68 Users Manual
Connecting to computer-to-computer networks
(peer-to-peer or ad hoc)
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 connect-
ed to the Internet. (Refer to "Sharing Internet Access" on page 76.)
You can connect by completing the following steps:
•
Step 1. Set up a computer-to-computer network on a computer.
•
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
.
