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woody_223
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_ 		10. June 2005 @ 09:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
got two new laptops here both fitted with wifi cards but i cannot get them to connect
tried all the set up wizard and set up manually with ip addresses then searched for em but still nothing

any ideas
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armchi
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_ 		10. June 2005 @ 10:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't think you can connect two computers directly together using any network card, including wifi. You need a Router or Switch to do that. They all connect to this unit and then you can communicate with each other. If using wifi, make sure you secure the system or else someone else can freeload off your system, specially if you got the router attached to the internet.



Armando
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baabaa
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_ 		10. June 2005 @ 22:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You have to configure them for 'computer to computer ad hoc' setting in wireless networks configuration.

Make sure they are both transmitting the same SSID.
Make sure they are using the IP address within the same scope as each other (ie PC 1 - 192.168.0.4, PC 2 - 192.168.0.5) with the same subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Use the PING function in CMD.exe to check the comms between the 2 PC's, then you know they are both talking to each other.
Make sure they are both in the same workgroup - ie TEST or WORKGROUP etc.
Make one folder on each PC and set them up as shared.
Disbale all firewalls, and security to start with so you know they will not restrict anything.
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