pcworld.com - 11/2/2009
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A Philadelphia developer has rooted out an unfinished feature of Windows 7 that turns any laptop into a wireless access point, allowing other Wi-Fi-enabled...
techspot.com - 10/30/2009
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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 ...
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Connectify turns Windows 7 laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots
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Unfinished Windows 7 feature exploited for virtual WiFi hotspots
Engadget —
... the folks at Nomadio to exploit into a full fledged feature. That's now become Connectify, a free application from the company that effectively turns any Windows 7 computer into a virtual WiFi hotspot -- letting you, for instance, wirelessly tether a number of devices to your laptop at location where only an Ethernet jack is available, or even tether a number of laptops together at a coffee shop that chargers for WiFi. Intrigued? Hit up the link below to grab the beta.
[Via PC World] Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Wireless, Software ...
Use Wireless as a Hotspot
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[image] Unfinished Windows 7 Feature Turns Laptops Into Wi-Fi Hotspots A Philadelphia developer has rooted out an unfinished feature of Windows 7 that turns any laptop into a wireless access point, allowing other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to share the connection without special software. Nomadio, which specializes in military network consulting and development, used the new "Virtual Wi-Fi" feature in Windows 7 to create Connectify, a free application that it released as a beta last Friday. ...
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