wireless network help please?

PowerHouseDan

I Just got a laptop which has build in 802.11g ,i bought a pci one for my desktop how do i go about seting them up?any help would be very greatful please?

tck

not the answer you wanted but..

you should attend http://www.corkwan.org/

meet some cool people and learn alot about wifi

PowerHouseDan

thanks tck,anyone else able to help

Mutant_Fruit

I think you have to put both cards in "ad-hoc" mode. That would be found in the "network connections" thingy in Windows XP. Just go into the properties section of the wireless card, and search around for the setting. Or try the wireless forum, there might be relevant info there.

Best thing is to read the manual though, i'm not 100% certain.

pencil

I'm going have to do this next week - so interested also - cheers & bump

Boro

Set the TCP/IP properties of both to the same IP range
eg set the desktop to 192.168.0.1 and the laptop to 192.168.0.2
set the subnet mask of both to 255.255.255.0

set the connection mode of the wireless cards to ad-hoc.
dont forget security - set up WEP if you can.

Seriously, the manual should have most of this stuff in it.

PowerHouseDan

there was no manual ya see thats the problem

PowerHouseDan

ok got files sharing sorted but cant get to seem to get the internet working,i am using a ethernet modem,even shared internet with the wirelss adapter.

The Muppet

The machine that the modem is attached to will be the gateway . You have to set the IP address of that machine as the gateway in the network setting on the other machine.

PowerHouseDan

dump i no but how do i do that?

Webmonkey

So its possible to do without an AP?

Boro

The way to set up the internet is:

go to the network properties of the machine with the modem attached to it.
in your lan (ethernet) connection properties, go properties, advanced
in the internet connection sharing box, tick "allow other users to connect through this computers internet connection"

set the connection to use for the sharing to your wireless network and point the other computer/laptop to use the gateway and dns of the IP of the wireless connection on the main computer.

eg modem--->computer(ethernet ip=DHCP/ wireless ip = 192.168.0.1)--->laptop(wireless ip=192.168.0.2)

set the dns/gateway of the laptop to 192.168.0.1

should sort you out

alternatively do a search for internet connection sharing on microsoft.com
theres a guide there somewhere.

PowerHouseDan

thanks a million worked