Using The Ma101 To Connect In Ad-Hoc Mode - NETGEAR MA101 MA101 MA101 Reference Manual

Using the MA101 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode

MA101 Wireless USB Adapter
Connected to a Desktop Computer
Figure 2-2: MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode
Ad-Hoc Mode is an 802.11 networking framework in which devices or computers
communicate directly with each other, without the use of an access point. For
example, Ad-Hoc Mode is used when two Windows computers are configured
with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly
between them. This section provides instructions for setting up the MA101
802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc mode.
802.11b Wireless PC Card
in a Notebook Computer
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