Share internet from windows 7 to other computers via ad-hoc wifi network

In case you are short with lan cables and open ports in office and you want to share local interet from a cable to other laptops via wifinetwork, you might have to create an ad-hoc network and bridge it with the local area network.

Details below.

 

Step 1

Go to network and connections

Step2

Press control and select both local area connection and wireless network connection and right click --- add to bridge.

Step 3

Go to manage wireless networks

 

Step 4

create an ad-hoc network for other laptops to connect to your computer, name it router or whatever.

select a password and check the save the network box.(e.g network name   myrouter)

 

Step 5

Make sure you wifi antenna is on and then connect to your ad-hoc network.It should display waiting for users.

Step 6

Go to antoher computer and search for the wifi network name “myrouter” – connect to it.

Step 7

Once connected from client laptop, your computer should display the status of myrouter as connected.

Step 8

You are done , browse the internet on your client laptop which is connected to network “myrouter” hosted on your computer.

I have used connectify and other virtual router stuff but found this one more efficient and credible, more over its windows OOB so it works flawlessly.