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Pocket PC Networking >> ad hoc networking

by bmV3ZXN0IG5ld2JpZQ » Fri, 06 May 2005 05:21:05 GMT

I'm trying to find out what kind of ad hoc functionality is standard on
pocket pc's. I've seen on ipaq's with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
there is a "Network Cards" icon in the Connections tab in Settings. It
allows me to setup a wireless network and configure it to be ad-hoc. I
haven't seen this on ipaq's with the older Windows Mobile versions.

Can anyone tell me if
1) this is functionality provided by Microsoft
2) it can be manipulated programatically
3) this ad-hoc connection has any sort of sophistication in being able to
maintain a multi-user network.

An answer to any of the questions or maybe a reference would be great.

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