Mar 10 2009
Get a wifi hotspot with no router, just your laptop!
One of the greatest features of the iPod Touch is the ability to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. All that is required is for you to be in range of an access point. The thing is, to get a wifi signal you have to have a router. I unfortunately do not have the resourcess to buy one, yet how come I am writing this post using my iPod?
I found a way to make a laptop become a wifi hotspot. I’ll guide you through the process but I will be assuming you have a Windows Vista laptop, with wifi capabilities.
You must have the following in order to make a wifi hotspot:
1: Active Cable Internet
2: Laptop
3: Wifi on laptop (just means your laptop can receive wifi)
The first step is to click on the small icon at the bottom of your screen. It should look like two computer monitors and a small planet Earth. After you click on the icon, you should get two options, the one you want is the network sharing. Then, located on the task bar, select the “set up a connection or network”. Once you click on that, choose “set up a wireless ad hoc network”.
Click next on the next two pages, choose a network name. Now, when you choose the security type, let me just tell you that I tried using WPA2 and WEP and it didn’t work, I got no signal on my iPod. So, I decide to use an Open security type. It doesn’t require a password but you can check whose on your network, and if someone does try to use your network they must be within 30 feet.
To finalize, make sure you allow sharing. You might also have to connect your iPod to iTunes to activate the signal. With the wifi signal not only does it work with iPods and iPhones but also on other laptops, bascially anything that accepts wifi.
Lastly Have fun!
Any questions? If so please leave them below! I’ll try to help!
