Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Run WinXP as wireless access point?

On Tuesday 01 May 2007 17:34, James Ashburner wrote:
> Dr Adam J Trickett wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know it's possible to make a Linux box with a WiFi card
> > act as a wireless base station/access point. I don't do
> > Windows, but someone who can't use a Linux solution was
> > wondering if it's easy to connect a WinXP notebook and
> > a Canon EOS with WiFi together without using a base station.
> >
> > The camera and notebook run on batteries and he may be
> > in a situation where he can't use a mains powered WiFi
> > base station, but still needs to go point to point from
> > the camera to the notebook.
> >
> > As ever, thanks in advance.
>
> I've not actually done it myself but surely this is exactly what ad-hoc
> mode is for?

Sounds plausible. I'll have to mention it to my colleague. I try and avoid
Windows as much as possible thesedays and I don't do wifi - wires are much
easier and more reliable... so I shall seehow he goes.

Thanks again.

--
Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK

I guess that, if you're in Microsoft's shoes, it makes sense. If you
can't write software or protocols that can stably walk and chew gum,
program in a limit that prevents the user from telling it to do so.
-- Jonathan Patschke, on limitations in Active Directory