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October 13th, 2005 02:00
Seting up a notebook to notebook wireless network
I've searched and search for a step by step how to but seem to keep coming up short. I've got a wired network in my apartment which my roommate and i have got working for the most part, but we'd like to go wireless with out the cost of a router. i know it can be done seting up a ad-hoc internet connection sharing type network to allow at least one person to go wireless and beable to share files and printers but for some reason i cant figure out to make it happen, any help would be greatly enjoyed.
some of the stats.
inspiron 1150, xp home sp2, truemobile 1450 dual band card
and
inspiron 8100, xp pro sp2, truemobile 1300 dual band card
thanks in advance, Kyle
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jmwills
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October 13th, 2005 07:00
Other than using a wired connection, how are you going to go wireless without a router? The only way to do it would be to make one machine a wired connection and then use ICS to share the connection.
Frankly, as cheap as routers are, there is no sense not to get one.
moorekyl
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October 13th, 2005 13:00
NemesisDB
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October 14th, 2005 00:00
First off, I completely agree with JM, routers are far to cheap not to buy one for the added performance, security, and reliability they offer. That said, I will try to help you with what you asked.
The first step is to establish the ad-hoc connection. Turn off any security when doing this. Let windows manage the connection (it's usually easier!). Navigate to Network Connections (start, control panel is the long way there). Right-click the wireless connection and click properties. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Click the advanced buttonat the bottom and make sure support for both infrastructure and 'ad-hoc' networks are enabled (if you never plan on using infrastructure networks, you can select ad-hoc only).
Once this is done, go back to the main 'Wireless Networks' tab and click 'add' under Preferred Networks. Enter an SSID and select 'this is an ad-hoc network' at the bottom. Disable encyption and set authentication to open. Close. Do this on both computers and see if a connection can be established. Right click both connections and click repair if needed.
Post back when you get this far.
jmwills
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October 14th, 2005 03:00
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October 17th, 2005 22:00