A lot of web geeks and tech engineers has written so
many articles on how you can probably set up and enable you adhoc wireless
internet connection on your newly purchased windows 8, so one of our the admin
at Martins
Library
decided to
make my own research and here is my singular findings, which I want to share to
both new and old users of Windows 8. The new Windows 8 is not only missing
the Start Menu/Orb or the usual ability to simply restart/shut down the computer
system/PC; there are also certain other elements that our Windows designers “Microsoft”
either decided to conceal far within the settings, or skip altogether, when compared
with the previous Windows 7 and earlier versions of the operating system.
In
the midst of them is also the ability to simply/easily create an ad-hoc
wireless internet networks using your current internet connection and wireless
adapter. In actual fact, an ad-hoc wireless connection turns your computer/PC
into a virtual Wi-Fi router, which allows other devices to connect to the
internet through a shared internet connection, everyone with its own unique IP
address. Ad hoc connections used to be a breeze, until Windows 7 came since
there was an option to create one right in the Network Management utility. But
in Windows 8, the ability to enable Ad-hoc wireless does exist; it just
requires a little hard work/research to achieve.
In this little article, our team at Martins Library will guide you on how to create a wireless ad-hoc
connection under Windows 8 operating system.
Please read carefully; the step by
step procedures outlined on this webpage makes use of Windows’ local Network Shell
utility, deploying the wlan command within the utility to enable a
hosted network that will, sequentially, serve as your ad hoc wireless connection.
Now, if think all this sounds discouraging, don’t be scared, for the actual
procedure is rather simple. Just follow the few steps listed and explained below
(with image illustrations) and issue would be solved for good.
Please note that for this process to
work; your network interface must be capable of supporting hosted networks. We
recommend that that you update your network adapter to the latest drivers
before applying this procedures.
Procedures
Step 1: Launch an elevated command
prompt under Windows 8 (one with administrator privileges). To do this, type CMD from the Start Menu
Screen
Step 2: Run the following command to
verify that your network interface supports virtualization:
To do this, type this: netsh wlan show drivers
If your Hosted network supported
says “Yes”, you’re ready for this, or
else, you need to upgrade your hardware, if the software update doesn’t fix it.
Step 3: The next thing to do is to
set up the ad hoc wireless network using this command. You can REPLACE the parts in markup tags with
your own desired SSID and PASSWORD
Type this;
netsh wlan
set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<enter_network_name_here>
key=<enter_password_here>
Step 4: Now, your hosted network has
been successfully created, you now need to start it. Use the command written below:
netsh wlan
start hostednetwork
Step 5: With all these done, you’re
all set, with only just one thing remaining. If it’s not already enabled, you
need to allow Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) for your currently-active
internet connection. Simply head over to Network & Sharing Center, and in
the properties for the current internet connection, enable ICS. Make sure to
select the ad hoc connection under Home networking connection.
Finally, you can now connect any
device of your choice to the internet using the ad hoc wireless network with
internet connection sharing that you just created on your Windows 8 operating
system.
A lot of web
geeks and tech engineers has written so many articles on how you can probably
set up and enable you adhoc wireless internet connection on your newly
purchased windows 8, so our team at Martins
Library decided to make my own research and here is my
singular findings, which I want to share to both new and old users of Windows
8.
The
new Windows 8 is not only missing the Start Menu/Orb or the usual ability to
simply restart/shut down the computer system/PC; there are also certain other
elements that our Windows designers “Microsoft” either decided to conceal far
within the settings, or skip altogether, when compared with the previous
Windows 7 and earlier versions of the operating system. In the midst of them is
also the ability to simply/easily create an ad-hoc wireless internet networks
using your current internet connection and wireless adapter. In actual fact, an
ad-hoc wireless connection turns your computer/PC into a virtual Wi-Fi router,
which allows other devices to connect to the internet through a shared internet
connection, everyone with its own unique IP address. Ad hoc connections used to
be a breeze, until Windows 7 came since there was an option to create one right
in the Network Management utility. But in Windows 8, the ability to enable
Ad-hoc wireless does exist; it just requires a little hard work/research to
achieve.
In
our previous post, we wrote:
In
this little article, our team at Martins
Library
will guide you on how to create a wireless ad-hoc connection under Windows 8
operating system.
Please
read carefully; the step by step procedures outlined on this webpage makes use of Windows’ local Network Shell
utility, deploying the wlan command within the utility to enable a
hosted network that will, sequentially, serve as your ad hoc wireless connection.
Now, if think all this sounds discouraging, don’t be scared, for the actual
procedure is rather simple. Just follow the few steps listed and explained
below (with image illustrations) and issue would be solved for good.
Please
note that for this process to work; your network interface must be capable of
supporting hosted networks. We recommend that that you update your network
adapter to the latest drivers before applying this procedures.
Procedures
Step
1: Launch an elevated command prompt under Windows 8 (one with administrator
privileges). To do this, type CMD from
the Start Menu Screen
Step
2: Run the following command to verify that your network interface supports
virtualization:
To
do this, type this: netsh wlan show drivers
If
your Hosted network supported says “Yes”,
you’re ready for this, or else, you need to upgrade your hardware, if the
software update doesn’t fix it.
Step
3: The next thing to do is to set up the ad hoc wireless network using this
command. You can REPLACE the parts
in markup tags with your own desired SSID and PASSWORD
Type
this;
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
ssid=<enter_network_name_here> key=<enter_password_here>
Step
4: Now, your hosted network has been successfully created, you now need to
start it. Use the command written below:
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Step
5: With all these done, you’re all set, with only just one thing remaining. If
it’s not already enabled, you need to allow Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
for your currently-active internet connection. Simply head over to Network
& Sharing Center, and in the properties for the current internet
connection, enable ICS. Make sure to select the ad hoc connection under Home
networking connection.
Finally,
you can now connect any device of your choice to the internet using the ad hoc
wireless network with internet connection sharing that you just created on your
Windows 8 operating system.
This
procedures is worth noting that this isn’t the only method used to create an ad
hoc connection. If you don’t want to temper with netsh command, or just need an easier solution, you may easily use
a Virtual Router application for
Windows instead. Do some research from Google, you’ll find different
high-quality solutions also.
In
our previous post, we wrote:
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keep yourself updated on all the latest from Microsoft, Google, Apple and the
web, you can follow us on Twitter, add us to your circle on Google Plus or like our Facebook
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This procedures is worth noting that
this isn’t the only method used to create an ad hoc connection. If you don’t
want to temper with netsh command,
or just need an easier solution, you may easily use a Virtual Router application for Windows instead. Do some research
from Google, you’ll find different high-quality solutions also.
To
keep yourself updated on all the latest from Microsoft, Google, Apple and the
web, you can follow us on Twitter, add us to your circle on Google Plus or like our Facebook
page
and get updated from our RSS FEEDS