Creating a Peer-to-Peer Wireless Ethernet Network

    This chapter describes how to create a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet. Read this chapter to learn how to:

Use Windows XP to create a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network
Use the Agere ORiNOCO Client Manager to create a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network in Windows 2000

Creating a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP

To create a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP:

    1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Network and Internet Connections. The Network and Internet Connections window opens.

    2. Click/Double-click Network Connections. The Network Connections window opens.

    3. Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click View Available Wireless Networks. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box opens.

    1. Click Advanced. The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box opens.

    2. Click the Wireless Networks tab.
    1. Click Add. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box opens.

    1. Type the name of the network in the Network name (SSID) box. For a peer-to-peer network, this can be any network name not already in use, for example Adhoc.

    2. Click the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network check box.

    3. If an encryption key has been agreed to by the other members of your network, go to step 10.
      -OR-
      If your network is not using an encryption key, go to step 16.

    1. Click the Data encryption (WEP enabled) check box.

    2. Click to clear the The key is provided for me automatically check box.

    3. Type the network key in the Network key box.

    4. Click the arrow button to open the Key format list, then click the key format you have agreed to.

    5. Click the arrow button to open the Key length list, then click the key length you have agreed to.

    6. Click the up or down arrow button to select the key index you have agreed to from the Key index (advanced) list.

    7. Click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box.

    Help and Support

    For more information about configuring a wireless network in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

    Type the keyword wireless network in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

    Creating a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network in Windows 2000

    To create a point-to-point wireless Ethernet network in Windows 2000:

      1. Click Start, Programs, ORiNOCO, then click Client Manager. The ORiNOCO Client Manager window opens.
      1. Click Actions, then click Add/Edit Configuration Profile. The Add/Edit Configuration Profile dialog box opens.
      1. Click Add to add a new profile. The Edit Configuration wizard opens to the Select Profile screen.

      1. Type the name of the profile you are creating in the Profile Name box. When you create the first profile, you should rename the Default profile to the name of your profile. For example, if you will be using your computer on two different networks, such as at home and at work, you may want to name one profile Home and the other one Work.

      2. Click the arrow to open the Network Type list, then click Peer-to-Peer Group.

      3. Click Next. The Identify Your Network screen opens.
      1. Type the name of the network in the Network Name box. For a peer-to-peer network, type any network name that has been agreed upon by the other members of the network, for example Adhoc. This name cannot already be in use.

      Important

      All computers on your network must have the same network name.

        1. Click Next. The Set Security screen opens.

        1. Click the Enable Data Security check box.

        2. Click to select either Use Alphanumeric Characters or Use Hexadecimal. For a peer-to-peer network, this type must be the same type that has been agreed upon by the other members of the network.

        3. Type the network key in the Key 1 box. For a peer-to-peer network, this key must be the same key that has been agreed upon by the other members of the network.

        4. Click the arrow to open the Encrypt data with list, then click Key 1.

        Important

        All computers on your network must have the same encryption key.

          1. Click Next. The TCP/IP Behavior screen opens.

          1. Click the check box if you are using this computer on more than one network. This will force the computer to renew the TCP/IP address each time you change profiles.

          2. Click Finish to close the Edit Configuration wizard.