Using The Ma401 To Connect In Ad-Hoc Mode; Installing A Ma401 To Operate In Ad-Hoc Mode - NETGEAR MA401 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card

Using the MA401 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode

Figure 2-2: NETGEAR MA401 Wireless PC Card in Ad-Hoc Mode
n 802.11 networking framework in which devices or
Ad-Hoc Mode is a
computers communicate directly with each other, without the use of an
access point (AP). 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.
setting up the MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card in Ad-Hoc mode.

Installing a MA401 to Operate in Ad-Hoc Mode

If an earlier version of the Netgear MA401 Wireless PC
Note:
Card was previously installed on your notebook, you must
remove the old driver and utilities before you can install the new
PC Card and software.
Installing the MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
This section provides instructions for
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