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In computer-to-computer wireless networks, you can
wirelessly connect 2 or more computers that have
wireless LAN modules. Using this method, a computer
that is not connected to the Internet can share the Internet
by accessing another computer connected to the Internet.
(Refer to “Sharing Internet Access” on page 81.)
You can connect by completing the following steps:
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Step 1. Set up a computer-to-computer network on a
computer.
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Step 2. Connect to the configured computer from other
computers.
Step 1. Setting up a computer-to-
computer network
1
Right-click on the
Wireless Network Connection
(
) icon on the taskbar, and select
View
Available Wireless Networks
.
2
Click Change the order of Preferred Networks.
3
On the Wireless Network tab, click Advanced.
4
Clear ‘Automatically connect to non-default network’
check box, if it is selected.Select ‘Computer-to-
computer (ad hoc) networks only’, and click Close.
5
In the Wireless Networks tab, click Add.
Connecting to computer-to-computer networks (peer-to-peer or ad hoc)