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Use your laptop as Wi-Fi router to share internet

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nithinks
nithinks Original post #1
Nov 29, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Source : Use your laptop as Wi-Fi router to share internet | My Tech Yard

Provided you have a laptop, and the internet connection to it via LAN, you can use the laptop as the Wi-Fi router. This can be achieved by doing simple network configuration.
- Go to Control Panel->Network and Sharing Center
- Click on “Setup a new connection or network”
- Select “Setup a wireless ad-hoc network”

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- Give a connection name (SSID) and set the network key
- Turn on the internet connection sharing

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Now you will be able to search for this Wi-Fi AP in other laptops, and mobiles. You can start using the internet just be entering the network key.
R
Dec 1, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Hi, I am new here and feel happy for becoming the part of this great environment.Thanks for the information as I did not know much WiFi related details.
Thanks
skippednote
Dec 1, 2010 at 7:48 PM
If on Windows 7 use Connectify. It makes use of the Windows Virtual Access point and makes the connection possible for device that work with Access Points only (not Ad Hoc)
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nick121 #4
Jan 11, 2011 at 11:17 PM
I am having problem sharing the LAN connection through wifi. In ubuntu it works but I can't get it working in windows. I setup adhoc connection but it does not show internet sharing option in windows7.
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PraKs #5
Jan 11, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Connectify is a smooth software..

Only problem faced is iPhone is not able to connect it :(
thetechfreak
Jan 13, 2011 at 11:50 AM
not possible for Windows XP? :(