From: "Leon D. Zetekoff, NCE" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 09:41:49 -0400
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Question about _ad_hoc_ mode mini-networking
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HI Mark...coming in late on this...why would you want to use ad-hoc 
instead of infrastructure? All you should be able to do is create shares 
on each box and connect to them. In my network I have my os/2 box 
sharing all my directories on that box and all my wired and wireless 
clients connect to it.

Leon

* Mark Henigan wrote, On 5/26/2008 6:00 AM:
> Ed Durrant wrote:
>> Mark Henigan wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to use the _ad_hoc_ mode to
>>> operate a wireless mini-network at my
>>> office so that a second notebook can be
>>> connected with mine allowing both
>>> notebooks to use -- and update -- the
>>> same schedule, spreadsheet, database,
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> The first problem is simply networking
>>> the two laptops, a T30 with a Cisco
>>> Aironet 350 card and a T43p with a built-
>>> in Intel 2915abg.
>>>
>>> I haven't yet tried to use the T43
>>> wireless capability. I will begin with
>>> it.
>>>
>>> But, I did not yet have time to fully
>>> develop (ha!) my understanding of TCP/IP.
>>> So, that will also need to be a priority.
>>>
>>> Thoughts, please. How should I organize
>>> the process of setting this up?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance!
>>>
>>> - Mark
>>>
>>> Mark Henigan
>>
>> My recomendation would to be to install a "black box" access point - 
>> e.g from DLINK, Linksys, etc. All systems connected to the same AP 
>> should be able to be configured to share files.
>
> Hello Ed:
>
> How about a Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless Router?
> I've never succeeded in using it for anything.
> Maybe this is where I will finally get started
> with it.  Are you suggesting that once I get it
> configured I could just leave it plugged into
> the wall and simply connect both notebooks to
> it wirelessly any time I'm in the office?  I
> suppose I could also connect it to the aDSL
> modem.  However, I'm concerned about security
> to a fair degree.  Now that I think about it,
> I believe the modem may have more than one
> wired output (a simple switch?).  I'll have to
> look at it tomorrow.  Am I on the right track?
>
> Thank You,
>
> - Mark
>
> Mark Henigan