xp wireless p2p help

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milzee View Member Profile	Jul 24 2005, 02:20 AM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 20-July 05 Member No.: 28,091	i want to be able to connect my laptop to my desktop computer through a wireless network. Both computers are connect to my wired network, and when i connect my laptop to my desktop i want it to have access to my broadband modem & the server on the wired network. The Broadband modem supplies the ip's. My system info is below: Laptop: XP HOME SP2 802.11B Wireless Card Desktop: XP PRO SP2 802.11G Wireless Card So How I Want the wireless network setup Is: LAPTOP --> DESKTOP --> WIRED NETWORK --> NETWORK SERVER/INTERNET Can You guide me through the steps in setting this up?? Thankyou In Advance Milzee PS: I Was Referred To This Forum By Another Member: Old Thread Here

pchartwell View Member Profile	Jul 25 2005, 11:01 AM Post #2
Member Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 1-June 05 Member No.: 22,043	The wireless adapters on both the laptop and the desktop will need to be set to "ad hoc" mode and then be able to communicate to each other. Once that is done, the desktop may need to enable Internet Connection Sharing. This is a little non-standard but I think it should work... have never done this myself. All in all, this would be a lot easier if the router you have was replaced with a wireless-able one.

simplejohn View Member Profile	Jul 27 2005, 03:05 PM Post #3
New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 13-July 05 Member No.: 27,115	Hey milzee Well i' have the same thing, configured exactly as pchartwell said. One thing that you need to keep in mind. The laptop connection speed will be set by the desktop, for ex. if run something have on the desktop(game, graphic editor etc), that will effect the connection speed of the laptop because the desktop acts as a "bridge".... Good Luck _______________ This post has been edited by groovicus: Aug 2 2005, 06:42 PM

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