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How To Create A WIFI Hotspot From Your Computer's LAN (Ethernet) In Windows XP, VISTA, 7 & 8 Using Command Prompt

8/8/2013

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Till now we are habituated to create hotspot using mobile phone containing OS as android, ios and windows. But now you can also create hotspot using your laptop or pc containing a wifi device with proper driver installted. If that is so, then you are ready to share internet.
Virtual WIFI Router
Created WIFI hotspot will take the internet from your computers's local area network (LAN) usually called as Ethernet and share it over your WIFI connection for others users to access. A maximum of 6 users at a time. 
This can be easily done without any software and by using command prompt administrator. 

Steps To Create WIFI Hotspot Using Ethernet

  • First of all log on to your computer as administrative privileges. Then Click Start.
  • In the Start Search box, type cmd, and then press right click to click run as administrator or CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to run command prompt as administrator.
  • If the User Account Control dialog box appears, then click Yes to open command prompt as follows.
Administrative Command Prompt
  • In command prompt enter the following command
  • netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=ConnectionName key=8Characters
  • Here don't forget to change ssid and key. Once the above command is entered following confirmation will be shown.
WIFI Hotspot HostedNetwork
  • Now to start the hosted network enter the shown below command
  • netsh wlan start hostednetwork
WIFI Hotspot Starting Hosted Network
  • By this your wifi will be started and you can now connect to it.
  • After gets connected, if the created wifi is showing limited access or no access then follow the steps to configure it.
  • Open control panel and go to Network & Sharing Center. There you will find two connected networks 1) Local Area Network 2) Your WIFI Hotspot
  • In network and sharing centre, click on the network that you want to share through WIFI Hotspot (usually it will be your LAN network).
Control Panel -> Network Sharing Center
  • After that you will get one network status window. Click on the properties button.
Network Status Window
  • In network properties, click on sharing button -> tick on allow other network users to connect through this computer's local network -> select the just created network - > click on the Ok button.
  • And you are all done!!. You can find that your wifi hotspot is active and can be utilised where ever necessary.
Internet Connection Sharing
  • For any queries and problems regarding installation, please use the comment section below to post your question or problem and get the solutions as soon as possible.

Author : Shoeb Ahmad Fareed

Shoeb Ahmad Fareed
Designation: Founder & CEO
Bio: A Technology Leninist who believe success can be only be achieved if one has a practical implementation knowledge. He is a Computer Science Engineer, a professional blogger and a debugger.


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Administrator
8/8/2013 08:39:05 am

If someone is unable to follow the steps and feel difficult to use command prompt then he must download this software called mhotspot which will automatically create hotspot with one click. To download view this link - http://www.mhotspot.com/

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