Sunday, June 7, 2015

Windows PC as a Wireless Hotspot (2)

In the first post, we needed to install a third party software to convert the PC to a wireless hotspot. There are many hotspot software (free and paid) on the internet

While installing method is convenient, sometimes it might not be convenient to install one.
Windows have internal features that can be activated to convert your system into a Wireless router.

1. Open the Windows Command Prompt

2.  When it opens, type in the following command:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyNet key=MyPassword

Replace 'MyNet' with a name you want to use for the custom network, and 'MyPassword' with a password that is hard to guess. Press enter to create it and then type in the following text:

netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Press enter again to start it up.

3. Lastly, go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Centre > Change Adapter Settings, right click your internet connection and select Properties. Select the Sharing tab and then check 'Allow other network users to connect…' and pick the virtual Wi-Fi adapter name you just created

4. Connect your wireless devices to the ssid used in Step 2

Moving On

It was been 3 tough months for me.

The Nigerian elections, and the related tension in the polity grounded the economy to a halt. Normally, during elections there seems to be influx of money into the economy.

2015 general elections seems not to have gotten the memo. If money was avaliable, it was not around me. I couldnt close any deal, and couldnt even revover from debtors.
Thanks to Dr Goodluck Jonathan concesssion phone call, the tension was sharply deflated.

In the midst of this madness, I lost my Dad. This was blow on two reasons. One, Losing a parent is traumatic, and then the accompaying burial arrangement is draining, mentally, physically, emotionally and lastly finanacially.

Considering the state of the nation ( and economy), the last took a lot of toll on us.

In spite of this, the we rode it out successfully. Thanks God for his mercies

Engr Ogbonna Uba Mgbeoji
1942-2015

Adieu Papa