Sunday, August 21, 2011

Sharing your PC internet connection with Android in Windows 7

Have you ever wanted to share your pc's net connection with your android device through wifi. Well there are few tools you can use to do this. They are Connectify and Virtual Router. But they are not very stable and went through several blue screens myself. But if you're running on Windows 7, don't bother. The OS itself supports this feature. Here's how to do it.


  1. First check wheather your drivers support the feature. Open command prompt in Administrator mode and enter the following
    netsh wlan show settings
    If it says hostednetwork = enable or something similar you're ready to go.
  2. Create a net hosted network by entering the following command
    netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=new_network_name key=new_network_password
    This will create a wifi hosted network
  3. Then go to the network and sharing center and go to adapter settings and choose your internet connection -> properties -> sharing and tick the share this network and seleted the newly created wifi network.
  4. Then turn on the hosted network by entering this in the command prompt
    netsh wlan start hostednetwork
    check with your wifi enabled device, you'll find the network is available


    That's it, all done and enjoy!!!
This works not only for Android device, you can connect your laptop, your i-phone or any other wifi enabled device...
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33 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 31, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Thank u so much.. Can you tell me what is the SSID name and password??

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    1. AkalankaJune 1, 2012 at 6:47 AM

      You can use any name you wish (better without spaces in between) for the SSID, and any password you wish for password. When the network is up, your device will display the network by the given SSID and you can connect to it using your given password.

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    2. AnonymousAugust 6, 2013 at 8:14 AM

      whose ssid dude :P
      mine is jai seemandra

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  2. yudhaSeptember 2, 2012 at 4:41 AM

    I can't
    C:\>netsh wlan show settings

    Wireless LAN settings
    ---------------------
    Show blocked networks in visible network list: No

    Only use GP profiles on GP-configured networks: No

    Hosted network mode allowed in WLAN service: Yes

    Allow shared user credentials for network authentication: Yes

    Block period: Not Configured.

    Auto configuration logic is enabled on interface "Wireless Network Connectio
    n"


    C:\>netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=andro key=
    The hosted network mode has been set to allow.
    The SSID of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
    The user key passphrase of the hosted network has been successfully changed.


    C:\>netsh wlan start hostednetwork
    The hosted network couldn't be started.
    The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested opera
    tion.



    C:\>

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  3. AnonymousOctober 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    thanks so much :)

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  4. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 2:34 AM

    It worked, many thanks for the manual commands! :-)

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  5. CvetanDecember 15, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    You sir, are my fucking hero.
    XOXOXO

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  6. AnonymousDecember 23, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    will it work for windows xp or any such method available for xp?

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    1. AkalankaDecember 23, 2012 at 8:52 PM

      Hello,
      Unfortunately, it will not work on Windows XP or any other older than Windows 7.
      Read the About page from microsoft.
      About the Wireless Hosted Network (Windows)

      However, I suggest using third party software which are mentioned above that might help you to some extent.

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    2. AnonymousDecember 24, 2012 at 5:50 AM

      thank you very much :)

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  7. AnonymousDecember 26, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    I cannot seem to start the hosted network. Every time i try it gives me this error!

    "The hosted network couldn't be started.
    The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested opera
    tion."

    Any solution? I'm using Windows 7 Home Basic

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    1. AkalankaJanuary 2, 2013 at 2:35 AM

      Hi,

      Seems like this is an issue in microsoft. Read the article and apply the hot fix microsoft has given you. Might resolve your issue.

      Applications that use Virtual WiFi technology do not work after you restart a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

      After all, this is a new technology.

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    2. UnknownJuly 12, 2013 at 4:19 PM

      First of all, thank you for knowledge sharing. But I'm still facing same error as mentioned above even after applying said windows patch. I am using windows 7 Enterprise.
      Please advice.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 7, 2013 at 2:58 AM

    great... good job bro b(^^)d

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  9. AnonymousMarch 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    On my Android tablet I'm getting the message "Network disabled. Poor connection."
    Any idea how to solve? :\

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  10. AnonymousMarch 24, 2013 at 3:56 AM

    Thanks: worked first time with Galaxy S3 (Jelly Bean) and 64 bit Windows 7 SP1. Shows as Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN hardware and Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter on HP 8530w laptop running 3G dongle.

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  11. AnonymousApril 18, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    my android can detect the wifi created but could not be connected

    taking way too long to obtaining ip adress on my android device

    at the end only show network disable. poor connection?

    but my pc is just beside my android device

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  12. UnknownMay 19, 2013 at 5:50 AM

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  13. syed hur shahJuly 4, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    how to set password?

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  14. AnonymousJuly 22, 2013 at 1:40 AM

    its not working

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  15. AnonymousJuly 22, 2013 at 3:29 AM

    Perfect Procedure!

    I can find and connect with my mobile .. actually cannot navigate the internet but I feel this problem relies on the PC part of the setup.

    Do you know some command prompt commands to debug what is happening PC side?

    Thank you in Advance

    Francesco

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  16. kuldeepJuly 30, 2013 at 8:30 PM

    Thanks a lot it work, you made my day :) Thanks one again.

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  17. UnknownSeptember 30, 2013 at 11:33 PM

    Hi, at location "internet connection -> properties -> sharing", it says Internet connection sharing has been disabled by Network Admin.
    Any solution to bypass this?

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  18. dubbcdNovember 6, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    my pc using internal ip.
    i added these within:
    Advanced TCP/IP setting > IP setting > IP 192.168.137.2 MASK 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateways > Gateway 192.168.137.1 Metric 2

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  19. AnonymousDecember 8, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Ultimate.... This is really awesome :)

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    You solved it, you are the best

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2014 at 6:19 PM

    Thank you!!!

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  22. susanthaSeptember 15, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    This works like a charm. Thanks heaps for sharing.

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  23. Brian Joseph JohnsOctober 23, 2014 at 10:56 AM

    Thank you very much. Worked exactly as you said. You might want to tell users how they can stop the network as well. I believe netsh stop hostednetwork just in case they don`t know. Thank you very much.

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    1. Brian Joseph JohnsOctober 23, 2014 at 11:07 AM

      I still would recommend looking into a third party solution as well if you have the chance. They might have firewall settings allocated for specific android apps and what not. Still, a very helpful path to getting started.

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