How to Connect Two PC's using WiFi Adhoc
First PC Configuration
- Right-click My Computer and click Properties
- Select the Computer Name tab and click the Change button
- Make sure the Workgroup is the same as the second PC - call it something simple like WG
- Select OK
- Go to Start > My Computer > My Network Places > Network Connections
- Right click on your wireless adapter and select Properties
- Go to the Wireless Network Tab and click on the Advanced button
- Select Computer to Computer (Ad hoc) networking option
- If you get a window with an SSID box, you can specify a common name such as adhocWiFi
- Go to your Wireless Adapter > Properties > Wireless Networks and Select Add Preferred Networks
- Enter the following settings:
- Network name (SSID) adhocWiFi
- Network Authentication : Open
- Data Encryption : Disabled
- Tick the - This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network, wireless access points are not used
- Select the Connection tab and tick on Connect automatically when in range option
Configure the TCP/IP connection settings
- Go to Control Pane > Network connections
- Right-click on your Wireless Adapter and click Properties
- General tab select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)> Click the Properties button
- Default Gateway - 192.168.0.2
- Click OK
- Select Use the following IP address
- IP Address - 192.168.0.1
- Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
- Default Gateway - 192.168.0.2
Second PC Configuration
- Right-click My Computer and click Properties
- Select the Computer Name tab and click the Change button
- Make sure the computer name is different than the first computer
- Select the Computer Name tab and click the Change button if compute name needs changing
- Make sure the Workgroup name is the same as the first computer
- Click OK
- Start > My Computer > My Network Places > Network Connections
- Right click on your wireless adapter and select Properties
- Go to the Wireless Network Tab and click on the Advanced button
- Select Computer to Computer (Ad hoc) networking option
- If you get a window with an SSID box, you can specify the same name as the first computer adhocWiFi
- Go to your Wireless Adapter > Properties > Wireless Networks and click Add Preferred Networks
- Enter the following settings:
- Network name (SSID) adhocWiFi
- Network Authentication : Open
- Data Encryption : Disabled
- Tick the - This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network, wireless access points are not used
- Select the Connection tab and tick on Connect automatically when in range option
Configure the TCP/IP connection settings
- Go to Control Pane > Network connections
- Right-click on your Wireless Adapter and click Properties
- General tab select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)> Click the Properties button
- Default Gateway - 192.168.0.2
- Click OK
- Select Use the following IP address
- IP Address' - 192.168.0.2
- Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
- Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1
- Open the Wireless network settings and click on View Available Wireless Networks. Select your network and you are connected!
Referencing
DigitGeek - Retrieved on 13 Nov 2008
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