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Possible to set up a wireless network with 2 PCs only?

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  • 10-01-2006 5:55pm
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    Our man in Havana
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    Is it possible to setup ICS with 2 pcs over wireless? IE a wirless card in main PC and a wirless laptop, no router. Is it possible to get the 2 computers to talk to each over over wireless?


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    Karoma
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    Yes - I'm presuming you have XP ("ICS") -> This is essentially an ad-hoc connection (i.e. Computer to computer | wifi card to wifi card -> so you have network capabilities (file sharing,ping,etc.)) , with a shared connection (You can,with effort and disastrous results, get narrowband to share OK..but I'm presuming it's Broadband).
    Search on microsoft.com for more info.

    What stage are you at? Are you just considering purchasing cards.. or are you having issues?


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    Our man in Havana
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    Just at the planning stage. Wondering which cards to buy.


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    Karoma
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    Well, any cards will provide that feature.
    If you need any further help - post up requirements (Very brief machine spec. (OS, inc. SP) , possible intereference, distance, etc.) / any that you have in mind. (+ budget ;))


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    humaxf1
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    Hi bond...

    When I first got broadband (IBB), i didn't know a whole lot about networking and routers etc etc. I wanted to share it with my wireless laptop, so I learned about ICS.

    I had a netgear PCI wifi card for my Dell tower into which the IBB was running on via wired ethernet.

    I had no major problems with it, only that the tower and the laptop are in ad-hoc mode and depending on their locations, the signal may not be great.

    Maplin in jervis st. have magmount wifi antennas for 16quid. RP-SMA connector perfect for a PCI NIC.

    I now have a linksys 4P router with wireless. Setup now is, the Dell is wired, I popped the wireless NIC into another tower and the wireless laptop - all dhcp. I do windows/program updates now'n'again for mates PCs, so the router makes life easier for multiple PCs on the same network, wired or wireless.


    cheers


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