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If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only with the
other computers on the wireless network, then the
ad-hoc
mode can be used. (See
Figure 2-2.) Ad-hoc mode allows computers equipped with wireless transmitters and
receivers to communicate directly with each other, eliminating the need for an access
point. The drawback of this mode is that, in Ad- Hoc mode, wireless-equipped
computers are not able to communicate with computers on a wired network. And, of
course, communication between the wireless-equipped computers is limited by the
distance and interference directly between them.
Figure 2-2
