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Ad hoc networking: when you're on the road, your portable Mac is often on its own, cut adrift from the networks it usually relies on for Internet access and file sharing. And while you can often get Net access, one way or another, there are times when you need to share that access, or share files, with your traveling companions. The solution is ad hoc (or computer-to-computer) networking.(MOBILE MAC)
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Macworld
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October 1, 2005
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An ad hoc network (ad hoc means "for this purpose") is a network you create on-the-fly, using direct Ethernet, FireWire, Wi-Fi, or even Bluetooth connections among your Macs. An ad hoc, computer-to-computer network doesn't rely on a local server, a router, or the Internet to mediate those connections. Instead, OS X (10.1 to 10.4) works out the details all by itself.
An ad hoc network does, of course, have its limits. If you're using the network to share Internet access, the number of people who can effectively join it will be limited by the amount of available bandwidth. And each connection method has its own limits--for instance, while a FireWire network can handle more ...
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