The computer needs to have at least two network interfaces installed on it. You can either have two network cards or one network card and a wireless card. If you only have one network interface, you can’t convert your computer into a router.

To set up the router, you first need to create an account on the router’s website. Once you have an account, you can then select the “Internet Connection Sharing” option from the “Network Connections” drop-down list. This will add a new network interface to your computer and allow clients to connect wirelessly.

  1. Connect your computer to the network
  2. Configure your router
  3. Set up a wireless network

Step 2: Configure the computer to use the Internet connection sharing feature on the Local Area Connection interface

Step 3: Connect to the new wireless network Step 4: Use the new wireless network

To connect to the new wireless network on the host computer, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Network and Sharing Center.

  2. Click on the Wi-Fi icon.

  3. Select the network that you want to connect to and click on Connect. ..

  4. Connect each client to the new ad-hoc wireless network.

  5. Configure the new wireless network and configure each client to use it.

  6. Verify that each client is using the new wireless network and that they are connected to it.

Step 1 – Enable ICS

In the Change adapter settings window, click on the network adapter that you want to enable ICS on. In the Properties window, click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) tab. In the General section, make sure that Use the following IP address is selected and enter 192.168.1.254 in the IP address field. Make sure that Use default gateway is also selected and enter 192.168.1.1 in the Default gateway field. Click on OK to save your changes and close the Properties window. Now open a Command Prompt as administrator by right-clicking on My Computer and selecting Open command prompt here from the menu options, or by pressing Windows key + X and typing cmd into the search box located at the top of your screen. Type ipconfig /all in order to view your current network configuration, and make sure that both IPv4 and IPv6 are enabled for both TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6 protocols respectively: If everything looks good, type netsh interface ipv4 set global autoconfiguration=enabled where “interface” is replaced with your active network adapter name (e.g., “Ethernet”). If everything looks good again, type netsh interface ipv6 set global autoconfiguration=enabled where “interface” is replaced with your active network adapter name (e.g., “Ethernet”). ..

Right-click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties. Note that on some other sites, you should right-click on Wireless Network Connection, but this would mean the wireless connection would be shared and all clients would have to connect via Ethernet. It’s a lot more complicated and I’ve never even been able to get it to work, so stick with Local Area Connection if you want to make your life easier.

If you want other network users to be able to connect through your computer’s Internet connection, check the box next to “Allow other network users to connect through this computer.”

When you check the box, the dropdown box under Home networking connection will become enabled. Here you want to select the wireless network connection for your wireless card.

If you have more than one listed, it could be that one of them is a virtual adapter. Make sure to not choose that one. You can tell if there is a virtual adapter when you look at all the adapters after clicking Change adapter settings at the beginning of this article.

  1. Open the Properties window for your network connection.
  2. Click OK to close out of the Properties window and share the connection with other computers on your network.
  3. Now you can move on to step 2. ..

Step 2 – Create Ad-Hoc Wireless Network

In the Network and Sharing Center, we need to click on Set up a new connection or network. This will take you to the Set up a new connection or network screen. We will need to provide our name, address, and computer’s name. We will also need to provide our password. We will also need to provide our network type. We can choose either a wireless or wired network. If we choose wireless, we will need to provide our SSID and password. If we choose wired, we will need to provide our port number and port type. We can also choose whether we want to use DHCP or not. We can also choose whether we want to use WPA2 or not. After clicking on Set up a new connection or network, we will be taken back to the main screen of the Network and Sharing Center.

Setup a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network.

Your network’s SSID is: None

  1. Make sure your computer is connected to the internet.
  2. Click the Start button and type “networks.”
  3. Click on the network you want to connect to and click on the Properties button.
  4. On the General tab, make sure that the network is enabled and that it is connected to the internet.
  5. If you want to use a specific wireless network, make sure that it is checked under “Wireless Networks.”
  6. Click on the Security tab and make sure that your computer has been given permission to connect to this network by clicking on “Allow” next to “This Network.”
  7. If you are using a wireless router, make sure that it is plugged into an outlet and turned on by clicking on its power button and then clicking on its Properties button.
  8. Under Wireless Networks, click on Add Network and enter in your wireless network’s name or SSID (the name of your wireless network). You can also click on Browse or type in your network’s address if you know it (for example: 192.168..).
  9. If you are using a mobile device, make sure that it has been set up with Wi-Fi by going into Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi > Turn ON Wi-Fi > Enter password > OK . Then open Safari or another web browser and enter in your network’s address (for example: 192...*). You should now be able to access the internet through your mobile device without having to plug in any cables! ..

Step 3 – Connect to Ad Hoc Network

Now that the new network has been set up, we need to make sure we are connected to it on the host computer. To do this, click on the network icon in the notification area of the taskbar.

As you can see, my network is called Shared and the status is Waiting for users. This means the host computer is already connected and is waiting for other users to connect. You can click on the network name and click Connect if the system didn’t connect automatically. Once another user connects, the status should change to Connected.

Step 4 – Connect Clients

The last step is to connect to the ad-hoc network. To do this, you will need to click on the network icon and click on the ad-hoc network name. You should connect automatically without any issues.

To disable ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:

  1. In IE, click on the gear icon and choose Internet Options.
  2. On the General tab, under Security, click on the ActiveX Control button.
  3. Uncheck the Enable checkbox and then click on OK to save your changes. ..

In the LAN Settings tab, you can change the settings for your local area network (LAN). You can set up a network with your friends and family, or create a new one. You can also set up a network to share files or printers.

To uncheck the Automatically detect settings box, you need to do something different. You can either choose to manually check the box or automatically detect settings.

To connect to the Internet from a client computer, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the client computer.
  2. Open a web browser and type in “https://www.google.com.”
  3. The browser will ask you for your login information, such as your name and password. Type in these details into the web browser and click on the login button.
  4. The client computer will now be connected to the Internet and you can access the web pages that you have visited before on the host computer.

Troubleshooting

If you are connected to the ad-hoc network, but cannot access the Internet on your client machine, one possible solution is to try a couple of troubleshooting tips. Try connecting to the network from another computer or device, checking for connectivity issues with your router or modem, and verifying that your computer is up and running. If any of these solutions fail, you may need to reach out to your ad-hoc network provider for help.

Reset Winsock

After playing around with ICS on several computers, there were times when I could open a command prompt and ping a website like Google.com, but could not access it via the web browser. If you’re having a similar issue, you can try resetting Winsock. To do this, open an administrative command prompt by clicking on Start, typing in cmd and then right-clicking on cmd and choose Run as Administrator.

netsh winsock reset will reset the Winsock settings on your computer.

If you’re still having trouble connecting your clients to the Internet, post your situation here and I’ll try to help. The process is a bit complicated, but if you can get it to work, it’s a great way to connect multiple clients without additional software or hardware. Enjoy! ..