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  • Thank you so much man

  • Would this work for say, connecting a 3DS to the internet to play games online?

  • @wnydoron i have set up the network but it still says not connected when i try to connect ....... i need help please

  • my friend has his router downstairs and his xbox is upstairs, can he connect his laptop to the internet (network) and then connect his xbox to the laptop using a cable to get xbox live?

  • HELP ME! i don't have the bar at 1:28 What can i doo??

  • can i connect to xbox live through this?

  • What if is a pour singnal

  • it worked thank u :)

  • I as well have to give a negative feedback. A "hotspot" is different from "ad-hoc". One of the problems resulting from this is, that android systems cannot connect to ad-hoc networks.

  • Thx for sharing this Tip, I've been doing this ever since I work with wi-fi connection :P

    Well As an update comment, I do have 2 Connections working on My Windows Vista Laptop and My Nokia E71, using another laptop with also Windows Vista as the Hotspot, :D

  • myy lap top doesnt say, set up a ad hoc?is there another option?thanks.

  • i tried that on a sony vaio windows 7 it has wifi and when i try to that it says (windows could not setup) i did it before and it worked now it doesnt work can anybody help me?

  • it's only an ad-hoc connection, it's better to use a software called "mhotspot" my Toshiba Thrive (Android 3.1) can easily connect to internet using my laptop

  • I have to agree with " it's not a hotspot" it's an Adhoc I came here because my DHD cannot connect to Adhoc I thought this is the solution.on Windows 7 there software to do that. I wonder if there is any equivalent on XP ? 

  • I am unable to detect/see the wireless network on my iphone4. any ideas?

  • I have windows xp, I did everything but I want to connect my iphone to wifi, I have laptop. it's not working, my iphone can't connect to the wifi connection that I made =( pls help

  • so it doesnt work on win7?

  • well i tried it a lot, i tried on window 7 , it finds the network but does not enable browsing the internet, you can try with android, let me know if it works , :)

  • You are a GOD! thanx lifesaver!

  • what a misleading title :(

    this is about ad hoc dammit.

  • very useful !!! thanks alot !!

  • My solution: I bought an router!!

  • Thank u ! It worked .

  • So yeah this worked but when I try to connect my ipod to the wifi it shows a strong signal but the internet doesnt work.

  • Win 7 users google search connectify and download the software the easiest way to configure you laptop as Internet Access Pint

  • 1000 minus 1 more .... It doesn't work for me neither. I can connect to MY PC (laptop) via Wi-Fi, but that's al, I am not able to get to internet (like I do not have internet at all)

  • 1000 minus 1 more .... It doesn't work for me neither.

  • man, youre so stupid

  • Not able to connect My Iphone 3Gs to any laptop ! :(

  • wat about windows 7......

  • Sir, is this an actual wireless connection point or just an ad hoc? I want to set up a wireless connection for my PS3 without buying a wireless hub/router but unfortunately the PS3 does not allow the use of ad hoc networks. If all I can do is create an ad hoc network my linksy network card adapter isn't going to help me much with my ps3, sadly.

  • can this work if you have your laptop near your ps3 and ur ps3 can connect to it?

  • Dude, your video reaaaly helped me! Thank you very much :)

  • One question. Will the access point connect to a ps3 and do u know what type of NAT it is? Please answer thanks.

  • And dont use WEP encryption

  • thanx, but i want to access this hotspot by my nokia mobile

    how can i do this

    i tried but it says invalid server name :(

  • Excellent effort...you do the good job!...thanks for sharing this knowledge.

  • is there any way to do this on my desktop with wireless USB thingy to connect my nokia e63 and besides sharing internet connections i could share files? please answer! :P

  • Thxs a ton :p

  • Android Phone Does not Support ad hoc is there any way to creat a wifi acess point like router

    i am using Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

  • Hmm, I haven't tried it yet. What confuses me the most was ad-hoc setting for windows. I think it should be set to infrastructure. Looks like this guy is MAC guy lol

  • mine says home networking connection its xp and im in kuwait and i wana connect it to my psp

  • can i connect my psp 2 it

  • HI! JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT HELP! i DON'T NEED TO BUY ANYMORE A ROUTER JUST TO SHARE MY INTERNET TO MY SISTER! AWESOME!

  • this guys an idiot

    thats the easest thing to do ever but i wont know how to connect to a laptop that is using wifi to connect to the inter net

  • hm, my itouch connected to it but when i open safari it says no connection to internet. I have a toshiba nb205 running windows xp. If anyone knows what's wrong let me know. Thanks. I also try the cnet troubleshooting.

  • Holy shit windows actually made something simple!! :OOO

  • hey will this work if im looking for an access point on my dsi..i have been trying to connect my dsi to internet for a long time ever since my internet on it stopped now i cant play some games online anymore

  • @BruceStuntz71 How did that happen ......i think i can help maybe you have to make another network.what kind of router do you have??????????

  • @sasuke3141 I have a netgear

  • I'll have to disagree. What you've presented is not setting a computer as an Access Point. Having a computer as an Access Point implies having an infrastructure mode.

    What you are presenting is Ad-Hoc mode. Is very different.

    I'm telling this because we had an actual infrastructure configuration at home and the Android phone couldn't connect to it because it accepts to connect only to a infrastructure configuration and not to a ad-hoc network.

  • @wnydoron I didn't mean that it does not work ... I only told you that what you presented is how to create an Ad-Hoc network ( and share the Internet connection through that ) and not how to set a computer as an AP.

    So...I only said that the name of your video is misleading for someone looking for seting their computer as an AP ( as I did :) )

    PS: My last phrase was wrong .. I meant to said that we had an ad-hoc configuration at home to which the phone did not connect

  • @wnydoron The very valid point is that “access point” has a specific technical meaning that doesn’t apply to what you show in this video. When someone needs to create an actual access point, this procedure won’t do what they need.

    Secondly, WEP has turned out to be no better than no encryption. You really should warn people that this encryption is trivially broken instead of giving them a false sense of security.

    It is a good video except for those two issues, which you really ought to fix.

  • @wnydoron You can't also use wii, xbox, etc etc. I have to agree, Access point and Ad-hoc are 2 different things.

    It's not a matter of if it works as if it was almost the same, the fact is that it is not and this just show how illiterate is cnet.

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  • @wnydoron - "Access Point" and "Ad-Hoc" are very specific terms in the context of wireless networks. @adrianahava is correct in stating that your title is completely misleading. What you create here is an AD-HOC network and *is not* (currently) supported by Android OS 2.2, while detecting and connecting to an actual Access Point *is*.

  • @wnydoron If you're using windowsXP you're a big fat liar, I just attempted this and didn't even get a wireless broadcast going from my desktop PC.

  • @adrianahava Yes my android can't see it. But how to do the infrastructure configuration?

  • @adrianahava Although this guy is talking about hot spot while being extremely hot, I can not get my android going on this. When Mac can do the broadcasting for everything with 3 clicks, I had to download Connectify and watch Flenard's funny videos. Now I get it going and had my Google Nexus S connected. The reception of Wi-fi for my phone is not good really, my flatmate downstairs got only 1 little dot of signal.

  • hi adrianhava, i tried hard to connect my android 2.2 version phone to the internet as the guy illustrated, but when search for wifi networks in range via android phone, it doesn't detects the network although the wireless icon shows on the task bar, then i added a new wifi network and gave the same name that i typed while making the wilreless connection in laptop, but it says OUT OF RANGE, what do i do? i need to do my final project in android development , please help me with this.

  • @samadqurashi hi samad, I face the same issue, did you find any solution? Plz share.

  • @riteshsingh0303

    @riteshsingh0303

    No brother, there is a software called Connectifiy that works on windows 7 and u can use your iphone and other window mobiles to connect to the internet via laptop wifi hotspot but android is lacking this feature.

  • @samadqurashi its not the problem of android, its of XP. And Wifi works fine on Windows7. Because Windows7 has a hidden feature called Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter, it "virtualise" one wireless card as several separate adaptors. So u can convert ur laptop into Wifi Access Point, but not just adhoc network, and connect just any device which supports Wifi.

  • @samadqurashi its not the problem of android, its of XP. And Wifi works fine on Windows7. Because Windows7 has a hidden feature called Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter, it "virtualise" one wireless card as several separate adaptors. So u can convert ur laptop into Wifi Access Point, but not just adhoc network, and connect just any device which supports Wifi.

  • @adrianahava You're spot on.

  • @adrianahava You are correct. I just tried this on a Windows 7 Enterprise and an iPhone 4 - the iPhone won't connect to the adHoc setup.

  • how do i do this if i am using a computer that is running on a lan routered internet connection. My laptop is using the same internet connection (LAN) as my roomates?! So evertime i try it on XP it keeps saying some error?!

    HELP! PLEASE

  • @yoyocomputer123 - As said here in the posting we did not make this video contact Cnet.com for details or help.

  • could this work with a wii and a dongle instead

  • wow! this vid is really amazing! i can now access my ipod from my laptop. you're a GENIUS!!! thanks!!!!

  • ok i have a prob...when i press the check box that says "Allow other network users to connect through computers internet connection" and then press OK ..... a error window pop up-----> "Internet connection sharing cannot be enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the IP adressthat is required for automatic IP adressing"......... any ideas why ?

  • I can see it but it doesn't work!! =(((

  • When I type in a password it says "The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration. This can be entered as 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters." and the box and the key advanced is in 1 how do i change it? Please help me!!

  • my doesnt have that thing call set up a wireless AD hoc what do i do

  • 1000 thanks i didn't know it was so much easy

  • tnx :) just what i needed

  • mines is not showing on the list of wireless networks, and i did this like times grrr

  • can u set up an hot spot for ipod touch and for some reason i dont see this hoc setup i see everything else except the hoc setup i ned it please for my ipod touch!!

    please!!!!!!!!!

  • @angelais15 When your setting it up, at the part where it asks for Adhoc and other options, I think you have to choose Infrastructure) Ex. 1:10 (2nd Option) 3:32 (2nd Option too)

  • Can iPod touch or iPhone connect to this kind of hotspot??? Pls tell me... Thanks!

  • yes it works :))

  • "Make sure you trust them" - what an understatement.

  • i have wireless broad band does it work on it

  • can a psp connect to the internet by this

  • yes it worked for me

  • what password do you have to type in

  • Насколько интуитивно и просто это делается в мак-ос х и несуразно в виндоус. Зная виндоус, можно смело защищать PhD по темам "Самый неудобный интерфейс" или "Самая непродуманная система", "Как сделать простую вещь сложной" и так далее...

  • So this indeed doesn't work wirelessly for a PS3? I know that I've been constantly trying and not succeeding but i figured i was doing something wrong...can someone clarify that this for sure isn't going to work for PS3 and that i should just get a wireless router.

  • mine onli says general and advanced, no tab in between

    im on xp, please help me

  • URGH. I can never get this to work.

    Looks like I'm gonna have to pay $20 for a fucking USB...

  • Interesting Vidoe! ;)

  • Turn your Windows Laptop into a Hotspot with a Free Software named:

    Bzeek

    (search for it in Google)

  • tnx

  • is this gonna be work in windows 7?

  • Yes, I tested it and it works with Windows 7.

  • man mine dont says "Turn On Interner Connection Sharing"

  • Holy ****!!! It was that easy?

  • why dnt i get the dns and router numbers??..help please

  • thnx!

  • not working why help!

  • ey i don't have the ad hoc(computer to computer) option!,please help me!,i want my psp have a internet!,.

  • yeah thats what I thought too grrr..

  • Thanx, u really helped me a lot

  • Thanks man i need it for my iPhone

  • this is a router for com to com or works for mobile / mp3....etc...Note : Do not work for psp / ps2 / ps3 or xbox

  • the bitch

  • Do this work for wireless in and then wireless out.

  • dose this work with

     iphones?

  • works for ps3?

  • can work for psp on ad-hoc mode

  • can you do wireless to wireless?

    my wireless router is to far away, can i put a laptop in-between to make it reach further?

  • Works for iPod Touch and any other computers, but doesn't seem to work for PS3 or PSP.

  • thanks a lot :)

  • Excellent, thankyou

  • Can I connect a PSP if not tell me how please

  • Can i use the acces point with PS3??

  • my problem is the same as extremeshooter.. the button is not there!!!!

    need some help.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • it's work for ipod touch and other computer.but it cannot connect psp to internet.

  • Succinct, no frills, easy to understand, awesome tip, awesome that you had all 3 popular OSs explained. I am in debt to this video! You rock.

  • I get to 1:29 on vista. And the ICS button is not there, I have spent hours researching why the button is not there, I done this before, ON THIS LAPTOP im on. I have checked allow ICS, button at that stage, I have created the Ad Hoc network, and then that button is not there. Anybody to help me, I would appreciate much, sorry about my grammer, im tired. :D

  • dude why isnt the "wireless networks" tab appearing? (i have windows xp)

  • One thing mr whydron didnot explained was how to brigde the connection bt the local connection and the wireless network. coz i cannot get it rignt and as i click both to bridge connection i got an error which says ;' To create a network bridge,you must select two lan or high speed internet connections that are not being used by internet connection sharing.' i cannot understand what he is saying and due to that this whole process is not sucessful on xp but it works on vista and mac book .

  • This is so stupid !

    Whenever I try to do it on my mom's vista; there is no "add wireless adhock network" button; and when I try it on my XP; there is no "wireleless connections"option.

    THIS IS ASS !

  • does this work with iphone 3g???

  • can u get internet from this for a ps3

  • i did thar on my hp.

  • is this for computer to computer only?

    cause i tried it on the psp it didn't work

    how can i make an infrastructure network?

  • so where exactly IS the wifi and ethernet switcher in the settings. that wouldve been helpful

  • Just asking,,,

    I have a laptop and I wanna know if I have a vid. card, so I researched on Windows Help, It appears there that there's a Display Setting so I clicked it and clicked Advanced Setting and I was wondering if the ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics (on the Adapter tab) if that is my vid. card *shrug* sorry for the stupid question oh and I also wanna know how do I turn on/use a video card T_T I'm not good w/ this comp. things so PLS HELP ME!

    ~Thanks =]

  • Ok dude, first, yes. the ATI Radeon HD3200 is your graphics card (and a good one at that! All i have is two little AMD Turion 64 X2 processors and a NVIDIA GeForce 7150M/ nForce 630M graphics card!). Second, last time i checked, unless you have two graphics cards, i think they are permanantly on because you have to have a graphics card to even view images and videos period.

  • does this work with a 3g dongle you get???

  • i think this only works with computers to computers not computer to wii, psp ect

  • i try this, but its not working, im trying to connect my psp. T.T somebody help me...

  • any sucess with DS?

  • i made a wireless connection following your instuctions.... but it still dosen't let me connect to my DS or my Wii... :(

  • Thanks too much Dude .. this vids solved a real problem :)

  • It doesnt work properly with 3g att usb card or a linksys usb card-sorry-tried all

  • First of all user's that can't use it to WINSCP on their iPhone or Whatever ,they must first gave the Wireless Network Card an Ip Addres like 192.168.1.10 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and other fields leave blank ,next go to you're iPhone and chose you're PC or LapTop SSID and pres on iPhone the blue string (->) chose Static and write on you're iPhone and ip address like 192.168.1.50 with the same subnet mask leave Router Field Blank and have fun .

  • it doesnt work  on iPhone 3G, please help...I have Vista

  • odoes it work for ipod touch

  • it didnt work.

  • thank you cnettttttttttt

  • Im using windows vista and everytime i try to ad a ad-hoc network it lets me make a name and password but when i click next it says windows couldnt make hot spot. What do i do?

  • dude I cant find the bio setting 4:30

  • i dont have the wireless network connection option

  • same

  • thats because u need a wifi laptop with a wifi chip in it most laptops have it these days but desktops do not

  • does this work for the ipod touch

  • hay, thanks!

    yyours tutorial is soooo much better than stevejobsfan1 's

  • ok dat gud but how do u put it on your psp

  • when i set up an ad hoc network, on the last page whr u said to connect to internet connection sharing, i dont have that option

  • would this work for psp?

  • Please help, im getting a wii for x-mas, iv just bought a usb connector to get online. I really want to play mk online

    Do i need a wireless router?????? HELP

  • This does not work on Wii, XBOX, PS3, it is for computers only

  • im putting it into my laptop

    wud u knwo if it will send the signal of internet to my wii

  • does it work on psp???

  • i don't see setup when my computer startup n am on xp but using a sony laptop please i really need some help

  • before anyone asks. . . .no, it doesn´t works for the Wii

  • WILL THIS WORK FOR THE WII

  • it doesnt, i tried. . . .a lot :(

  • just buy a decent router.

    much easier.

  • what about psp

  • i did everything for windows xp and it doesn't show up on the networks on my wii =/

  • can this be used to connect your wii?

  • Please help, im getting a wii for x-mas, iv just bought a usb connector to get online. I really want to play mk online

    Do i need a wireless router?????? HELP

    have u got it working for ur wii????

    sorry but im desperate and need help

  • i do not get the third tab that says wireless networks

  • I have a slight problem. I'm in a student apartment/dorm so my internet connection is a network already, so when I try to forward the internet using the method you explained I get the following error message:

    "An error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled.

    Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled.

    A LAN connection is already configured with the IP address that is required for automatic IP addressing."

    Is there a way around this problem?

    Thx.

  • Fantastic, just what I was looking for, works a treat with my ipod touch in the car and mobile broadband connected to my laptop. Thanks for this I will have lots of usage for it

  • no, not this way

  • soo it can work on iPod touch rite

  • should, works on my iPhone

  • is it possible to do this without having a wired connection because i use my friends wireless internet and i want to connect my nintendo wii through my computer because otherwise my nintendo wont pick up the signal from my friends house because it is to distant so if i could use my laptop as an access point without a wired connection that would be brilliant?????!

  • No, you must have an input of cable to output with wifi.

  • This type of connection is not usualy refered to as ur laptop being a wireless access point... that involves a router. I too, like many others watched this video hoping to turn my laptop into an access point for use with my PSP. However a PSP needs a router or a PC coreectly setup to imitate a router (Infrastructure Mode).

    Ad Hoc networks will NOT work for PSP