From: "Mark Henigan" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 21:21:24 -0700
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Question about _ad_hoc_ mode mini-networking
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Leon D. Zetekoff, NCE wrote:
> HI Mark...coming in late on this...why would you want to use ad-hoc 
> instead of infrastructure? 

Hello Leon:

I guess I'm just old and foolish.  :->

> All you should be able to do is create shares 
> on each box and connect to them. 

I'll have to take a look at this.  I'm already
on the path of setting up a wireless router as
an access point as suggested by Ed.  In that
case there would be no need to use ad-hoc.

> 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.

The only problem here is that I have no box,
only a site where I will be bringing two
notebook computers each Monday.  I was also
thinking about the possibility of using MFS
(Mobile File System) so that I could synch
all data after my two to three days out of
town each week.  And, then there's point-to-
point tunneling for security.  Where might
that fit into my plan?

I'm getting into several areas new to me at
the same time.  Sure formula for disaster!

Maybe I should look into whether I could
store data with my ISP.

Thanks for your thoughts,

- Mark

Mark Henigan
-- 

> 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