How To: Share Internet from dongle or from LAN cable over Wi-Fi

If you want to share internet from your data card or from your LAN cable over Wi-Fi, then you are in right place.

Two small steps are involved in this process:-

1.       Create a Wi-Fi network: We need to create an adhoc network from your laptop from where other devices can connect. In windows (7) there is an option to “create an adhoc network”, you can choose this option and create an adhoc network with password. Sometimes it creates problem if your system can’t handle IP addressing (DHCP) properly. To avoid this, download this tool which takes care everything, all you need to do provide an adhoc network name and password.

 

Wi-Fi Adhoc Manager

This tool is good and helps in creating adhoc network in windows 8. Microsoft had removed “creating adhoc network” option in windows 8.  

2.       Enable Internet Connection Sharing: After that open “Network and sharing center”, there you able to see data card or LAN cable connection. Click on that network, you will get below dialog box:

                     

               Click on “Properties” option and go to “Sharing” tab:

              

              Then check “Allow other network ……” option and select the adhoc network adapter on which your adhoc network is created.

              Here you go!!! Just connect from other devices to adhoc network and you will be able to access internet.