As I have seen, our pc's make hotspot as an ad-hoc network which is not detected by most of our devices, especially our smart phones. So, in this tutorial I will show you some softwares and their tutorials which will help you to connect internet from your laptop or desktop to your smartphone (Windows, Android, Nexus).
Now, go to Control Panel>Network and Sharing Center>Change adapter settings(left side column - Windows 7), you will see Marify Connection. If you encounter any problem go to this link (http://www.maryfi.com/support.php#Setup_Maryfi).
- First, download and install Microsoft Virtual WiFi Adapter.(download), alternate link (download). The alternate link is from Marifi website(website), you can go to the website for more information.
Now, go to Control Panel>Network and Sharing Center>Change adapter settings(left side column - Windows 7), you will see Marify Connection. If you encounter any problem go to this link (http://www.maryfi.com/support.php#Setup_Maryfi).
- Second, download and install MyPublicWiFi software(download). Now, your system will act as a WiFi access point and can be detected by your smartphone. Tutorial can be seen in this link(tutorial). Note: After installation, every time you start MyPublicWiFi software on your laptop, run it as an administrator.(right click on MyPublicWiFi software>Run as administrator)
Above steps are tested on Nexus 4 and Windows 7 and I am sure that it will also work for other devices and OS(only Windows).
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