Create add-hoc in win 8 and win 8.1

                                 

                     

Step 1:

First of all open command prompt in administrator mode. To do this, open the search bar from the charms menu on the left corner. Search cmd and right-click thereon. Choose run as administrator from below. Here westart making a wireless ad hoc / access point in Windows 8.

Step 2:

 Run the command given below to verify that your network interface supports virtualization:

netsh wlan show drivers

You will have to search if your network card supports ad hocs. Now,Search for a line “Hosted network supported  : Yes” . If you get a line like this proceed to the next step.

If Hosted network supported says Yes, you’re all set. Otherwise, you need to upgrade your hardware.

Step 3:Now enter these lines with changing the markup tag as you wish

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<enter_network_name_here> key=<enter_password_here>

 Step 4:

Now enter netsh wlan start hostednetwork to start ad hoc connection.

Step 5:

You are done for an adhoc here, with just one thing remaining. If it’s not already enabled, you need to allow  Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) for your currently-active internet connection. Simply head over toNetwork &Sharing Center, and in the properties for the current internet connection, enable ICS. Make sure to select the ad hoc connection under Home Networking connection.

Now you can connect to any device using an Ad Hoc connection / access point in Win 8. You can even share your wired internet connection with other WiFi enabled device you have. You just have to start this connection every time you want to use the internet on WiFi powered devices.

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