How to set up a wireless LAN between two laptops?

[holer90]

I have no clue on how to do this, so any help would be appreciated. I don't have any routers or anything like that, just the laptops. Also is it possible to set up LAN between three or four laptops at once?Thanks in advance.

[makneltech]

you can setup the notebook to be a server/client. But you need one of these devices connected to the internet.So in example, one notebook WIRED directly to the internet, with wireless enabled can allow you to broadcast your connection to other notebooks.as far as lan, yea samething as before, just not internet if no one them have internet access.best thing is to just buy a wireless router, its like 50 bucks now. Get linksys on amazon.com

[aftab-tekdad]

Follow the procedure to set up wireless LAN between two laptops and njoy:Asuming your OS is windows XPFirst of all lets configure any one laptop, just any one,Just double click the wireless network icon > then click over "change advanced settings" after this a "wireless network connection properties" window will appear. There click over "wireless networks" tab.Now click over "Add" button. now type any name like "test" in the "Network Name (SSID) field. Next select Network authentication "OPEN" and data encryption "Disabled". Now at the bottom you will find a selection box "This is a computer to computer network(ad-hoc)network; wireless access points are not used. just select this box and press ok dont select anything else.Now on the other laptopNote: you can connect more that one laptops. Follow the below procedure for all other laptops)double click the wireless network icon, you will see other laptop "test", just double click it and you are connected buddy.But remember one more thing, You must have assigned IP addresses to both of the laptops in the TCP/IP properties of wireless connection.For any further queries, please revert back.