jpg?w=611&h=280)

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Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/bruno/projects/ethernet-shield%E2%80%93connecting-with-laptop-instead-of-direct-router/