Dual-host wireless couplet, that is, the so-called hoc method. XP SP2 has made a big change to the wireless settings, including the interface. Although it is not difficult to try, there are several points to master.
For example, my environment is t42p, with ibm abg Nic, x31 secondary, with intel21003b Nic. XP + SP2, NIC Driver ProgramThey are all the latest.
1. Open your wireless network connection properties.
2. Click "advanced" in the lower-right corner of the page and select "computer to computer only" and "automatically connect to a non-preferred network" at the bottom ".
3. Go back to the page in step 1, click the Add button under the preferred network, and enter the network name. In this example, enter "ibmnb01" and remove the "automatically provide key for me" check box, change the data encryption option to disabled.
4. Enter the TCP/IP attribute of the wireless network card of the host, and enter the IP address and subnet mask. In this example, the IP address is 192.168.0.1 and the mask is 255.255.255.0.
5. Select the TCP/IP attribute of the wireless network adapter on the secondary server, and select all the IP addresses and DNS addresses as automatically obtained. OK.
6. Enter the Internet connection of the host. In this example, the network card is mb. select Advanced properties and click "allow other network users to connect through the interet connection of this computer".
7. In the next step, set the connection sharing items according to your choice.
8. After confirming the preceding settings, search for the network. The couplet is successfully searched.