[Gllug] Wireless networking..

[Vincent AE Scott]

Martyn Drake(martyn at alug.org.uk)@Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 01:28:18PM +0000:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Very simple question - I want to network just two machines.  A laptop and
> a desktop box (desktop running Red Hat Linux 7.2 with a USB Alcatel USB
> Speedtouch modem for connectivity, the laptop running Windows XP).  I want
> to go wireless, but do I absolutely need an access point or can I simply
> buy two wireless cards (a PCMCIA card and a PCI card) and get them to talk
> to each other that way?
> 

Two wireless cards will work fine.
you just have to put them into 'Ad-Hoc' mode.
thats what i do with 2 x orinocos.

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