Methods for distributing wifi from a laptop. Ways to quickly distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop and PC
Windows can turn your computer or laptop into a wireless access point if you allow it to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi. Setting up Internet distribution on Windows 7, 8 and 10 is somewhat different. Therefore, to install Internet distribution via Wi-Fi, we will consider separate instructions for each Windows operating system. Go.
The ability to share the wired Internet connection of your computer or laptop to connect wireless devices is available in Windows 7, 8 and 10 without installing additional components. Creating such connections, which are an example of peer-to-peer networks, is as easy as pie. In general, a classic example of a peer-to-peer network is a network of the form computer - switch - computer, and that computers have the same rights on this network. And in our case, the Wi-Fi wireless network interface will be responsible for the role of a switch.
Please note that when setting up a peer-to-peer network using the Wi-Fi adapter of your computer to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi, the current Wi-Fi connection, if any, will be disabled. Since the Wi-Fi adapter will be used to distribute the Internet and will no longer be able to receive it.
I would like to inform you that I do not show here how, after all the settings, you can find the resulting access point on your smartphone or laptop and connect to it. Due to the flourishing of the smartphone market, I think that everyone can connect to a Wi-Fi network.
How to share internet with Windows 10
1. Launch in any way convenient for you: by clicking +I on the keyboard, through the START menu by clicking on the icon. On the main settings page, click the button Network and Internet.
4. In the edit network information window, set the network name and enter your password, consisting of at least 8 characters.
That's all you need to do in Windows 10 to distribute the Internet from your computer via Wi-Fi. This is one of the best features of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
We distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi from a laptop or computer in Windows 8
Unfortunately, Windows 8 does not have a graphical interface for setting up a peer-to-peer network, so we will use the command line for some steps to set up the Internet via Wi-Fi.
It must be said that this method of distributing the Internet via Wi-Fi, described for Windows8, is also suitable for Windows 7 without any additions. All steps are completely identical.
1. Open Network connections in a way convenient for you, for example, by pressing the combination + R on the keyboard and typing in the window Execute team ncpa.cpl, press the button OK.
3. Switch to the tab Access and enable the option Allow other network users to use this computer's Internet connection. If the second parameter Allow other network users to control Internet connection sharing. Then click the button OK.
4. Next, you need to launch the command line with administrator rights. Open the START menu and enter cmd. In the search results on the line Command line right-click and select from the context menu.
5. At a command prompt with administrator privileges, enter:
Netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=" Where Netsh wlan start hostednetwork From this moment on, your computer or laptop is ready to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi. 7. At any time, you can view connection information, where you can find out what channel your connection is using, access point name, authentication type, Wi-Fi type and the number of clients connected to the network. Netsh wlan show hostednetwork 8. You can stop broadcasting Wi-Fi Internet distribution with the following command: Netsh wlan stop hostednetwork As mentioned earlier, you can set up Internet distribution in a way that is suitable for Windows 8. But we will consider using a computer-to-computer network (Ad-hoc) to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi. This method is interesting because you do not need to use the command line to configure distribution. 1. Open in Control Panel Network and Sharing Center. In the Change network settings section, click Setting up a new connection or network. 2. Then in the window that opens, select and click Further. 4. The system will automatically configure Internet distribution via WiFi and display a window that is ready to connect to the Wi-Fi network with the specified parameters. In the window that appears, click Enable Internet Connection Sharing. We install, launch, specify the network name (SSID), set the desired password, and select our wireless connection that we want to distribute. Press the button Start Virtual Router, and you're done. Below you can see a list of connected devices. It just couldn't be simpler. Setting up Internet distribution via Wi-Fi may seem like a hassle to some, but in reality it is not that difficult. It all depends on what version of Windows you are using. In addition, you can always use a third-party application, which comes down to an even simpler way to turn your computer or laptop into an access point. Now you can always use this article to distribute your Internet channel via Wi-Fi, even if you don’t have a Wi-Fi router at hand. Vladislav 12/22/2018 at 09:06 (4 months ago) Sergey, hello again. Vladislav. Your advice about turning off and on both access “worked”: it was possible to select a virtual adapter in the list. We managed to connect two smartphones to the Internet at the same time, and both smartphones and both network adapters have four different IP addresses, although if you go to myip.com from the browsers of both smartphones and a computer, the site shows the same address - the same as the “Connection” adapter over a local network”, where the three IP addresses came from, which, by the way, differ only in the fourth digit, I cannot understand. However, connecting smartphones to the Internet was possible with one caveat - by disabling the firewall. If turning it off for one or two minutes for experimental purposes is still acceptable, then exchanging Wi-Fi for a permanently disabled firewall is unacceptable. For a potential malicious program, it only takes one second of exchange of information with its site; Every time I turn off the firewall (public networks), I immediately see splashes of both yellow (receiving data) and red (sending data) colors in the Task Manager. I know about the Resource Monitor, but it has four tables on top of each other, and I don’t know how to use them to understand which program or browser tab just caused a spike in the graph. It’s also annoying that the “Wireless Network Connection 2” graph is always empty, meaning it’s impossible to separately see the traffic distributed via Wi-Fi. It is also possible, with the firewall turned off, the location changed to “Home” and Wi-Fi being successfully distributed, to look at the network map (picture) to find out how Windows names the devices. Regarding the creation of new rules for outgoing and incoming connections. There is a lot written and described on the Internet about this. But nowhere is it written how to create rules for network locations, network adapters, hardware devices (smartphones) by their name or physical (MAC) address. And in the interface for creating new rules (future rule properties), the corresponding fields are not provided, but a field is provided for the IP address. I created both outgoing and incoming rules for the addresses 192.168.137.1 (virtual adapter), 192.168.137.26 (one of the smartphones), which were later replaced by the range 192.168.137.(0-255). I note that the myip.com website does not show any of them. The interface was first listed as “Wireless”, then was changed to “All interface types”. The following rules were also transferred from prohibiting (red) to allowing (green): rules for outgoing connection: Wireless portable devices (SSDP - outgoing) all, rules for incoming connections: the same as for outgoing ones, as well as Wireless portable devices (SSDP - inbound) domain, Of course, I don’t know what all these Latin abbreviations mean, but the words “Wireless...”, “Sharing...” prompted me to switch these rules to permissive ones. Perhaps this is the rub. But, nevertheless, it was not possible to start distribution with the firewall turned on. Maybe there are more rules that need to be made permissive?, now almost all of them are prohibitive, except for a few created specifically for three browsers, two players, two converters, VPN, and several more programs. When you disable a rule in the list of outgoing connections, the corresponding program loses access to the Internet, checked now! Disabling rules in the list of incoming connections does not affect the access of the corresponding programs to the Internet. Regarding the reaction of the smartphone. It has been noticed that if you disable the firewall on your laptop, then start listening to an Internet radio station on your smartphone (with a player, via an m3u file, or in a browser by going to the radio station’s website), then turn on the firewall, then listening will continue until it is stopped ( not pause) or the page will not be refreshed. An update or access to another site will fail with the wording “DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET”; if you contact via IP, the wording will be “ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE”. I am writing in detail because for me this information is practically “empty”, but you will most likely be able to glean something useful from it. Regarding the operating system. Its name was taken not from anywhere, but from System Properties, in the same place - Windows Experience Index. Assuming that I had the wrong version of Windows 7, I looked at the corresponding Wikipedia article. It turned out that there are 6 versions of Windows 7, and among them there is “Home Basic”. But your mistake was not in vain, because after reading the article almost to the end, I came across KB3080149 and Diagtrack, after “googling” it, I put my fingers to my open mouth in horror. I hope Android smartphones don’t have their own Diagtrack. Habrahabr writes that it has renamed itself to “Connected User Experiences and Telemetry”. Regarding the command line. Searching on the Internet for a way to add a device name or its physical (MAC) address to a firewall rule did not lead to the desired result, but it did lead to something - a command was found that displays a list of connected devices: “netsh wlan show hostednetwork”. The result of the command is shown in one of the images. You can add this command to this article. Regarding the picture in my previous comment. It's my mistake, I didn't notice that white background and didn't crop it, causing the image to be 2752x1504 pixels even though the color portion of the image is 1600x900, the same size as my computer display. The detailed image opens if you open it in a new window, a new tab, or by clicking on it, after temporarily disabling the execution of Jawa scripts for this site. Please correct the image if possible. Regarding the VPN program. It turned out that it only works with traffic from laptop programs, but does not affect traffic from smartphones. How to fix it? I came up with an idea on how to transfer all the firewall parameters to you at once. They are collected into one image 3496x1592 pixels, which should open normally in a new window. Thank you. There is often a situation when the Internet is connected to one computer or laptop, and there is a need to distribute this Internet to other devices. Smartphone, tablet, or other computer. If you came to this page, then most likely you know that you can distribute Wi-Fi from a computer and without a router. It’s better, of course, to buy an inexpensive router, connect the Internet to it, and it will distribute it to all devices. But this is not always possible. It is in such cases that you can use a laptop or computer with a Wi-Fi adapter as a router. There are several ways to launch a virtual Wi-Fi network and force your computer to distribute the Internet. I would highlight three methods: using commands via the command line, via a mobile hotspot, and using third-party programs. Now we will take a closer look at each method. You can choose a more suitable option for yourself and proceed to setup using the instructions that you will find in this article, or using the links that I will leave during the writing process. How to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi from a computer: The instructions to which I provided above are quite sufficient to set everything up. But since I decided to make one large and general article on this topic, I will write a detailed guide for each method. Of course with pictures. Note! If you want to distribute Wi-Fi without a router using a desktop computer (PC), then you must have a Wi-Fi adapter. Internal or external, which is connected via USB. I wrote about such adapters. In laptops this adapter is built-in. It doesn’t matter whether you have a PC or a laptop – Wi-Fi should work. The driver for the wireless adapter must be installed, and the "Wireless network" or "Wireless network connection" adapter must be in the list of connections. To check whether you can start Wi-Fi sharing, launch a command prompt as an administrator and run the command netsh wlan show drivers. Next to the line "Hosted network support" should be "yes". Let's move on to the settings. Let me remind you that this method is suitable for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. You need to run the command line as an administrator. In Windows 7, open "Start", then "All Programs" - "Accessories". Right-click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as Administrator". In Windows 10 and 8, you can simply right-click on the Start menu and select "Command Prompt (Admin)." Copy and execute (using the Enter key) the following command: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid="my_wi-fi_network" key="12345678" keyUsage=persistent This command specifies the name ssid="my_wi-fi_network" and password key="12345678" for a Wi-Fi network that will be distributed by a PC or laptop. You can change your name and password if you wish. To start the access point itself, you need to run the following command: This is the result you should get after executing the first and second commands: Devices can already be connected to the running Wi-Fi network, but the Internet will not work yet. Need to open public Internet access. To do this, go to "Network Connections" (Network and Sharing Center - Change adapter settings). Right-click on the connection through which you are connected to the Internet and select "Properties". Next, on the “Access” tab, you need to check the box next to “Allow other network users to use this computer’s Internet connection” and select a new connection from the list. The connection name will contain a number (not necessarily the same as in my screenshot), and below is the name of the network, which is indicated in the first command. netsh wlan stop hostednetwork And run it again with the command: netsh wlan start hostednetwork After these steps, you can connect to a Wi-Fi network called "my_wi-fi_network" (if you haven't changed it), and use the Internet. As you can see, without a Wi-Fi router. If you encounter a problem where devices cannot connect to an access point, or connect but the Internet does not work, then first of all, disable your antivirus and firewall. Also see the articles, links to which I will provide below. Might be useful: It should be noted that a computer does not always willingly turn into a router. Sometimes you need to dance with a tambourine :) In this case, everything is much simpler. Open "Options" (the button with the gear icon in the Start menu) and go to the "Network and Internet" section. The "Mobile hotspot" tab contains all the settings for this function. The network name and network password will immediately be written there. If you want to change them, click on the "Change" button. Set new ones and save. If any problems occur, disable your antivirus and firewall. Today, almost every person has mobile devices that operate using WiFi Internet. Modern wireless networks have completely changed the approach to using computer devices, thereby making a huge contribution to the computer industry. The concept of virtualization can increase existing capabilities by removing some restrictions on the use of networks. This technique has been implemented by various companies, including Microsoft (VirtualWiFi). Microsoft's VirtualWiFi technology can only create a connection with the AES encryption type, so it will not work for Android devices (they can only work with the TKIP encryption type). In addition, the stripped-down version of Windows (“Starter”) does not have very strong functionality, so they cannot distribute WiFi using this technology. First you need to take a laptop that uses an adapter with VirtualWiFi technology. You need to configure it and create a network connection using the “Network and Sharing Center” and the “Create and configure a new connection” tab. This is followed by entering the network name in the SSID field, setting a password, entering a security key and saving all settings. After this, you can start using the Internet. (More details will be described at the bottom of the article) You can work with your home WiFi network using the command line, for which you should use the netsh command. You need to create a file in bat format, specify in it all the settings for the future network and simply run it. This will install the VirtualWiFiAdapter driver and create a wireless connection. Once all settings are completed, you must give permission for other users to use the network. First, you need to press the WIN+R key combination to open the command execution window. Then type the “cmd” parameter in the column and launch the command line. In the window that appears, type the command “netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=”goodkomp” key=”12345678″ keyUsage=persistent”. The parameter designations are as follows: “set hostednetwork” (network settings), “ssid=”goodkomp”” (network name), “key=”12345678″” security key, “keyUsage=persistent|temporary” permanent or temporary network key. After all the steps taken, a new device “Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter” should appear in the Device Manager. Now the wireless network needs to be started. To do this, go to the command line again and enter the following command “netsh wlan start hostednetwork”. Now you need to go to the “Network and Sharing Center”, where a new connection should appear. Next, go to “Network Connections” (“Control Panel” -> “Network and Internet” -> “Network Connections”). Next, you need to click on the connection through which you access the Internet and right-click on it. Select the “Properties” tab, then “Access”. Check the box “Allow other network users to use this computer’s Internet connection” and select the connection through which you connect to the wireless network and click on the “OK” tab. Using the following commands you can view the network parameters: Same method only using a text file . Free utility - Virtual Router Plus. You can download this program from the software website. After going to the site, you must click on the “Download Latest Release” tab (download the latest version), where links to download the program will be provided. The program will be downloaded to your computer in a zip archive. The advantage of this program is that it does not need to be installed on the computer itself - you just need to download the archive, unzip it and run the program. In the unpacked archive with the program, you should run the exe file “VirtualRouter.exe”. Then the program itself will open. The column called “NetworkName” contains access points that will subsequently distribute the Internet. The “Password” column contains the password that is required to access the network. The “Shared Connection” column contains the connection from which the Internet will be distributed. If the initial settings are not satisfactory for one reason or another, they can be changed. To change the password, you need to click on the “Advanced settings” tab, where the additional settings menu will open. This program has its drawbacks, for example, it often conflicts with drivers and adapters. If a program has a conflict with a driver, you need to find an alternative to the driver software that is available on your computer. If a conflict occurs with the adapter, then it is better to look for another program for WiFi. If a critical error occurs while using the program, the user will be redirected to the developers' website, where the necessary recommendations will be given to resolve the error. Advanced users may not be satisfied with the functionality of the Virtual Router Plus program. For such cases, the free Switch Virtual Router utility is perfect. This program does not support Windows XP and Vista operating systems. The program runs under Windows 7, 8, 8.1. You can purchase the program on the developer’s website by just clicking on the “download” tab. After downloading the program, you need to run the executable exe file. Then the program’s installation window will open, which will greet you with the words “Welcome to ExcelsiorInstaller for SwitchVirtualRouter 3.3.” Below you need to click on the “next” tab. Next, you will be taken to the window for accepting the license agreement, where you need to click on the “accept” tab. In the shortcut creation window, click on the “next” tab. Then check the boxes where you need to create shortcuts and click on the “next” tab. Then the installation of the program will follow. After installation, you need to click on the “exit” tab. When the installation of the program is complete, you need to launch it to perform the initial setup. The “General” tab will open, where there are several columns at the bottom. One of them is called “NameRouterSSID” - in it you need to specify the name of the Wi-Fi access point. The next column is “Password” - in it you need to indicate the so-called network access key. In the “Confirmpassword” column, you must repeat the password. You can also check the “Showconnecteddevice” column if you want to see a list of connected devices to the network. The column “Auto-updateofNetworkstatus” (automatic update of network status) will automatically create an access point when the system starts. The “Soundnotification” column will sound a sound if a new device is connected to the virtual modem. In the program settings, in the “Language” tab, you can select your preferred language. If you want the program to start when the operating system starts, you should add it to startup by checking the “RunwitchWindows” box (run together with Windows). If errors occur during the initial setup, you should restart the PC and try the settings again. It is worth noting that not a single implemented software analogue of a Wi-Fi router can replace the functionality of a real one. It is better to buy a router with Wi-Fi support. Only in a hardware router can you very flexibly set up encryption and introduce network access restrictions for a certain set of devices, which will prevent third parties from connecting to the wireless network. Hardware routers have significantly higher adapter power than a laptop. Modern wireless devices have signal amplifiers installed; they distribute the Internet over a greater distance. Another undoubted advantage of such a router is that it does not require turning on the computer for its operation, since the power is supplied from its own unit. Connectify Hotspot is a small program for creating a wireless access point on a laptop. The program is compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1. The device that will be selected for the access point must have an Internet connection, but it does not matter what type of connection is involved, be it 3G or a regular ADSL connection. In the program menu, you can view connection statistics. You can view reports on transmitted and received information. The program's interface is easy to understand, making it great for novice users. The Wireless Access Point Creation Wizard will help you make all the necessary settings in a few clicks. The function of minimizing the program to the system tray will help avoid desktop overload. One of the disadvantages of such a program is the lack of support for older operating systems such as XP and Vista. The program has an English interface, but in itself it is intuitive. First you need to download the program, then run the installation file and install. After installation, you will need to restart your computer so that the program can install drivers for the network card. After the reboot, you should launch the program. Next you need to fill in the fields: The main advantages of the program: First you need to download the program from the official website. After this, run the installation program, and then restart the computer to install the driver software for the network card. How to use the MyPublicWiFi program: You can now join the connection using your phone or tablet. After the device detects a new network, you need to enter the created key (password). To stop Wi-Fi distribution, you need to click on “Stop HotSpot” in the program window, after which the distribution will be stopped. A simple way to distribute WiFi is the built-in MS Virtual Wi-Fi adapter. Using it you can set up a wireless network connection. To do this, you will need to perform several sequential steps: In the window that appears, you need to click on the “Creating and setting up a new network” tab, then on “next” and fill in the fields that appear: “Name of the wireless network”, you can use any name, “WiFi password”, required to connect to the network, “ Security Type", it is recommended to select WPA2-Personal; Thus, it turns out that you can distribute WiFi from a laptop in various ways - you just have to decide which method you like best. To connect several devices to the Internet at once, including wirelessly, a classic Wi-Fi router is most often used. Modern routers do an excellent job of providing a reliable and interference-resistant connection, but a router may not always be at hand. A standard situation - you decided to spend several days at the dacha and took with you only a laptop with a USB modem. It would be nice to be able to connect to the Internet through it not only on your laptop computer, but also on mobile gadgets such as a smartphone or iPod. Those. There is a need to use a laptop as a separate Wi-Fi access point, to which other devices can be connected, similar to a regular router. If anyone didn’t know, the functionality for implementing such a task is built into the Windows 7/10 operating systems, the main thing is that your laptop is equipped with a wireless adapter. So, in this article, in a step-by-step manner, we will look at all the main ways to distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop running Windows 7 or Windows 10. We will create an access point both using the system itself and using the most popular third-party programs. The Internet source for the laptop will be a 3G modem from one of the mobile operators. However, all the schemes discussed will also work in the case of a regular wired Internet connection. For users who are not familiar with the command line, this method will probably seem quite complicated and tricky. However, if you follow the instructions exactly, then no problems should arise. Most importantly, this method is universal, i.e. works in both Window 7 and Windows 10, and does not require the installation of any additional applications. First of all, let's launch the command line itself as an administrator. You can do this through the search bar of the Start menu, right-clicking on “Command Prompt” and selecting “Run as administrator.” In Windows 10, simply right-click on the Start menu icon and select “Command Prompt (Admin).” In the console we immediately execute the command netsh wlan show drivers to make sure that the laptop’s Wi-Fi adapter is currently capable of operating in access point mode. After entering the specified command, press Enter and look for the line “Hosted network support.” If “Yes” is next to it, then everything is in order and you can move on to the next step, but if it says “No”, then there is no point in continuing, since the adapter is not ready to distribute Wi-Fi. The reasons for the lack of hosted network support can be very different - from incorrectly installed (or old) drivers to incompatibility of the current version of Windows with the installed hardware. We have devoted a separate article to ways to solve such a problem (see “”), so now we will not focus on them and will move on. At this stage, we need to enter a command to initialize the created Wi-Fi virtual host. It looks like this: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=InternetNout key=87654321 If everything went well, a corresponding message will appear, as in the screenshot. Now we launch our network with the command netsh wlan start hostednetwork, after which we should see the message “The hosted network has started.” You need to check whether a new wireless connection has indeed appeared. Go to the “Network and Sharing Center” and find the network we created InternetNout. True, its status is “Without network access”, which categorically does not suit us. In order for a virtual Wi-Fi point to be able to distribute the Internet, it must gain access directly to the connection through which the laptop itself receives the Internet. In our case it is Ethernet 3. Click on it, and then click on the “Properties” button. Next, go to the “Access” tab and check the box next to “Allow other network users to use this computer’s Internet connection.” Below, select the target connection from the drop-down list. For us this is “Local Area Network Connection* 14”. Click “OK” to apply the parameters. Now in the network control center the status InternetNout changed to “Internet”, which is what we wanted. We pick up the smartphone and in the corresponding settings section we check whether the device sees the created Wi-Fi point. If all the steps described above are completed, the network will certainly be detected. Click on it, enter the password and wait for the connection to occur. The laptop will start distributing the Internet to our smartphone via Wi-Fi. The command allows you to display information about the network, for example, the number of connected clients netsh wlan show hostednetwork. To disable the access point, run the command netsh wlan stop hostednetwork. This method allows you to create an access point without any manipulations with the command line, but the method only works in Windows 7. First, open the “Network and Sharing Center”, and then follow the link “Set up a new connection or network”. In the window that opens, select the item “Set up a wireless computer-to-computer network,” and then click “Next.” Fill in the “Network name” and “Security key” fields, then click “Next” again. A window will appear notifying you that the network is ready to use. At the same stage, you are prompted to enable Internet connection sharing. This must be done by clicking on the appropriate link. Now all that remains is to wait for the operation to complete. To see the newly created network, in the “Network and Sharing Center” on the left, you need to click on the “Manage wireless networks” link. Here you can manage connections - delete, add, change properties, set priority. In Windows 10, it is possible to very quickly organize an access point for mobile devices through the Settings utility. Launch the application and go to the “Network and Internet” section. In the menu on the left, select “Mobile hotspot”. If your laptop is connected to the Internet wired or using a USB modem, on the page that opens you can allow sharing of the Internet connection between multiple devices. That is, the same Wi-Fi access point will appear through which the Internet will be distributed from the laptop to other devices. To activate the hotspot, move the slider located at the top to the “On” position. The network name and password to access it will be indicated below (they are generated automatically). The network exists (we call it DESKTOP-EHJUIN4 3118), but does not yet have access to the Internet, as you can verify by going to the network control center. To open this access, you need to repeat all the same steps that we performed when working with the command line. We go to the Properties of the connection responsible for “supplying” the Internet to the laptop, and on the “Access” tab, put a checkmark next to the corresponding item. Below, select the desired connection from the list for which you open access to the Internet. Save the changes with the OK button. We make sure that the network is now connected to the Internet. We connect to it on a smartphone or any other device. If all of the above methods do not suit you or if they were not used to distribute the Internet, it makes sense to use third-party programs, of which there are a great many. We will look at the two most convenient in our opinion. MyPublicWiFi This application has many positive reviews and has a simple interface that allows you to start distributing the Internet via Wi-Fi from your laptop after just a couple of clicks. Download the program from the official website mypublicwifi.com and install it on your laptop computer. During installation you will need to restart your laptop. Next, launch the utility and set the settings for the virtual access point. We enter the network name and password, and also indicate the connection through which the Internet will be distributed via Wi-Fi. The virtual network is launched by clicking the “Set up and Start Hotspot” button. The program has minimal settings, so understanding them will not be difficult. Connectify Hotspot Another popular program that makes it possible to easily distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop to any portable devices. Download the Russian-language version of the utility at http://www.connectify.me/ru/, install it and restart the computer. Let's launch the program. On the Settings tab we see that the application can operate in several modes. By default, the “Wi-Fi hotspot” mode is selected – this suits us. We set the parameters of the virtual router approximately as in the screenshot below. Please note that we have created a new wireless access point, receiving the Internet through the same Wi-Fi. The program allows this configuration. Having completed all the settings, launch the point by clicking the button at the bottom of the window. After a few seconds of waiting, the network should appear. We find it on the smartphone and connect after entering the password. We did not encounter any difficulties - after a successful connection, the Internet distribution from the laptop occurred as if it were a regular router. All users connected to your Wi-Fi will appear in the Clients tab of the Connectify Hotspot app. Note that to create an access point we used the free version of the program, the functionality of which turned out to be quite sufficient. If you need advanced features, you will, of course, have to pay. This is, perhaps, all we wanted to tell you about the topic of distributing Wi-Fi from a laptop using Windows 7/10 or using special programs. If the virtual router does not want to be created, then most likely there are problems with the adapter drivers or it does not support operation in access point mode at all (the latter is unlikely). If the network appears, but after connecting to it the sites do not load, then public access to the Internet is not open or is blocked by a firewall/antivirus. Write about any difficulties you encounter in the comments below, and we will work together to try to help you.
Internet distribution via Wi-Fi in Windows 7
We distribute wired Internet through the application
Wireless portable devices (TCP - outgoing) private, public,
Wireless portable devices (TCP - outgoing) domain,
Wireless portable devices (UPnP - upstream) all,
Internet Connection Sharing (SharedAccess outgoing traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (outgoing SSDP traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (UPnP outgoing traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (UPnPHost outgoing traffic) all,
Wireless Handheld Devices (SSDP - Inbound) Private, Public,
Wireless portable devices (UPnP - incoming) private, public,
Wireless portable devices (UPnP - incoming) domain,
Internet connection sharing (incoming DHCPv4 traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (DHCPv6 incoming traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (DHCP server incoming traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (incoming DNS server traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (incoming SSDP traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (UPnP incoming traffic) all,
Internet connection sharing (incoming routers request traffic) everything.How to distribute Wi-Fi via the command line?
Set up Mobile Hotspot (Windows 10 only)
How to set up and distribute WiFi in Windows?
How to distribute WiFi through the netsh service?
Distribute WiFi from a laptop using a text file)
Programs that allow you to distribute WiFi from a laptop
Virtual Router Plus
Switch Virtual Router
Program for distributing Wi-Fi from a laptop Connectify Hotspot
How to use Connectify Hotspot
MyPublicWiFi
Share WiFi with Windows
Creating a virtual Wi-Fi router via the command line
Distributing Wi-Fi using a computer-to-computer wireless network in Windows 7
Mobile hotspot in Windows 10
Popular programs for distributing Wi-Fi from a laptop
