(P2P) Wireless Network

Can anyone provide me with a SIMPLE tutorial on establishing a wireless
network?

I've been trying to establish a (P2P) Wireless Connection between my laptop
and a friend's laptop and we are both using Windows XP Home Edition. We hope
to use this connection to transfer/share files, share an internet connection,
and play over a LAN network.

Please email me at (E-Mail Removed)

Thank you!

Or an adhoc maybe?

"Snaillys" wrote:

> Can anyone provide me with a SIMPLE tutorial on establishing a wireless
> network?
>
> I've been trying to establish a (P2P) Wireless Connection between my laptop
> and a friend's laptop and we are both using Windows XP Home Edition. We hope
> to use this connection to transfer/share files, share an internet connection,
> and play over a LAN network.
>
> Please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
>
> Thank you!

Windows XP only supports WEP over an ad hoc network. It is very
insecure and you are putting your computers in danger using WEP
since it can be hacked so easily. The price of wireless routers
which would give you protection has dropped significantly (except
for the most recent gear). Places like CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit
City (in the US) often have wireless routers for $20 after instant
rebates.

When I wrote about ad hoc connections 5 years ago, it was much much
harder to break WEP (
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx
)

I strongly urge you to consider a wireless router so that you can
stay safe.

On Thu, 24 May 2007 19:20:01 -0700, Snaillys
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can anyone provide me with a SIMPLE tutorial on establishing a wireless
>network?
>
>I've been trying to establish a (P2P) Wireless Connection between my laptop
>and a friend's laptop and we are both using Windows XP Home Edition. We hope
>to use this connection to transfer/share files, share an internet connection,
>and play over a LAN network.
>
>Please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
>
>Thank you!
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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
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