How to distribute wifi via laptop

Hello expensive blogs blog site. Today I would like to tell you about one cool chicke, and specifically how to distribute WiFi through a laptop.

Most recently was visiting friends. They have a laptop that stands constantly on the table, in its right place, and connected to the network through the cable! I am surprised asked why? Why not buy a router (router)? What a short answer was received: "We do not want to spend money on this miracle device."

I needed to check the mail through your smartphone, and get up and sit at the computer was absolutely too lazy. At this moment, I remembered how one of the customers recently set up a virtual WiFi router on a laptop. Immediately lifting your fifth point from the sofa, I sat down at the computer and said: "Guys, now there will be a miracle, your laptop will distribute WiFi"!

By the way, if you do not know how to limit the speed of the Internet through the router, read.

Step-by-step setting of WiFi virtual router on Windows 7

Most network adapters in modern laptops support this feature. virtual WiFi Router.. It is also easy to enable it on the usual stationary PC, with the installed wireless network adapter.

To distribute WiFi from a laptop, you need to perform a few steps:

Step 1:

To begin with, you need to call the computer command line. Open: Start - All Programs - Standard -. Press it right mouse button, and select " Run on the name of the administrator».

The window opens as in the picture:

Step 2:

Enter the following command and click the Enter key:

netsh WLAN Set HostedNetwork Mode \u003d ALLOW SSID \u003d »MS Virtual WiFi» Key \u003d »Justit» Keyusage \u003d Persistent

"MS Virtual WiFi" is the name of our WiFi router, and "Justit" is a password. These parameters can be changed as if at its discretion. "Keyusage \u003d Persistent" - gives us the ability to save the password, to not enter constantly manually.

After entering this command, the new equipment must be activated in the system - " Mini Port Adapter Virtual WiFi Microsoft" or " Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" (in English.).

If this equipment is not displayed, then your network adapter does not support this function. virtual WiFi.. In this case, you need to either change it or not to bathe at all and buy a good router.

For reliability, go to Control Panel - -. There should be a new connection " Wireless Network 2"With the" No Connection "status.

Step 3:

Now we need to launch our virtual wifi router. To do this, enter the following command and click Enter again in the CMD (command line).

netsh Wlan Start HostedNetwork

Access point "MS Virtual WiFi" will appear, to check, go to Control Panel — Network and Shared Access Control Center.

Step 4:

At this stage, we can already connect to our created network, but alas, we will not get to the Internet! Ask why? And because you need to open access to the global network on the adapter, through which our laptop is connected to the Internet. Open Control Panel — Network Management Center ... — Change adapter settings, in its properties, open the "Access" tab and deliver the checkbox " Allow other user users use the Internet connection of this computer.", We click OK.

Now all connected devices will have access to the global network!

We make labels on / off virtual router WiFi on Windows 7

To turn on the wireless network, you will need to constantly enter the corresponding activation command. virtual WiFi.. In my opinion, this is not quite comfortable. For convenience, you need to create two BAT-label file, with which we will easily turn on and off WiFi.