Using the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility: Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User's Guide
Setting up an ad hoc (peer-to-peer) group network for connecting to the
Internet
To connect the computers in an an-hoc group network to the Internet, you must install the Windows Internet connection sharing (ICS)
component.
ICS installation is not required, however, for communication among a group of computers that have a Broadcom
BCM9430
1
MP
L
Mini PCI card installed in each computer
. You must also add an ad hoc network to the
Preferred networks
list on the
Wireless Networks
tab of the
Wireless Configuration
box that appears when the BCM9430
1
MP
L
wireless utility is open.
Select one of your desktop computers to serve as the host computer (all other computers are called clients). The host computer must
be running either the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system. The host computer is the only computer that connects directly to
the Internet. Broadcom recommends that the host computer be the desktop computer having the fastest microprocessor and the most
memory.
NOTE—Internet connection sharing requires that the host computer have either a modem or another network adapter in addition to a
wireless network adapter. The modem or the additional network adapter is used to access the Internet. Your Broadcom BCM9430
1
MP
L
Mini PCI card is used to share the Internet connections with other clients.
Setting up Internet connection sharing (ICS) on the host computer
To set up ICS in the Windows XP environment
1. Connect the host computer to the Internet.
2. From the host computer, click the
Start
button.
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