Windows 7 turns into a Wi-Fi base station

  
        

If your Windows 7 system has an external network connection and there is a prescribed Wi-Fi device, you can turn it into a Wi-Fi base station with a simple command.
This feature seems to have been hidden, and has not been developed, it is estimated that the compatibility of the device and the driver is not resolved, but we can test it out:

Start the command in administrator mode Line prompt, then enter
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspot key=passWordhere


Start the base station function with the following command
netsh wlan start hostednetwork


After running the command, you can see a "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" device in the network and sharing settings.



Setting up the sharing in the Sharing tab, you can then access the machine with a wireless device, the current function does not seem to be powerful.





Currently supported devices are:

  • Atheros AR5005GS (as in the TP-Link TL- WN651G)
  • Atheros AR5007EG with 8.0.0.238 firmware
  • Broadcom 4310-serIEs (in many Dell laptops)
  • D-link AirPlus G DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter (driver version 3.0.1.0)
  • Intel 5100/5300 (with latest drivers from Intel's site, version 13.0.0.107, 64bit systems only)
  • Ralink RT2870 (in many 802.11n USB dongles)
  • Realtek RTL8187SE (with the drivers that came with Windows 7)
  • Realtek RTL8192u with 1370(Beta)


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