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Everybody's got a wireless network at home, but if you've ever wanted to get your iPod touch, iPhon

other wireless device connected, but all you've got is a wired network at work, school, or elsewhere,

Windows 7 makes this process trivial.

Upgraded to Windows 8? Check out Virtual Router Plus (http://lifehacker.com/5983161/virtual-

router-plus-turns-your-windows-8-pc-into-a-wi+fi-hotspot)

, a tiny free program that does the sam

thing. You can also accomplish the same thing in Windows Vista, XP

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(http://lifehacker.com/280002/turn-your-laptop-into-a-wireless-hot-spot), and even OS X

(http://lifehacker.com/283088/share-your-macs-internet-connection-wirelessly)the Windows Vi

method is almost identical to Windows 7, but XP requires a few more steps.

Before we begin, you should make sure that you've got a laptop or desktop with a wireless card that i

currently connectedif your laptop is connected to the wired network, your wireless card should be f

and we can use it to allow access to the internet. Note that you have to be plugged into a wired

connection in order to share the connection wirelessly with others, or have a second wireless card.

Readers should also note that this won't work on (some) work networks that use group policies to

enforce TPS report cover sheet boredom and prevent you from having any fun at all.

You'll want to start out by heading into the Network and Sharing Center through the Control Panel,

you can quickly get to it by right-clicking on the network icon in the system tray. Once you are ther

find the link for "Set up a new connection or network".

You'll be prompted with a wizard that allows you to connect to VPNs, dial-up, orcreate a new ad h

wireless network, which is what we want to do. You can easily use an ad hoc network to share file

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back and forth between two computers, but today we'll be using it for sharing the internet connectio

You'll need to give your network a name and choose some security optionsremember that WEP is

extremely easy to crack (http://lifehacker.com/5309695/wep-cracking-redux-beyond-the-command

line)and you'll want to make sure to use at least a decent sized key even for WPA2. The really

important option on this page is to remember to check the box for "Save this network".

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At this point your ad hoc network should be running and ready to start connecting your devices, but

you'll want to hold off just a minute.

You'll notice that the ad hoc networks that you create get added to the quick-select wireless network

when you disconnect from your ad hoc network, it's the same as stopping it. Connecting to the

network is the same as starting it back up; this way you can quickly switch back and forth between

connections with just a few clicks.

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The last step is enabling connection sharing through your regular network card, which will allow

anybody connected to your ad hoc wireless to use your internet connection. To do so, you'll want to h

into the Network and Sharing Center, click the "Change adapter settings" link on the left, and then fi

your network connection in the listit's very important that you only enable internet connection sha

on the adapter that is actually connected to the internet. In this case, my internet access at work goe

through my Local Area Connection, so I've enabled it there.

At this point, you should be able to connect any wireless device to your new ad hoc network and acc

the internet, or even share files directly with your laptop.

Have you been able to successfully get your wireless device connected to your PC? Tell us about your

experience in the comments.

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9/28/09 12:08pm axiomaticstarted this thr

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(http://axiomatic.kinja.com)This works well for iphone if your company has a wireless security system incompatible with the iph

(Such as a USB dongle with a CLASS A cert). The laptop handles the USB key and the iphone just

piggybacks on the ad-hoc network to the corp network.

I'm sure most corps would call this a major security violation, but it does work. ;-)

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timwoolsey (http://thoughtfulclown.kinja.com) axiomatic9/28/09 12:59pm (http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot?comment=

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@axiomatic: Ack! I work in IT, specifically in a Information Protection for a large corporation. Don

that!

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@timwoolsey: why not?

pdok (http://pdok-old.kinja.com) timwoolsey

9/28/09 7:27pm (http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot?comment=1566454(http://pdok-old.kinja.com)

@timwoolsey: Any large corporation that allows the kind of system manipulation described in this ar

(or by axiomatic above) is due for a hack anyway.

axiomatic (http://axiomatic.kinja.com) timwoolsey

9/29/09 8:43am (http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot?comment=156739(http://axiomatic.kinja.com)

@timwoolsey: Well I did acknowledge that it was a "major security violation" didn't I? Being a netw

admin myself I agree with you.

However it doesn't change the fact that it works.
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9/28/09 10:48am allinthefamilystarted this thr

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In my new HP lappy (HDX 16) with the Intel 5100 with Personal Area Network and My Wifi softwa

can do this easily. The wireless card can simultaneously keep me online via a router, ect while acting

router for other devices to connect through me. It's slick. If you are looking for a new laptop, look in

this intel wifi card. I believe the 5300 does this also. No wireless n though.

I should mention, connected devices see the PAN not as ad-hoc, but as a router type access point. Als

you can customize security/sharing profiles for different devices.

9/28/09 9:39am chadbradenstarted this thr

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Note: If you're wanting to do this to give your Wii some wifi, it won't work. For some reason, the Wicannot connect to an adhoc connection, as I found out this weekend. If anybody knows a workarou

that would be awesome.

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9/28/09 9:54am (http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot?comment=15(http://jupiterthunder.kinja.com)

@chadbraden: I was thinking this for my DS. It would be less of an overhaul than changing firmwa

from Tomato to DD-WRT. Still, worth a shot. I'd expect it to not work given your findings, but the D

not the Wii, so why not try.

Barry knows CPR and took that guy's wallet (http://barry-knows-cpr-and-to

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9/28/09 9:53am notavirusstarted this thr

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Oh you have to have a WIRED connection to use a wireless connection! I was on vacation a few

months ago, we were at a hotel and I signed up for a T-Mobile hotspot daypass and wanted to share

with the rest of my travel mates, it wouldn't work in windows7, they could see me but not connect t

net.

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@jupiterthunder: Why would you change the firmware from Tomato to DD-WRT? My Wii connects

fine to my router running Tomato. My DS doesn't, but only because I have WPA2 enabled. When I

no security on it, my DS Phat connects just fine.

upiterthunder (http://jupiterthunder.kinja.com) Barry knows CPR and took that guy's wallet

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@Nitrokart knows CPR and took that guy's wallet:

You've answered the question. Y ou have to switch to WEP to get the DS connected. Easy enough to

The issue is my home network is constantly in use by two or more people. Switching back and forth

disrupts what others are doing. Even if it is unimportant, I owe them the consideration not to disrup

their activity just because I want to do some multiplayer on the DS. I also should be able to connect

DS whenever the urge strikes me.

The solution I have found for countering a poor decision on Nintendo's part is detailed here:

[viidev.blogspot.com] (http://viidev.blogspot.com/2008/05/secure-wep-network-for-nintendo-ds.ht

Tomato, it says, is not able to accomplish this. I've looked and see no means of doing so within Toma

They illustrate that it can be done with DD-WRT. And thus, the need to change firmware.

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@jupiterthunder: Are you saying that DD-WRT can broadcast basically two networks - one secured

another WEP just for the DS? Interesting...
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everybody does not have a wireless network at home. in fact, i prefer a wired network because of the

speed.

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I thought XP could do this, now Vista can't, but win7 can? It's not really some great feature when yo

had it before then just ripped it out for no reason.

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@Mozoltov, motherfucker: You can use a second wireless card instead of a wired connection.

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@Mozoltov, motherfucker: bridge the connections (your connection and the wifi you're using as a

hotspot) or make sure ICS is enabled... it should work. I shared my cell phone's EDGE connection

between my laptop and desktop this way.

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@The How-To Geek: I actyally had a 2nd wireless dongle and it still wouldn't work. What is the

procedure? I will have to try it again.
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Can this be done the other way around? I have Wifi at school but they're now requiring downloadin

some antivirus junk, but I can connect just fine with my Ipod, if I can tether to my laptop I'll be

fine....and not have to download someone else's fear

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@ps360blows: The article says you can do it in each of the most current Windows OSes. Whether yo

are right, or they are, it's still a great feature (IMO) if not a new or re-visited feature.

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@ps360blows: It should work in all versions of windows since XP. It was never ripped out; the meth

of accessing it has changed slightly, that's all.

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9/28/09 11:55am (http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot?comment=156

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@planetarian: Well, I used to be able to use XP as a wireless router. Now with Vista the ad-hoc mod

extremely limited.

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9/28/09 10:11am (http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot?comment=(http://the-albatross-old.kinja.com)

@onaclov2000: It can be done and is popular for hooking up a 360 to a wireless network. Google

"Tethering 360 to wireless" or something similar.

As for the school's fear... I work in I T for a school of about 2500 students that uses Cisco Clean Acce

The solution isn't perfect and you do need to download some major enterprise anti-virus, but the

alternative is much worse... before implementing CCA four years back, the network got killed every y
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is it possible to share my laptop's wi-fi connection with my desktop (which doesn't have wireless)

somehow? e.g. via ethernet cable

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to those that cannot connect connect to their shared adhoc network - some devices do not support ad

over wpa2 try wep or open. Another case - you can connect, but guest devices cannot reach any

webpage - add google dns 8.8.8.8 in the tcp/ip4 settings of the wifi network.

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I used to use my phone to do this. Bad signal? No 3G? Only can use Wifi? My phone was a portable

hoc wifi hotspot for all of my friends in the room. I can tether my laptop to my new phone but they

don't have this functionality yet. Can't wait for it to be developed.

when students came back on campus with the latest round of viruses. I sympathize with having to p

some crappy McAfee on, but when students live to install viruses on their computer, it's the only

solution.

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@ogoldberg: answer to my own question, in case anyone else is wondering: [forums.anandtech.com

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