Recently a question has been asked to the mytechyard team by one of the blog readers , regarding using the laptop as Wi-Fi router. One of our team members did find the solution and I thought of sharing the same with you guys.
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”
– Give a connection name (SSID) and set the network key
– Turn on the internet connection sharing
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.
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interesting article, thanks..
This is working excellent with my Nokia E-63 mobile. Thanks a lot.
No problem !
This trick works only in Windows 7. It’s popularly known as wi-fi tethering. Also there is a small tool called connectify. It’s a very handy tool which configures your laptop as a wifi hotspot in seconds.
Thanks for the info!
it dsnt work on mine. im using hp pavilion dv6000 with vista
please explain the problem. You are not able to detect the AP ?
I use a dell studio 1435, vista, 32 bit.. i followed the steps and setup a wifi connection.. but its not being detected in my nokia C3-00.. pls help me..
Hey Got every thing done like u explained , But my aneroid phone is not detecting the wifi connection….
When you setup the internet connection in laptop, try to “make the network visible” .. it should work fine
Trick is not working…
Can you explain, what is the problem ..
What If the internet connection is through USB and not LAN, does it work?
laptop has to be connected to internet .. apart from WiFi connection, anything should work fine.. but I still doubt , if you can create Add-Hoc connection with USB connected to laptop, if you are able to.. then its not a problem
im unable to acess with USB internet connection ..what to do now? any other alternative?
Sorry buddy, try Connectify a software mentioned in one of the above comments..
not being able to use in samsung galaxy note.. plz help…
Could you please explain the problem
– Were you not able to detect Wifi?
– Or websites are not loading ?
Hi, about your question.. I cannot detect the Wifi, Im using a galaxy mini..
Try to Type the SSID in the phone and search.. sometimes SSIDs will not get broadcast. Try that and post back your comments
it works …and working smoothly..
websites are not loading
@zia : This usually happens when you have problems with DNS. Change your DNS settings to
primary : 8.8.8.8
secondary : 8.8.4.4 In the mobile phone or any device where you are using shared wifi. It should work fine.
sir im using usb broadband and when i follow your guide, i cant find the “Setup a wireless ad-hoc network”… what should i do.. thanks
This could be because, the same could be disabled via group policy editor. If you are using a laptop given by your organization, this might not be possible
Hi! my phone detected the wi-fi but it says “no response from AP”
^^ Have you set the WiFi password correctly? if yes, kindly check previous comment to change DNS server settings.
If you are able to detect, it should work fine. please update further information by commenting here
this trick works wel for me..but stil i coudnt browse wit my nokia E6 even though it connect to my laptop’s wifi connection.When i click connect in my nokia E6 it shows “Genral:Feature not supported”. What should i do to connect my phone to this wifi net
Hi, I have created as u explained but my galaxy s2 is not detecting the Wifi. Where do you thing am going wrong. In the laptop it says “manually connect” how to change to “automatically connect”