How to make an ad-hoc network between Windows and Linux

How to set up an ad-hoc network between Windows and Linux:

1. Disconnect both computers from any networks
2. make sure you have wicd installed on the linux laptop
3. On windows, go to control panel->network connections
4. right click on your wireless interface
5. go to properities and on the networking tab, scroll down
to Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCPIP/IPv4) and click on it once
6. Click properities
7. click use the following IP address and enter the following:
IP address: 192.168.1.2
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: 192.168.1.1
and leave the other boxes blank. Click Ok.
8. Windows may yell at you, just click ok or continue.
9. On linux, open wicd and click network->create ad-hoc network
10. name the network whatever you want (the ESSID)
11. Give it the IP 192.168.1.1
12. Click ok.
13. Connect to the new network with windows
14. You're done!