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   Barry Margolin to bit-naughty@hotmail.com   
   Re: Connecting 2 machines with WiFi   
   24 Jul 16 02:08:37   
   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article <3ece9f20-6b1f-4ae6-afa1-1fbfa5aca66f@googlegroups.com>,   
    bit-naughty@hotmail.com wrote:   
      
   > Is it possible to connect 2 laptops which have Wifi, and run a server on one   
   > and have the other connect to it? How please?   
      
   Yes. Connecting two devices over WiFi without using a router or access   
   point is called "ad hoc" networking, and most operating systems can do   
   it.   
      
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   Barry Margolin   
   Arlington, MA   
      
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