ad hoc network settings for windows7
Posted: 10 Dec 2011 11:02
I'm having a problem with connecting the iphone and windows 7 laptop....
If only it was as easy as the video! Tried that, no dice...
I can create the ad hoc network, select it in the iphone, and windows shows 'identifying' just like in the video...
It then stays on 'identiying' for ages... eventually its shows that its connected to an 'unidentified' network and a yellow triangle shows in the taskbar that there is a problem... If I click through the troubleshooter it says that there is a problem that the computers 'Wireless Network Connection' doesn't have a valid ip address...
So I wondering what settings people are using for an ad hoc network in windows 7?
1. Can the ad hoc network have no security or does it need security to run?
2. do I need to manually configure ip address for the computers 'Wireless Network Connection'? Is so what should they be?
3. do i need to manually configure ip address for the iphone? at the moment the ad hoc network on the iphone is showing there is a 169.254..... ip address, so I'm thinking that its already been assigned...
or any other ideas?
nice one
If only it was as easy as the video! Tried that, no dice...
I can create the ad hoc network, select it in the iphone, and windows shows 'identifying' just like in the video...
It then stays on 'identiying' for ages... eventually its shows that its connected to an 'unidentified' network and a yellow triangle shows in the taskbar that there is a problem... If I click through the troubleshooter it says that there is a problem that the computers 'Wireless Network Connection' doesn't have a valid ip address...
So I wondering what settings people are using for an ad hoc network in windows 7?
1. Can the ad hoc network have no security or does it need security to run?
2. do I need to manually configure ip address for the computers 'Wireless Network Connection'? Is so what should they be?
3. do i need to manually configure ip address for the iphone? at the moment the ad hoc network on the iphone is showing there is a 169.254..... ip address, so I'm thinking that its already been assigned...
or any other ideas?
nice one