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techspot.com - 29 days ago

Connectify turns Windows 7 laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots

— techspot.com — Few years ago a little-known feature called Virtual Wi-Fi was crafted by Microsoft's research group as a... way to "virtualize" one wireless card as several separate adapters in Windows. The project was discontinued in 2006, but some of the code apparently made its way into Windows 7, and now at ... (more) Connectify turns Windows 7 laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots

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maximumpc.com - 26 days ago

How-To: Turn Your Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access Point with Connectify

— maximumpc.com — If you've ever been in a situation when you absolutely, positively, need to share a network connection... wirelessly, and you have a PC with a wireless adapter that runs Windows 7, Connectify (from wireless mesh networking company Nomadio, Inc. ) is the answer. Connectify (currently in beta) turns ... (more) How-To: Turn Your Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access ...

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@lookon 你不用买无线路由器啊，可以用一个软件把win7变成无线路由，可以试试这个网站里的工具。http://connectify.me/ 19 hours ago

RT @connectifyme The Connectify Beta v.3 has been released, Happy Black Friday! Visit http://connectify.me to download the latest version. 26 hours ago

anybody tried this out? http://connectify.me/ turning windows 7 into a wireless access point... 7 days ago

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Connectify turns Windows 7 laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots
TechSpot — Few years ago a little-known feature called Virtual Wi-Fi was crafted by Microsoft's research group as a way to "virtualize" one wireless card as several separate adapters in Windows. The project was discontinued in 2006, but some of the code apparently made its way into Windows 7, and now at least one company is taking advantage of it with a new application that can turn any laptop into a wireless access point. [image] Developed by military consulting firm Nomadio, Connectify lets a laptop "tether" other wireless devices to a single Internet connection by effectively turning ...

Unfinished Windows 7 feature exploited for virtual WiFi hotspots
Engadget — ... It wasn't all that long ago that Microsoft was talking up the Virtual WiFi feature developed by Microsoft Research and set for inclusion in Windows 7, but something got lost along the road to release day, and the functionality never officially made it into ...

How-To: Turn Your Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access Point with Connectify
Maximum PC — ... What You Need A PC running Windows 7* A working wireless adapter Software from the Connectify Me website About 15 minutes of your time *Connectify works with Windows 7 final and Windows 7 RC Getting Started Navigate to the Connectify Me website and click either the Download Beta button or Beta Test Now shield. Enter registration information and click Submit. Click the Click Here to Download Connectify link to download it immediately (instead of waiting for ...

Transform your notebook into a WiFi hotspot
Fudzilla — Image With Connectify WiFi has been a godsend to many a user on the move, but we've now heard of an application that will transform your notebook into a WiFi hotspot. The application, aptly dubbed Connectify, will require Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and, of course, a WiFi card. When run, the application should provide network connection for basically any device featuring WiFi. The devices connecting to the "hot-spot" will require no additional software installation, and the encryption in question is WPA2-Personal (AES), meaning no unauthorized devices will be connecting to your device. You'll notice ...