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[joaomgcd]

I have to wireless-ready PCs, but no router. Is there a way to connect them both via wireless, the same way you connect them via a crossover ethernet cable?

 

[Sirolf]

Yes...Just set the two wireless cards on the same SSID,Channel and encryption(WEP)...

 

[joaomgcd]

Thanks. But can you be a little more specific? How do I do that? I assume it would be in the connection properties, but I can't find any of those things you mentioned.

 

[Sirolf]

What OS have you joaomgcd?

 

[Vlad]

On Linksys cards, it gives you the choice between "infrastructure mode" and "Ad-Hoc mode". Ad Hoc mode does what you're describing.

 

[Sirolf]

Like Vlad said,put you network in " AD HOC" mode.
Go to the properties of you wireless network and you will find the options.

 

[joaomgcd]

Well, actually one is a PC with Windows XP, and the other is a Dell Axim X5 Pocket PC with a CF wireless card and with windows for PPC OS. The encripton on my PC wireless card seems to be 128 bit WEP, but I can change it, and my PPC card comes with 128 bit by default, and I cannot change it. And my wireless card seems to support ad-hoc too... got to search on my PPC.

 

[Sirolf]

Either you disable the WEP key either you type EXACTLY the same key on your two cards..