ZipIt WinXP Setup
To configure XP with a WiFi card to be an adhoc network node on IP address 10.0.1.9:
- Control Panel: Network connections
- Select Wireless Network Connection item on the Network connections dialog
- right click, select properties from the pop-up menu
- Click on General tab
- scroll list until you see Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) - select it and click Properties button
- select Use the following IP address radio button
- Set the IP address to 10.0.1.9
- Set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0
- Set Default Gateway to 10.0.1.9
- Do not set DNS server addresses
- Click OK
- Now click on the Wireless Networks tab on the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog
- click Advanced Button
- Click on Computer-to-computer (adhoc) networks only
- checkmark Automatically connect to non-preferred networks
- click close button
- Click Add... button on Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box
- On the Wireless network properties dialog, click the Association tab
- Enter ZIPNET as the SSID
- Network Authentication set to Open
- Data Encryption set to Disabled
- click ok
Done. Now see if it is setup correctly:
- Doubleclick the Wireless Network connection item on the Network Connections Dialog
- click on the View Wireless Networks button on the Wireless Network Connection Status dialog
- Refresh network List
You should see ZIPNET Connected in the Choose a Wireless network list