wifi pda to laptop

[zqdime]

I am new to wifi, but I was wondering if what i want to do is possible. The info that came with my wireless adapter for my laptop said that you could either use the adapter to connect to a router or directly to another computer with a wireless card. So I was wondering if I could connect it to my pda (sony clie tj-37) without going through a router. If this is possible, what do I have to do to make it work?

[CEB]

It's possible with my Palm, I don't know about a Clie though. Try this...

Turn off the router, so there's no confusion with the signals. Turn on you Clie and turn on its WiFi. Go to your laptop, and use the network/WiFi software to search for a WiFi signal. When it sees your Clie, go back to the Clie and set up an ad-hoc connection, then try the same on the lappy.

Sorry to be a bit vague, but I only did it once.

You might need to turn off your lappy's firewalls until you get it set up.

See how far you get, and if you get stuck, post again.

Good luck.