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A system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a peer-to-peer wireless network is advertised utilizing a granting node. Further, a requesting node is provided for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network. Thereafter, such requesting node is redirected to a portal. To this

A system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a peer-to-peer wireless network is advertised utilizing a granting node. Further, a requesting node is provided for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network. Thereafter, such requesting node is redirected to a portal. To this end, a software application is capable of being downloaded to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a granting node; connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a requesting node; in response to an action by the requesting node, automatically redirecting the requesting node from a requ

What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a granting node; connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a requesting node; in response to an action by the requesting node, automatically redirecting the requesting node from a requested location to a portal including a graphical user interface; and downloading a software application to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal, wherein the software application is downloaded to the requesting node for enabling the requesting node to access a centrally-based wireless network; wherein the graphical user interface allows a user of the requesting node to approve the download of the software application; wherein the connecting occurs in response to an attempt by the requesting node to join the centrally-based wireless network, where an access point directs the requesting node to a Web page explaining that the user should first join the peer-to-peer wireless network. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the peer-to-peer wireless network includes an ad-hoc network. 3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the redirecting occurs in response to the action including any request received from the requesting node. 4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the redirecting occurs in response to the action including an opening of a network browser utilizing the requesting node. 5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the redirecting is carried out in response to the action including a request from the requesting node to access the centrally-based wireless network. 6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the centrally-based wireless network includes a network operating in an infrastructure mode. 7. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the centrally-based wireless network requires that the software application be installed on the requesting node for allowing access thereto. 8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the software application carries out a process including: exchanging a first key between the granting node and the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network; generating a human-perceptible hash at the granting node and the requesting node, utilizing the first key; comparing the human-perceptible hashes via an out-of-band communication channel; and transmitting a second key to the requesting node for providing access to the centrally-based wireless network based on the comparison. 9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the software application carries out a process including: exchanging a first key between the granting node and the requesting node via another peer-to-peer wireless network; generating a human-perceptible hash at the granting node and the requesting node, utilizing the first key; comparing the human-perceptible hashes via an out-of-band communication channel; and transmitting a second key to the requesting node for providing access to the centrally-based wireless network based on the comparison. 10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the granting node redirects the requesting node to the portal. 11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the portal includes a captive portal. 12. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface allows the user of the requesting node to download the software application. 13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the software application includes an applet. 14. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the software application requires a separate installation process on the requesting node. 15. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the portal is stored at the granting node. 16. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising: computer code for identifying advertisement of a peer-to-peer wireless network initiated by a granting node; and computer code for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a requesting node; wherein the computer program product is operable such that, in response to an action by the requesting node, the requesting node is automatically redirected from a requested location to a portal including a graphical user interface for downloading a software application to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal, wherein the software application is downloaded to the requesting node for enabling the requesting node to access a centrally-based wireless network; wherein the computer program product is operable such that the graphical user interface allows a user of the requesting node to approve the download of the software application; wherein the computer program product is operable such that the connecting occurs in response to an attempt by the requesting node to join the centrally-based wireless network, where an access point directs the requesting node to a Web page explaining that the user should first join the peer-to-peer wireless network. 17. A system, comprising: a granting node for advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network; and a requesting node for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network; wherein the system is operable such that, in response to an action by the requesting node, the granting node automatically redirects the requesting node from a requested location to a portal including a graphical user interface, and a software application is downloaded to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal, wherein the software application is downloaded to the requesting node for enabling the requesting node to access a centrally-based wireless network; wherein the system is operable such that the graphical user interface allows a user of the requesting node to approve the download of the software application; wherein the system is operable such that the connecting occurs in response to an attempt by the requesting node to join the centrally-based wireless network, where an access point directs the requesting node to a Web page explaining that the user should first join the peer-to-peer wireless network. 18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the peer-to-peer network includes an ad-hoc network. 19. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the redirecting occurs in response to the action including any request received from the requesting node. 20. A system, comprising: a granting node for advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network to a requesting node for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network; wherein the system is operable such that, in response to an action by the requesting node, the granting node automatically redirects the requesting node from a requested location to a portal including a graphical user interface, and a software application is downloaded to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal, wherein the software application is downloaded to the requesting node for enabling the requesting node to access a centrally-based wireless network; wherein the system is operable such that the graphical user interface allows a user of the requesting node to approve the download of the software application; wherein the system is operable such that the connecting occurs in response to an attempt by the requesting node to join the centrally-based wireless network, where an access point directs the requesting node to a Web page explaining that the user should first join the peer-to-peer wireless network.