Wednesday 18 March 2015

Ad-Hoc network with 2 PC's

Connect Two PC With WiFi Setup for PC-1:
1. Open 'Properties' of 'My computer'.
My computer>Properties
2. Click on 'Computer Name' Tab, and then click on 'Change' Button. Give it a name; here we are using 'PC-1'.
My computer>Properties>Computer Name
3. Also change 'Workgroup', provided at the bottom of same dialog box. Give it any name as 'Howtix'.
My computer>Properties>Computer Name>Workgroup
4. Now, goto 'Network Connections' & open 'Properties' of your 'Wireless Network adapter'
Network Connections>Wireless Network adapter>Properties
5. Goto 'Wireless Network' Tab & click on 'Advanced' button. Select Computer to Computer (Ad-Hoc) connection option. Now click on add preffered networks & specify details as:
o Network name (SSID) - WiFi 
o Network Authentication - Open
o Data Encryption - Disabled
6. Tick this connection if it’s not already done.
7. Now configure TCP/IP connection settings. Goto 'General' Tab & select 
'Internet protocol (TCP/IP) & click properties. Enter following values:
o IP Address - 192.168.0.1
o Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
o Default Gateway - 192.168.0.2
8. Click 'OK' &  save the changes.


Connect Two PC With WiFi Setup for PC-2:
9. Open 'Properties' of 'My computer'.
My computer>Properties
10. Click on 'Computer Name' Tab, then click on 'Change' Button. Give it a  name, here we are using 'PC-2'.
My computer>Properties>Computer Name 
11. Also change 'Workgroup', provided at the bottom of same dialog box. Give it any name as 'Howtix'.
My computer>Properties>Computer Name>Workgroup
12.  Now, goto 'Network Connections' & open 'Properties' of your 'Wireless Network adapter'
Network Connections>Wireless Network adapter>Properties
13. Goto 'Wireless Network' Tab & click on 'Advanced' button. Select Computer to Computer (Ad-Hoc) connection option. Now click on add preffered networks & specify details as:
o Network name (SSID) - WiFi 
o Network Authentication - Open
o Data Encryption - Disabled
14. Tick this connection if its not already done.
15. Now configure TCP/IP connection settings. Goto 'General' Tab & select 'Internet protocol (TCP/IP) & click properties. Enter following values:
o IP Address - 192.168.0.2
o Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
o Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1
16. Click 'OK' &  save the changes.
Now open your Network Adapters & connect. Note that the paths for various operating systems may vary, but process will be the same.

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