Laptops How to create a WiFi Access point using my laptop?

[m-jeri]

Hi.

I have a windows 7 loaded laptop.

And few devices which needs internet using wifi. How to do that?

I use connectifyme, but sometimes the network doesnt have internet access. even though i have selected the actual connection through which the laptop gets connected.

Any other ways?

 

[logistopath]

Check out bzeek.. The software is a little buggy at times, but works just fine.

 

[Gannu]

Had Connectifyme on my netbook and it had similar issues. Chose to go with a cheap Buffalo router. Costed close to 1k from dvdstoredelhi. Lesser hassles involved that way and no disconnectivity faced yet.

 

[mutant]

I use Connectify and it always works fine for me

 

[m-jeri]

Hmm..

Its my PG room. Dunno whether i should invest in a router.

Situation calls for, but space and all... Hmm. Let me think about router. That is the most easiest and foolproof way.

 

[rdst_1]

IIRC there is a utility (cmd commands) in Windows 7 that does what connectifyme does. Also you could just create an ad-hoc network.

Windows 7 has an excellent in-built utility, Wireless Hosted Network (Virtual Wifi) technology, that makes your computer, a wireless access point and you can connect all your network devices by sharing a single internet connection thorough your computer or laptop.

Here’s how to set it up.

1. Open command prompt with Administrator privileges. (You can do it by going to start menu, right clicking on command prompt and selecting “Run as administratorâ€).
2. Enter the following command:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Test key=Passkey

(This will create a wireless access-point with SSID of “Testâ€

Windows-7-Wifi-Setup

3. Open the Networks and Sharing Center

4. Select your mode of connecting to the internet (ethernet, wi-fi, cable etc.)

5. Enable sharing and select special ‘hosted’ interface or Wireless Connection (i.e. Virtual Wifi miniport)

6. Start it

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

And you are done.

Source

The problems that you are facing while using connectifyme might be solved if you use this above procedure.However your adapter should support 'hosted networks'. To check for that write the following command in cmd

netsh wlan show drivers

This will show whether your adapter supports hosted network mode.

 

[thomasjude47]

hi,
i have similar issue...what internet connection are you using?

 

[m-jeri]

@rds..

I used that thing.. and my network connection itself went bonkers. No connection from lan. No even from joikuspot tethering from my phone.

Couldnt figure out what was happening.

reinstalled the OS. :S...

 

[vivek.krishnan]

Use the hosted network, it works perfectly! Although every time you need to start/shutdown the hosted network, you need to issue commands! usead a batch file and it works. just remember to run in admin mode!

Or use ad hoc mode. basic, but works. only con is WEP!

also remember that either way you need to share the net interface for internet on wifi! if you are using a PPPoE connection, then share that with the wireless connection, not the LAN connection!

 

[cranky]

I use Virtual router, it's a utility that uses the internal virtual wifi host service. The service itself has no UI, and sometimes stalls after many hours of nobody connecting to it.

I've sorted out 99% of my issues by asking the client to use OpenDNS instead of trying to use the DNS on the host. Now the connection is pretty smooth at all times and no problem for remote clients to get access to the server.

Do note the wifi hotspot service itself is pretty flaky, and will often stop without warning or provocation. Connectify uses the exact same service, so it's no surprise it is flaky.

Linksys hardware used to come with its own utility for creating APs out of adapters.