| Why and when would you want to install a | | | | right click the Ethernet connections and press the |
| wireless adhoc network? Well you would want to | | | | advanced tab. Check the box that says enable |
| install a wireless Ad HoC network when you do | | | | ICS. Once you have setup your ICS, go to every |
| not have the equipment for a wired network; you | | | | computer and configure their wireless adapter like |
| lack a wireless router and want to share an | | | | you did the first one.ICS will act as a DHCP |
| internet connection, or a temporary meeting place | | | | server and assign private TCP/IP address to your |
| where you need to share information.The first | | | | ad-wireless network clients. Each computer will |
| type of set up will be if you do have an internet | | | | receive a TCP/IP address from 192.168.0.1 to |
| connection but you lack a wireless access point or | | | | 192.168.0.254. ICS will also tell the computers on |
| a wireless router to share that connection. This | | | | the network the location of their default gateway |
| could be a very common scenario at a business | | | | which is the computer you set up ICS on.Trouble |
| meeting or during a classroom study session.First, | | | | shooting a wireless ad-hoc network can be a head |
| each computer will need a wireless adapter. Next | | | | ache. Make sure you set up the ICS computer |
| click the advance tab near the bottom right and | | | | and one client computer. You will want to check |
| click (computer to computer ad-hoc networks | | | | to make sure that the first client computer has |
| only). Second you will need to add your ad-hoc | | | | the correct IP address so type CMD into the run |
| wireless network so click add. Fill in the network | | | | box to bring up the command line. Next, type in |
| name (SSID) and choose WEP encryption. You will | | | | ipconfig, you should see a number of 192.168.0.2 |
| want to use WEP if are using older adapters and | | | | or something similar. Next type ping 192.168.0.1 or |
| use WPA if you are sure all the computers on the | | | | the number of your default gateway. If you can |
| ad-hoc wireless network can handle it. It is not a | | | | ping it you should see four reply messages.Once |
| requirement to use encryption but just remember | | | | you have the first two computers connected |
| that anyone will be able to join your | | | | correctly, just go to all the other computers and |
| network.Because we will want everyone to share | | | | configure the wireless adapters the same way. |
| our wired Ethernet connection you will need to | | | | Other common mistakes are: leaving the firewalls |
| enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the | | | | on, wrong encryption and just general typos.In |
| wired network adapter not the wireless adapter. | | | | my next article I will describe how to set up a |
| This seems like common sense but I have seen | | | | wireless ad-hoc network with-out a wired LAN |
| many people trying to setup ICS on their wireless | | | | internet connection.Sign up for the most popular |
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