Sunday, February 12, 2012

Connecting Two laptops without a router

Windows 7 and Windows Vista comes with a feature to set up ad hoc wireless network connection. This feature enables to connect your computer with another computer or laptop without the need of a router. Here is quick guide to create network between two computers without the need of a router.

Procedure to Connect two Computer wireless way:
Step1: From Start menu go to Windows control panel.  Select  "Network and Internet" Option
Step2: In Network and Internet Window click on "Network and Sharing Center"
Step3: Click on "Setup a new connection or Network" in the Network and Sharing center window.
Step4:  Setup a new connection or Network will open a new Dialog box. Select "Set up a Wireless Ad Hoc(Computer-To- Computer) network option from the list and Click "Next".
Step5:Click Next again and it will prompt you enter the name to the network and the security settings.
Step6: Ensure you are selecting strong password to secure your network connection. Choose Security type you want. By default security type will be WPA2-Personal. If you need any help on selecting Security type, help file the Click on "Help me Choose".Security key or the password is case sensitive and it should be 8-63 alpha numeric characters.``
Step7:Select Next to finish creating  ad hoc network. A confirmation page  page shows the ad hoc network settings. Now your network is ready to use.
Step8: In the Network and Sharing Center you can decide on what to share with the network.
Step9: For making other system to use your computer Internet,  click on "View Status next to the connection you want to share.  Click on properties button which is available under Activity. Click on Sharing tab and enable the checkbox  which says "Allow other Network Computers To Connect Through This computer's Internet Connection". Under Home Networking Connection select "Wireless network Connection" and Click on OK.
Step10. You will find the network name in the available connection list of other system which has WiFi support. Select the network you have just create and enter the password to access the internet.
Step11: You are done with sharing your network with other computer.

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