May 4, 2013
This trick is checked on windows 8 laptop.In this tutorial i will show you how to use your laptop as a hotspot.
Now for this we have to configure some network interface in laptop via Ad hoc network..
This Ad hoc network generally don't show an option in network and sharing window..so we have to configure using command prompt.
I will show how to configure using command prompt.
1.) You can use a program like Virtual Router which will allow your PC's built in Wi-Fi card to wirelessly share your Internet with any computer within range. Isn't this basically what an access point would do, you ask? Yes! you are converting your Windows 8 machine into a wireless access point and sharing your Internet connection.
2.) The other option is to configure Windows 8 using Netsh Utility in order to have the ad hoc network option.
4) Then user account control will prompt for your access press yes.
5) Now first of all you have to check weather your laptop is allowed for setting up an wireless network virtulization.
6) For checking type netsh wlan show drivers it will show you something like this..
If your wireless network interface shows "no", then you will need to update the driver of your network interface adapter.
7) Then type netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Ad_hoc_network key=12345678
for ssid =(Type your ad hoc network name in ssid )
for key= (type your password that you want to use for ad hoc network)
and mode confirms that you set ad hoc network to allow
note-key must be 8 to 10 character long otherwise it will not set an ad hoc network
8) Now type netsh wlan start hostednetwork
If it says that it couldn't start the network, then you need to disable the interface and then re-enable it.
The driver might need to be installed, so go to Device Manager and refresh the list.
Now that your hosted network is started, we need to enable Internet Connection Sharing on the wireless adapter. This will allow you to share your Internet with other computers using an Ad Hoc Wireless network.
After you configure ad hoc network in Windows 8, you must enable ICS.
Now How to enable Internet connection sharing(ICS) in windows 8
1) Go to Network and Sharing windows from the window explorer right click on network option in left corner in window pane. click on properties and you will be directed to Network and Sharing.
2) In Network and Sharing click on change adapter setting on left hand side
3) Now right click on wifi and click properties
4) Then Wifi window open click on sharing tab
5) Select Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection.
Under Home networking connection:
Choose Ad Hoc Wi-Fi Network(or the name you configured earlier)
Click OK
Your wireless adapter is now configured with Internet Connection Sharing.
6)An IP address will automatically be assigned to the Ad Hoc Wi-Fi Network adapter.
Check the IP properties to ensure it has an IP address assigned to it.
In the Network Connections window, right click Ad Hoc Wi-Fi Network and click Properties
TheAd Hoc Wi-Fi Network properties window opens, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and
click Properties.
A new window opens and shows an IP address is assigned.
7) If there is no IP address assigned then run the netsh wlan start hostednetwork command in CMD.
You can now successfully connect to the Ad Hoc Network from other PCs.
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