Slightly OT: WIreless Networking

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.