Anywhere Computing with Laptops: Making Mobile Easier

Summary

Here are the key points to remember from this chapter:

• It's easy to create ad hoc Wi-Fi connections between Wi-Fi–equipped computers.

• Sharing an Internet connection is easy and useful with ad hoc connections, but it can pose a security risk.

• Ipconfig can help you resolve Internet configuration issues with your computers on your network.

• Simple star-topology access point networks are easy to set up and manage, but when your networks start getting complicated, there are many things to think about.

• There are many ways to arrange a network.

• If you need to provide public access to your wireless network, you should consider creating a network that defends the integrity of your private resources.