Yes, I'm assuming WiFi from desktop to Arimba, then Ethernet from desktop to laptop. It could be that easy (even if cables aren't the intended goal).
They've thought of what we're thinking of. They've either decided to allow people-in-the-know do their thing, or they've built restrictions. Depends on the company philosophy. It's easy to block access from alternate clients like that DLink or one of the many cheap client wpa's (openwpa, etc).
We could come up with a bunch of alternates but the simplest may be to try to get ICS working. Next on my list would be googling for other people who've beat the challenge. broadbandreports.com might be useful.
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