Setting Up an Ad-hoc Network in Windows XP
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Assigning IP Addresses to Participating Devices
Windows XP does not provide a DHCP server that can assign
dynamic IP addresses to the participants of the ad-hoc net-
work. This means you have to assign fixed IP addresses to the
participating devices.
1.
Open the properties of the network connection “Wire-
less Network Connection / FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick” (see
steps 1 - 3 in “Setting Up a New Ad-hoc Network”).
2.
Select the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” in the list of ele-
ments to be used.
3.
Click the “Properties” button.
4.
Enable the “Use the following IP address:” option.
5.
On the computer that provides the ad-hoc network you
can assign, for instance, the IP address 192.168.1.1 and
the subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
Assign to other computers participating in the ad-hoc
network IP addresses between 192.168.1.2 and
192.168.1.9. Each IP address can be assigned only once.
IP settings
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