Microsoft is Experimenting on Virtual Wi-Fi Adapter since 2002.

They have adopted the use of this technology in their new Windows OS i.e Win 7.

You can create virtual wi-fi hosted networks in win 7, you can share internet of your laptop, netbook by creating Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point.

You can do this by using a small utility named as Connectify, but if its ain’t working for you then you can create Wi-Fi Hotspot access point using MS-Dos.

How to Create Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point (Virtual Wireless Hosted networks)

How to Create Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point (Virtual Wireless Hosted networks) :

Step 1 :

Goto Network and Sharing Center in Control Panel and then Navigate to Change Adapter Settings Over there.

Step 2 :

Select the Adapter on which you are currently using Internet on your netbook or laptop, Right Click on it and goto Properties.

Step 3 :

In Properties goto Sharing Tab and Select Allow Other Network Users to Connect through this Computers Internet Connection.

Step 4 :

In Home Network Connection select the Virtual Wi-Fi Adapter and press OK.

Step 5 :

Now Open Command Prompt (cmd.exe) on your PC with Administrative Rights.

Step 6 :

Type the following Command, just remember to change the SSID and Key (Password) as per your Requirements.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Your Network Name key=Your Password

Step 7 :

The above command will configure your virtual wireless adapter, and configure it.

Step 8 :

Now in the command prompt with Administrative Rights type the Following to Activate and use your Virtual Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point.

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Step 9 :

Now you can use the Wireless Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point to share the net and use it on your other wi-fi devices. Also, you can Stop this network by replacing ‘Star’ to ‘Stop’ in the command in Step No. 8 and using it with administrative rights.

Step 10 :

All done, if you know to use command prompt and you play around a bit, you can see your network status and also can play around and experiment it with the ‘netsh’ Command.

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How to Create Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point (Virtual Wireless Hosted networks)

How to Create Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Point (Virtual Wireless Hosted networks)

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