Wi-Fi Alliance Certifying Wi-Fi Direct Products

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Wi-Fi Direct devices can connect together using the same range and speed as the typical infrastructure mode.

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[existencenow]

About time this is implemented in a more simple manner... now to just sit in starbux and enjoy all the people that weren't smart enough to disable there broadcast. oh how silly it is when i see 15-20 bluetooth devices on a train.

 

[Xatos]

Wow, Tom's actually had a relevant article, and with no liberal dribble. No more Batman logo's in swimming pools this week?

 

[burnley14]

Epic win for LAN parties.

 

[Travis Beane]

Doesn't Bluetooth 3.0 just set up a link for w 802.11 connection?

I wouldn't mind doing a direct wireless connection form a laptop to say, a PS3 without the use of a router.

 

[dalauder]

I guess there's not much to say, this is just generally a great development for consumers. Still, I'm surprised how few comments such a big thing as this generates.

 

[moeswow]

Why wasnt this done before... seems like the thing thats been missing with most of our wireless devices

 

[Griffolion]

[citation][nom]dalauder[/nom]I guess there's not much to say, this is just generally a great development for consumers. Still, I'm surprised how few comments such a big thing as this generates.[/citation]

Number of comments are inversely proportional to relevance of article. Its a well known formula.

 

[EcchiOni]

Didn't Cisco Aironet adapters provide this kind of ad hoc connection ages ago?

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]burnley14[/nom]Epic win for LAN parties.[/citation]
Still wont beat an industrial strength gigabit switch and a load of CAT6

 

[serendipiti]

Among the products tested I miss mp3 players, cameras, printers, TVs and other gadgetry

 

[geofry]

Very cool. Now I'm just waiting for someone to write a little piece of software that lets you set up a giant ad-lib network across town piggy backing off all these little devices laying about.

 

[Humans think]

I like the classic infrastructure. I can not predict the future but I will not use this functionality in the near future...

 

[Guest]

they originally separated the wifi access point and ADHOC, for fears of easy breaking into a pc.
I like it like this, as Windows is still too hackable.
Imagine people in the metrorail, with their advanced phones, netbooks, laptops, continuously being probed for information through a direct network. For the user it's often hard to see when you're connected to a network, or to a network via another computer.
That other computer is connected to you via an ADHOC network, and technically could find ways to get private information from you.