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Old 30th Dec 2003, 08:09
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Ausatco
 
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I have an ad-hoc wireless network using D-Link DWL-520+ in the PC and DWL-650+ in the lappy. The printer is USB, connected to the PC, and the lappy sees it and uses it 100% reliably.

Ad-hoc networks are cheap to set up - mine cost about Oz$200 all up, but not as flexible or secure as the more expensive wireless access-point/router way of doing things. Good enough for home use, IMO, though I am increasingly aware of the security short-comings of ad-hoc.

Knowing what I know now, if I were to start again I'd go the access-point/router way.

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