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[KarishBHR]

Ok, so Im on a program, and the whole program has one wireless router... but me and my friends wanna play CS. So here's what I was thinking... is there a way we can P2P lan with our cards (the option always comes up when there is no router).

 

[mrklaw]

Do you both have wifi cards? If so, you should be able to use ad-hoc mode.

 

[KarishBHR]

Do you both have wifi cards? If so, you should be able to use ad-hoc mode.

theres 4 of us, and we all have wifi

 

[KarishBHR]

bump

 

[KarishBHR]

GUYS... I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS. Im getting Counterstrike now

 

[BuddyC]

I'm confused. Are you all connecting to same wireless router? Or do you all just have wireless and are in the same proximity?

 

[Nos_G]

If internet access is provided wirelessly from the router... why can't you guys just play through the wifi lan?

 

[BuddyC]

Assuming they're all using the same connection type, there shouldn't be a problem. But if one of them is on the wireless router and others aren't, there could be a problem. In conclusion, toy about with settings and either all connect to the wireless router or all use ad hoc mode to connect with each other sans router.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

theres 4 of us, and we all have wifi

I am pretty sure you can't run in ad-hoc with more than 2 people.

You need a wireless access point at that point.

 

[KarishBHR]

ok then, I guesse it will be doable... do u think that will seriously slow down the bandwith for others on the wireless router?

 

[BuddyC]

I am pretty sure you can't run in ad-hoc with more than 2 people.

I don't know the maximum number of connections you supported by ad-hoc, but I'm confident that it's more than two.

Ad hoc mode allows users to spontaneously form a wireless LAN. For example, a group of people with 802.11-equipped laptops may gather for a business meeting at their corporate headquarters. In order to share documents such as presentation charts and spreadsheets, they could easily switch their NICs to ad hoc mode to form a small wireless LAN within their meeting room. Another example is when you and your associates are waiting for a flight at the airport, and you need to share a relatively large PDF file. Through ad hoc mode, you can easily transfer the file from one laptop to another. With any of these applications, there's no need to install an access point and run cables.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/10724_1451421_1