On Feb 2, 2004, at 2:28 PM, Kyle Faber wrote:

> Just a question for someone who may have tried it...
>
> Do I *need* a wireless access point to utilize 802.11b/a/g, or can I 
> just use
> two laptops in the same room with PCMCIA cards?  I realize the power 
> output
> is much lower but could I do it if the two systems are never more than 
> 10
> feet apart?

Yep - I do this all the time with two machines, and I put the cards in 
AD-HOC mode.  Heck, you can even configure one of the machines as an 
access point if you want to.  The possibilities are endless.