How to connect two computers directly using a wireless network? Such ad-hoc wireless network is easy to configure, it can be up and running within minutes.
You can have up to 9 wireless clients in an ad-hoc wireless network. Here are some pointers to set up an ad hoc network under Windows XP: Host computer configuration - you may want to set up ICS Internet Connection Sharing on a host computer to share the internet connection. If ICS is enabled on a host computer, the clients will be able to obtain IP adresses automatically from it. Right-click the wireless adapter icon in the system tray and choose "Properties" 2. Choose the "Wireless Networks" tab and click "Advanced".
Select the "Computer-to-computer ad hoc networks only" option and click "close". Don't tick the "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" in order to ease the configuration. In the "Preferred networks" dialog, click "Add" to add a new ad hoc wireless network. Name your ad hoc network, try to use "open authentication" without encryption first.
After clicking "OK" you should see your newly created ad hoc network in the preferred networks list. You're done with the host computer configuration. Client Computer configuration 1. Right-click the wireless adapter icon in the system tray and choose properties.
You need to set the wireless adapter to "use Windows to configure its network settings" and enable "Computer-to-computer ad hoc networks only". Simply follow the same steps as the host computer configuration.
Right-click the wireless adapter icon to "view available wireless networks", and you should see your ad hoc wireless netwok name - proceed to connect to it. At that stage you should be able to connect to it. Note: If you have ICS enabled on the host computer, you can just set each client adapter to obtain an IP address automatically. Please help Thanks. What happend if you create the workgroup and the computer also belongs to a domain?
Is possible un-do the change and come back to the Domain configuration? I just linked my 2 computers using your tutorial at my pawn shop. This is awesome stuff. Thanks for your help. But here I can share only the public folder only. But no problem, it works for me. Thanks again. I am all set but in network folder i can see the other PC and as soon as I try to open it asks for username and password and viseversa.
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Click Properties. Assign IP address to PCs 1. Comments pawan kumar kumawat says. Once connected, you can then use existing services to share files between platforms or use shared services. While a smartphone or tablet can create a quick, temporary mobile network, a better solution for a wider number of devices is to use a portable WiFi router. More advanced routers, like the Huawei ECs , also include built-in 4G connectivity, offering a dedicated mobile internet connection for devices that connect to it.
Others come packaged with a mobile app that can allow for quick configuration and device monitoring. Ben Stockton is a freelance technology writer based in the United Kingdom. In a past life, Ben was a college lecturer in the UK, training teens and adults. Since leaving the classroom, Ben has taken his teaching experience and applied it to writing tech how-to guides and tutorials, specialising in Linux, Windows, and Android.
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