[Over Achiever]

I've posted this in several other forums, but have hit dead ends. Hopefully I'll get some help here.

Hey, this is my first time asking for help on a mac computer.

Ok, I need to set up a computer to computer connection between my previous laptop and my powerbook so I can transfer files and set up RDC.
(I can't use ethernet because my PC laptop does not have an ethernet port.)

On my PC laptop running XP Pro, I have a Linksys WPC11 Wireless card (802.11b). In the config screen, I set my wireless connection to 802.11b Ad Hoc, my SSID to <my network name>, Tx rate to automatic, PS (power saving) mode disabled, and channel to 11.

On my powerbook, I click on the airport icon, click create network, and type in the name I chose for the network. The channel is by default at 11.

So, I get this lovely status via "internet connect" on my powerbook saying Imy signal level is at 100%. Thats nice...but when I disconnect my linksys wireless card from my PC laptop, the signal strength stays the same. WTF!

Now as for going through the finder and "connect to server" (apple-K), it searches and searches, but no server! My PC doesn't show up!

Can someone give me a step by step walkthrough, or any ideas on what I'm doing incorrectly?

Many thanks,
O.A.

Ok, several notes:
I do not have a base station, but one strategy I'm trying is to set up my 17" powerbook as a base station so my PC can recognize it. Possible?

I have sharing enabled on my PC.

Thanks for all those that tried to help so far.

[velocipede]

One way to quickly check if your computers are on the same network is to check the ip address of each machine. They'll need to be on the same subnet, so, for example, the ip address of each would need to be something like 192.168.2.xxx (the actual address isn't important, just that the first three numbers are the same for each machine). To check the windows machine, type "ipconfig" from a command prompt, the Mac will show its IP address in the Network settings. Hope this isn't too basic for what you're looking for. Also, when you select "Connect to server", try typing in the addresss of your machine in this format...smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the x's being whatever your PC's ip adress is. I've found that sometime the PC won't show in the server window but typing the address as above will connect the two.

[Over Achiever]

Well, I think I figured it out on my own. After turning off DCHP on both computers, I manually entered IP addresses that were similar in the first three numbers. That seemed to do the trick.

Anyway, thanks for the help!

[Over Achiever]

Ok, the wireless network seems to be working fine now.

Now I enabled printer sharing on my PC, but I can't find it for the life of my on my mac! Any help in sharing printers? It seems a bit more complicated.

Thanks.