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banjo
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      12-21-2006
laptop to home computer networking

hi
i have a laptop with wifi.
i have a home computer with a usb wifi.

my question is this, can i connect both comps by wifi, without having a
router.?


i know that if i want to use them on the internet, then i need a router, but
what about computer to computer.




 
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Lem
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      12-21-2006
banjo wrote:
> laptop to home computer networking
>
> hi
> i have a laptop with wifi.
> i have a home computer with a usb wifi.
>
> my question is this, can i connect both comps by wifi, without having a
> router.?
>
>
> i know that if i want to use them on the internet, then i need a router, but
> what about computer to computer.
>
>
>
>


Sure. It's called an ad hoc network. You will only be able to use WEP
security (rather than WPA). This is an old article, but the principles
remain the same:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx

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