Comments on: How to make your laptop act as a router

By: shekhar

shekhar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:17 +0000

sorry guyzz….psp cannot be connected through ad-hoc…so the above method can only be applied for iphone or ipod touch….

By: shekhar

shekhar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:35:37 +0000

here is the thing….for connecting ur iphone, psp or any other device, make a change in point number 4… Click on the Advanced button, and select “any available network(access point preferred)” and not on “Computer-To-Computer”….

By: azhar ali buttar

azhar ali buttar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:37:06 +0000

Hi, nice article but this can be done with a simple software in few very easy steps. Use connectify to make you laptop a wireless router!

By: viny

viny — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:26:44 +0000

Hey buddy, I tried it and didn’t work. I could successfully configure it on XP, but when I tried to connect from my VISTA machine, it didn’t work.

PLZ ADVISE if u can.

thanx

By: Jermel

Jermel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:22 +0000

I have Windows XP and on step 3 im not seeing the wireless network tab? whats wrong?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:03:15 +0000

I was wondering if I bought a wireless broadband card for my laptop if could connect my playstaion 3 to my laptop and play games online that way?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:06:51 +0000

AND lastly if you still can’t connect with vista,
try turning ON file sharing AND network discovery

get to it here:
Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:43:59 +0000

Correction – It will work with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Mobile device if you set the “Ad Hoc Network” up having an “Unsecured” connection type (no password for wifi).

AND TO ALL: NEVER use the windows “diagnose and repair” connection thing with this network, allowing you to convert Ethernet to wifi through your PC!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:30:01 +0000

Using vista, got it:

first go to:
Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections
then right-click “Local Area Connection” (or any Ethernet icon that is in working/in use)
and select properties
then go to sharing tab and check “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection”
and then click settings button > then check all the boxes and press OK (you can leave some unchecked if it makes a difference to you
then press OK to close the properties window.
Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Manage Wireless Networks
then click the “+Add” button
choose “Ad Hoc Network”, then go through the wizard

only this doesn’t work for my phone (nokia 5800) but prob works for computers, etc

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:40:51 +0000

Hi, I have two Dell laptops. And I would like to make one acts as a router. I am using Vista, (Ultimate version). Do you have any suggestions. I have tried for days to do what you wrote above for windows xp but without success!

Thanks in advance.

By: Bobby J

Bobby J — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:19:11 +0000

Love this, but why does it seem to reset after about 20 minutes? and can be a pain to get back…..

HELPPP

By: Cristina

Cristina — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:55:51 +0000

I can not find the drop down menu either. And does this work if I want to connect my ipod touch?

By: Vj Jonson

Vj Jonson — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:03:42 +0000

does this work if i make make my laptop a wireless router and connect it to a ps3?

By: Ajay0076

Ajay0076 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:12:12 +0000

Could u provide the same for vista OS.

By: Darwin

Darwin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:22:50 +0000

in step 2 , I cannot find the drop down menu