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Network: Wireless: Microsoft: How create connection directly between computers (no access point)?

Mar 26th, 2005 00:07
Knud van Eeden,

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Network: Wireless: Microsoft: How create connection directly between 
computers (no access point)?

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This method, called 'Ad Hoc' method, allows 2 or more computers to have
a network connection (but without the usual access point hardware box
connected).

This method is mostly used to exchange data between 2 or more PCs.

You can compare this method with creating a cross cable connection
between 2 PCs.

Possible disadvantages might be:

-limited distance range

-no security possible

-maximum totally about 4 to 5 PCs which you can connect in your local
 network using this method

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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: XP

Steps: Overview:

 1. -insert your 2 or more wireless network cards (after they have been
     installed properly) in the involved computers

 2.  -you should now see a wireless network icon appear on that
      computers, on the Windows taskbar

 3.   -right click on the Windows taskbar on the wireless network icon

 4.    -select from list 'View available networks'

 5.     -click button 'Advanced'

 6.      -click again button 'Advanced'

 7.       -enable radio button 'Computer to computer (ad hoc) networks
           only'

 8.        -click button 'Close', 'OK' to finish

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Internet: see also:

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Network: Links: Overview: Can you give me an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/34809/fid/625

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