Can I use home sharing (on my mac using my other computers library) even if I'm not in a WiFi zone?

I have used Home-Sharing on my Dell Laptop and now my Mac. My mac uses the Dell's library and I was wondering whether I would have to be using the same WiFi code or whether I could be on a different WiFi or even have none and still use it?

You'd need both computers to be connecting to the same wifi network in order to Home Share.

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