【 Weak current College 】 Windows 7 virtual Wifi skill

In the normal course, the Internet will inevitably encounter network problems, then we need to view the status of your network connection, locate the source of the problem. In WindowsXP, everyone at will from the start menu or control panel to open the "network connections" window to check for network problems, but for a Windows7 beginners find this window appears to be a bit difficult, in the control panel search "network connections" can't find it. At this time, we should think of the last introduced the "network and sharing Center" because it centralizes network related General configuration, where I can find clues?

Try clicking on the top left of the "change adapter settings, see" task, "network connections" window in the original Tibetan here, at this moment we can and as view in XP to your computer network settings and status:

But careful users may find that many of these cards a called "MicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter" things, judging by the name seems to be Microsoft virtual Wifi network card. Computer how much this for no reason? is it has a hidden feature Windows7 is found?

Yes, this is really deep in Windows7 not leak of new features — "virtual Wifi" and embarrassed in front to sell great one answer. In simple terms, Windows7 to an existing wireless network card on the basis of a wireless network adapter to virtual support network shares, so that our computer becomes wireless router Oh! it seems now that the "virtual" really is everywhere.

A friend might know, prior to this, in fact, you can set up a temporary network to other Wifi device sharing Internet, virtual Wifi network card, is there anything new advantage?

Traditional temporary wireless network (i.e. the AdHoc mode) is a peer-to-peer network, similar to a wired network "double Internet", while also achieving Internet sharing, but mainly for two devices temporary Internet and devices (such as Android system device) does not support connection to a temporary wireless network. There is also a very serious problem, due to a wireless network card can only be connected to a wireless network, so if the wireless adapter to connect to the Internet, you can no longer use the wireless network connection established an ad hoc network to share the Internet.

But Windows7 virtual Wifi feature can be a true wireless network card on the basis of a network card, virtual wireless router AP function solves all the problems of the temporary networks.

Such an attractive, functional, and now quickly teach you:

1. run as administrator command prompt

Because the following steps must be run with administrator permissions, and therefore we from the start menu to find "command prompt", or directly type cmd quick search, right-click it and select "run as Administrator" in the pop-up window, click user control. Another way is to hold down the Ctrl and SHIFT while you click the shortcut, a more simple, Oh.

2. enable and set the "virtual Wifi adapter" pattern

Run the following command to enable virtual wireless card (equivalent to an open router):

netshwlansethostednetworkmode=allowssid=”Win7APWOW!” key=wifimima

This command has three parameters:

Mode: enable virtual Wifi network card, to disallow you to disable the virtual network connection disappears.

Ssid: Specifies the name of the wireless network, preferably in English.

Key: specify the password of the wireless network. The password used to secure the wireless network of WPA2 encryption, can very well prevent rubbing against nets.

These three parameters can be used alone, e.g. only use mode = disallow direct disable virtual Wifi network card.

3. enable "Internet connection sharing (ICS)"

To and shared by other computers or devices connected to the Internet, we need to enable "Internet connection sharing" function. Open the "network connections" window, right-click the connected to the Internetnetwork connection and select "Properties", switch to the "share" tab, select the check box, and select allow their shared Internet network connection here is our virtual Wifi network card:

OK then, provide shared NIC icon appears next to the "shared" logo, "Internet connection sharing" to open virtual wireless cards:

4. turn on the wireless network

Continue at a command prompt, run the following command:

netshwlanstarthostednetwork

You can set before opening our good wireless network (equivalent to open router wireless functionality. Similarly, will start to stop to close the wireless network).

You can see, the virtual wireless card has turned us specify a wireless network, its IP address, and other attributes from the "Internet connection sharing" service allocated more particularly:

Everything is ready, last as long as the need for networked PC or mobile phone connected to the wireless network, you can surf the Internet:

Need more point is that the "virtual Wifi network card", you need real network driver for the design and development specifically for Windows7.Fortunately, as long as the adoption of the "Windows7 logo certification" wireless network card drivers support this mode, we purchase the wireless card directly find has a flag. If you run mode = allow command, the network connection is not present virtual wireless card, real network adapter does not support this feature. You can set the network card driver upgrade to the latest version a try of Windows7.

In addition to using the command set virtual WIFI function, Microsoft will also open its programming interfaces, to develop the graphical Setup program provides possible, such as free small software Connectify to intuitive setup virtual Wifi features students can use their official website download

In short, today introduced this feature is ideal for families or dormitory using, as long as you provide shared computer does not shut downwithout sleeping, and routers provide a network share. Use Windows7 also can save the purchase cost of the wireless router, think about it, is very worthwhile?