Wireless neworking without a WAP?

[iSeriesCodePoet]

I have a Dell laptop that has wireless networking card installed. I would like to hook that up to my desktop system via wireless so I don't have to string a CAT-5 whereever I want to use my laptop. Do I _have_ to use a WAP (Wireless Access Point) to do this? Or can I just do peer-to-peer? I already have a 10/100 NIC and a hub, I am just trying to look for a way to browse the internet from the patio. Also, if I can do peer-to-peer, does it matter which brand I get, as long as they have the same capablities? Mike Wills
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[quackers]

Yes this is possible with some manufacturers cards such as zoomair and d-link, for some reason it took me ages to find this out as it seems to be referred to as ad-hoc or peer to peer in the wireless community.

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Apparently the wire card manufacturers don't want the public to know about it. They want people to spend the $250+ on a WAP. Thanks for the info. Now I just have to see what kind of good prices I can find for a PCI card that works for linux. Mike Wills
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