Thanks for the suggestions (and please keep them coming).
Unfortunately, it's not what I'm looking for. I'm trying to get new computers (running Windows 8.1) to work with an existing ad hoc network.
I'll look into the 3rd party hardware/software possibility if I can't get this working with what I've got. Thanks for the suggestion.
The loss of connectivity to ad hoc networks is apparently something that Microsoft intended to happen. The user community has been complaining to Microsoft for at least 2 months about this lost feature with no help and no results that I can find from Microsoft.
The link to www.redmondpie.com provides info on how to establish an ad hoc network, which is not what I need to do. Thanks again for trying to help.
For anyone else that encounters this problem, the link below has the only solution that I've found so far.
how to connect windows 8.1 to an ad hoc networkI'm still hopeful that there's a much better solution out there somewhere.
Thanks again for the suggestions.
Fred
