- About the Wireless Hosted Network ======== Basically Microsoft changed the way things are handled here in windows 8 and 10.
- Set up Hosted NetworkCheck your services. ========= Still inYou need to check if the promptfollowing windows services are enabled. Type Pull up the services screen by typing services.msc in a windows run dialogue box. You can pull it up by pressing the following keyboard shortcut: (Windows-Key + R)
- run ->services.msc->"routing and remote access" must be set to automatic
- run->services.msc->"internet connection sharing"->startup type-auto(delayed)
- (Laptops) Lastly check if your computer's current power plan is not set to battery saving mode. Those profiles can put the wifi card into an energy saving mode, breaking the hostednetwork. In my experience I would have to restart the computer before my wifi hotspot works again.
Now restart your computer to make sure these services are persistently enabled.
- Set up Hosted Network ========= Still in the prompt. Type:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=”DESIRED_NETWORK_NAME” key=”YOUR_PASSWORD”
netsh.exe wlan start hostednetworknamehostednetwork
Right click on the Ethernet connection you want to share and go to properties -> Sharing. Click onThen check the sharing buttonbox for "Allow other network users..".
It does not matter if the "Allow other network users to control..." box is enabled.
You probably don't want to share your Home networking connection with your Wi-Fi adapter. Like in this image below.
And thenInstead you arewant to select the new connection that appeared after you enabled shared networking above.
You should be done. Check to see if you can now see your new wifi hostspot.
Right click on your wifi connection in the ncpa.cpl screen used above, and go to Properties -> Configure:
A great website that I found that explains what a lot of the variables you see in the advanced tab is: Here
Set the 'ad hoc' variable to enabled.
Set ICS service start mode to auto (delayed):
Right click on your wifi connection in the ncpa.cpl screen used above, and go to Properties -> Configure:
A great website that I found that explains what a lot of the variables you see in the advanced tab is: Here
Set the 'ad hoc' variable to enabled.
Set ICS service start mode to auto (delayed):