SETTING UP AD HOC WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION ON WINDOWS 8 – LEARN HOW

The new Windows 8 operating system was first released by Windows regulars “Microsoft” back in October/November with so much new features and new UI. Microsoft Windows 8 comes with a brand new start screen, Windows Explorer, new task manager and also the Windows Store found on mobile phone. However, if you are a command user, you may have perhaps noticed that there is no option to create a ad-hoc wireless connection in Windows 8. As we all know, Windows 7 did have an choice to set up Wireless ad-hoc connections which is missing in Windows 8 operating system. Even though there is no direct option in the network settings, there is another way that you can still enable and use ad-hoc connection on Windows 8 operating system, below are the direct steps to make it possible.

From my research in our tech workshop, I have found out that there are many third party tools like “Connectify” used to create the ad-hoc connection, however if you want this to be done locally, the first thing to do is to open the command prompt in administrator mode. Type CMD on the start screen and right click the result and select Run as Administrator from the underneath menu.
Now type the following command;

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=AdHoc key=password

Observe the above command, you can add your own value(desired name/title) for SSID and enter your desired password key. Now press enter.

For you to start the network, type the below command;

Now that your ad-hoc connection is created with your desired passkey, you need to share the existing connection.


The moment your hosted network is enabled, you can see Adhoc connection listed among the  network and sharing center. Now the adhoc network requires an internet connection and for this, you need to share the existing active Internet connection. You have to Right click on your exisiting Wi-Fi internet connection and select/click properties.


Next step: Now select the Sharing tab in properties. Check the box against “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection”. After that, select the newly created Adhoc connection from the drop down list. Now save the details and close the properties.


I believe you can now see Internet available on the new ad-hoc connection created.


At any time you want to stop the hosted network, use this command;
netsh wlan stop hostednetwork

That’s it, but if  you find this method difficult, you can perhaps use tools like Virtual Hotspot, Connectify or mHotspot etc.

That’s all you need to do. I hope this helps. Share this with your friends and family.


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