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How To Set Up Wireless Ad Hoc Internet Connection

Windows 8 isn’t just missing the Start Orb or the ability to easily restart/shut down the PC; there are certain other elements that Microsoft either decided to bury deep within the settings, or omit altogether, when compared with Windows 7 and earlier iterations of the operating system. Among them is also the ability to easily create

ad-hoc

wireless connection

wireless networks

using your current internet connection and

router

wireless adapter

. Essentially, an ad-hoc

turns your PC into a virtual Wi-Fi

, allowing other devices to connect to the internet

through a shared internet connection, each with its own unique IP address. Until Windows 7, ad hoc connections

were a breeze, since there was an option to create one right in

8, the ability does exist; it’s just a little hard to achieve. In this article, we’ll guide you how to create a wireless ad hoc connection under Windows 8.

the Network

Management utility. With Windows

The procedure outlined here makes use of Windows’ native Network Shell utility, deploying the wlan command within the utility to enable a hosted network that will, in turn, serve as your ad hoc connection. If all this sounds daunting, fret not, for the actual procedure is fairly easy. Follow the steps outlined below, and you should be good to go.

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It should be noted that for this method to work, your network interface must be capable of supporting hosted networks. It’s always advisable to update your network adapter to the latest drivers before doing this.

Procedure

Step 1: Launch an elevated command prompt under Windows 8 (one with administrator privileges).

Step 2: Run the following command to verify that your network interface supports virtualization:

netsh wlan show drivers

If Hosted network supported says Yes, you’re all set. Otherwise, you need to upgrade your hardware, if the software update doesn’t fix it.

Step 3: Now, set up the ad hoc wireless network using this command. Replace the parts in markup tags with your own choices

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<enter_network_name_here> key=<enter_password_here>

Step 4: Until now, your hosted network has been created. Now, you need to start it. Use the command below:

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

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Step 5: You’re all set, with 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.

Now you can connect any device to the internet using the ad hoc wireless network with internet connection sharing that you just created on your Windows 8 PC.

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It’s worth noting that this isn’t the only method to create an ad hoc connection. If you don’t want to play around with netsh command, or just need an easier solution, you may simply use a Virtual Router application for Windows, and that should do the trick for you. Google them out, you’ll find various good candidates there.

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	Ankit Gupta · SSR Institute of management
	Thank you works!! Workd epicly for me		Thanks a ton
	Reply · Like · December 2 at 10:52pm
	Akshat Goenka · Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, New Delhi
	Worked! Thanks man. You helped me get rid of a problem I'd grown weary of fixing, unsuccessfully. (y)
	Reply · 1 · Like · November 14 at 3:33pm
	Sumit Asnani · Director at Enterprise Automation & Safety Equipments
	-netsh wlan start hostednetwork
	-	says - "the group or resource is not in the correct form to perform the requested operation"
	whats that ,, pls help _/\_
	Reply · Like · November 13 at 3:06pm
	Mahesh Avasare · Iit bombay · 109 subscribers Exactly same problem. Waiting for help. Thanks in advance.
		Reply · Like · November 16 at 11:47am
	Sono T Chacko · Top Commenter · Project Manager at Cheer Technologies
	works fine for me. thank uuu
	Reply · Like · November 12 at 5:33am
	Tushar Gaikwad
	how to create hosted network in windows 8.1? please help
	Reply · 1 · Like · November 11 at 3:46am
	Anthony Flyinhigh Ferdinand · Lighting and screens technician at Rent-a-Amp Sound and Lighting Company
	that worked for me and i hav 8.1
		Reply · Like · November 21 at 7:41am
	Rafael Romero · Top Commenter · Works at Smart Center Mexico
	The same way that the post Reply · Like · Yesterday at 10:47am
	Shilpi Singh · Rajendra Vidyalaya · 245 subscribers
	Works fine for me. thanks!!
	Reply · Like · November 10 at 3:56am
	Lucas Vieira · COC Araraquara
	Guys , please , help me , i don't want to create an ad hoc , i want to connect my laptop with 8 to an ad hoc created by my friend , my w8 simply doesn't see the created ad hoc , please , what can i do?
	Reply · 1 · Like · October 23 at 4:24am
	Gustavo Falco · COC Araraquara Esse cara manja dos ingleis # Reply · Like · October 23 at 8:11am
	Olupot Douglas · Software Developer at Stackoverflow Check to see if your wireless adapter is ON and that you can discover networks in your control panel. Also check your friend's PC for permissions.
		Reply · Like · October 24 at 2:43am
	Naveen Reddy · Jamnagar
	i	created once and i disabled it after i went to network adapter in contral panel and i deleted the

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