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Connect two computers using WiFi

Previous:C onnect two computers through LAN This method is applicable only if you have wireless adapters or Wi-Fi cards installed in both PC s. To follow the wireless way, you just need a Wi-Fi card in each computer. This method is also known as Adhoc wireless networking. If you are using a laptop, chances are you already have Wi-Fi adapters built in. We refer to the two computers as PC1 and PC2. We configure both the computers as given below,

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PC1:
1. Just right-click My C omputer and click Properties. 2. Select the C omputer Name tab and click the C hange button. 3. C hange the computer name to whatever you want, here we name it PC 1. C hange the workgroup to WG. (The workgroup name should be the same in both computers) 4. C lick OK. Go to Start > My C omputer > My Network Places > Network C onnections. Right click on your wireless adapter and select Properties. Go to the Wireless Network Tab and click on the Advanced button. Select C omputer to C omputer (Ad hoc) networking option. If you get a window with an SSID box, you can specify the network name in it, in our example we use XNET. Now go to your Wireless Adapter >> Properties >> Wireless Networks and click Add Preferred Networks. Enter the settings as follows: Network name (SSID) : XNET Network Authentication : Open Data Encryption : Disabled Also, do tick the - This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network, wireless access points are not used option if it isnt already done.

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To automatically connect to the network, select the C onnection tab and tick on the C onnect automatically when in range option. Now, to configure the TC P/IP connection settings, 1. Goto C ontrol Panel >> Network connections 2. Right-click on your Wireless Adapter and click Properties. In the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TC P/IP). C lick the Properties button. 3. Set the Values

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IP Address - 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway - 192.168.0.2 4. C lick OK and you are done for PC 1.

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PC2:
1. Just right-click My C omputer and click Properties. 2. Select the C omputer Name tab and click the C hange button. 3. C hange the computer name to PC 2. C hange the workgroup to WG. (The workgroup name should be the same in both computers) 4. C lick OK. Go to Start > My C omputer > My Network Places > Network C onnections. Right click on your wireless adapter and select Properties. Go to the Wireless Network Tab and click on the Advanced button. Select C omputer to C omputer (Ad hoc) networking option. If you get a window with an SSID box, you can specify the network name in it, in our example we use XNET. Now go to your Wireless Adapter >> Properties >> Wireless Networks and click Add Preferred Networks. Enter the settings as follows: Network name (SSID) : XNET Network Authentication : Open Data Encryption : Disabled Also, do tick the - This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network, wireless access points are not used option if it isnt already done.

To automatically connect to the network, select the C onnection tab and tick on the C onnect automatically when in range option. Now, to configure the TC P/IP connection settings, 1. Goto C ontrol Panel >> Network connections 2. Right-click on your Wireless Adapter and click Properties. In the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TC P/IP). C lick the Properties button. 3. Set the Values IP Address - 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1 4. C lick OK and you are all set with PC 2 as well.

You are almost done now. Just open the Wireless network settings and click on View Available Wireless Networks. Select your network and you are connected. Note : 1. The settings mentioned may vary in case of different adapters. But most of them should be similar to the above settings. 2. Your adapter should be compatible with WZC - Windows Zero C onfiguration. Source:DigitGeek

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