A couple weeks ago I wrote about WiPeer, a free utility that lets you create ad-hoc wireless networks between nearby notebooks. Turns out Windows Vista has the same capability baked right in. Here's ...

What is an Adhoc Network? An ad hoc network is a temporary, self-organising wireless network where devices connect directly to each other without needing a central hub or existing infrastructure like ...

An ideal application for mesh networking is off-grid communication; when there’s no cellular reception and WiFi won’t reach, wide-area technologies like LoRa can be used to create ad hoc wireless ...

In today's office environments, it is not uncommon to see Macs and PCs working side by side. While both operating systems can connect to Ethernet networks with little difficulty, there is a way to ...

Although it wasn't announced alongside the plethora of other features during the Ice Cream Sandwich event, Wi-Fi Direct may prove to be one of the more important and revolutionary features of the new ...

Hey there,<BR><BR>I have a 12 hour road trip coming up, and I and my dad will spend much of the time building a website together. It sure would be nice if we could get our laptops connected with an ad ...

An “ad-hoc” wireless network that probes the strength of connections before configuring itself could make it easier for cellphone users to hop smoothly between different open networks during calls. Ad ...

A new programming language developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge in England is designed to reduce the complexity of building applications for ad hoc peer-to-peer mobile device ...