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PEER-TO-PEER WI-FI
NETWORKING IN
"WINDOWS.."
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SUMMARYIf you add an additional WiFi adapter
to your "Windows.." computer, you
can use it to perform four functions:
o Attaching a wireless printer
o Sharing an Internet connection
o Sharing files between computers
o Creating a "Wireless Access
Point" to extend the range of your
existing WiFi network
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TOPICSo Four Uses For An Additional WiFi
Adapter
o WiFi Standards
o "Ad Hoc Mode" Versus
"Infrastructure Mode" Versus
"wireless Hosted Network"
Configuration For A WiFi Adapter
o Differences Between Windows
XP, ..Vista, ..7, ..8, and 8.1
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TOPICS (continued)
o "wireless Hosted Network"
Feature of "Windows 7",
"Windows 8", and "Windows 8.1"
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TOPICS (continued)
o Configuring "Ad Hoc Mode" For A
WiFi Adapter
In "Windows XP"
o Configuring "Ad Hoc Mode" For A
WiFi Adapter"
In "Windows Vista"
o Configuring "Ad Hoc Mode" For A
WiFi Adapter"
In "Windows 7"
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TOPICS (continued)
o Third-party Software For Creating a
Virtual "Wireless Access Point"
In "Windows 7", "Windows 8" and
"Windows 8.1"
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FOUR USES FOR AN
ADDITIONAL WiFi
ADAPTER
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FOUR USES FOR AN ADDITIONAL WiFi
ADAPTER
• Attaching a WiFi printer
• Sharing An Internet Connection
• Sharing Files Between
Computers
• Creating a "Wireless Access
Point" To Extend The Range Of
An Existing WiFi Network
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WiFi Standards:
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WiFi Standards
o 802.11a
o 802.11b
o 802.11g
o 802.11n
o 802.11ac
o future 802.11ad
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WiFi Standards (continued)
o See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_
802.11
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"AD HOC MODE"
VERSUS
"INFRASTRUCTURE MODE"
VERSUS
"WIRELESS HOSTED
NETWORK"
CONFIGURATION
FOR A WiFi ADAPTER:
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AD HOC VS. INFRASTRUCTURE VS.
HOSTED NETWORK..
• "Infrastructure mode" means that
a wireless adapter is a client of a
wireless router or a Wireless Access
Point
• "Ad hoc mode" only requires
wireless adapters
• "Infrastructure mode" and "ad hoc
mode" are part of the 802.11
standard.
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AD HOC VS. INFRASTRUCTURE VS.
HOSTED NETWORK..
• "Infrastructure mode" is
universally available for
WiFi adapter in all
computers, cell phones,
tablets, and printers.
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AD HOC VS. INFRASTRUCTURE VS.
HOSTED NETWORK.. • "Ad hoc mode" is available in
"Windows XP", "Windows
Vista".
• "Ad hoc mode" is only
available in Android cell
phones and tablets when a
special third-party app is
installed.
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AD HOC VS. INFRASTRUCTURE VS.
HOSTED NETWORK.. (continued)
• "wireless Hosted Network"
requires "Windows.." operating
system support
• "wireless Hosted Network" is
only available in "Windows 7",
"Windows 8", and "Windows 8.1".
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
• In "Windows 7", "Windows 8",
"Windows 8.1", and "Windows
10", there is a feature called
"wireless Hosted Network":
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
• If your computer already has a
physical WiFi adapter in it, the
"wireless Hosted Network"
feature lets you create a
virtual WiFi adapter with a
virtual "Wireless Access Point"
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE..(continued)
• In "Windows 7", the virtual
WiFi adapter shows up in
"Network Connections" as
a "Microsoft Virtual WiFi
Miniport Adapter":
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE..(continued)
• In "Windows 8", "Windows 8.1",
and "Windows 10", the virtual
WiFi adapter shows up in
"Network Connections" as a
"Microsoft Hosted Network
Virtual Adapter":
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE..(continued)
• Unlike in "Windows 7", in
Windows 8 or 8.1 or 10, the word
"wireless" does not appear in the
description of the virtual WiFi
adapter that is created by the
"wireless Hosted Network"
feature:
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
• In Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1 or 10, the
WiFi adapter that you use for
attaching other WiFi-capable
devices including printers and other
computers might be a virtual one
that is generated by the "Windows.."
operating system.
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
(continued)
• The net result is that your
computer's software "sees" both
the original real WiFi adapter
AND the virtual WiFi adapter that
is created by the "wireless
Hosted Network" feature of
"Windows.."
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
(continued)• Since Windows 8 or 8.1 or 10, and
"Windows 10" do not have "ad hoc
mode" for a WiFi adapter, the use of
"wireless Hosted Network"
configuration for WiFi adapters is the
only way for you to connect a WiFi-
capable printer directly to a "Windows
8" or "Windows 8.1" computer.
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
(continued)
• This also means that you
can connect a wireless
printer by means of "WiFI"
two ways to your home
network:
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"WIRELESS HOSTED NETWORK"
FEATURE OF "WINDOWS 7_8_8.1_10"
(continued)• Method 1:
Connect the WiFi printer directly to a
Windows 7_8_8.1 computer with
"Wireless Hosted Network"
OR
Method 2
Connect the WiFi printer to a
wireless router or access point
device
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COMPUTER WITH A REAL
WIRED "ETHERNET"
ADAPTER THAT IS
CONNECTED TO AN
ETHERNET JACK OF A
ROUTER:
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COMPUTER WITH A REAL
WiFi ADAPTER THAT IS
CONNECTED TO A
WIRELESS ACCESS
POINT OF A REAL
WIRELESS ROUTER:
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COMPUTER WITH A REAL WiFi
ADAPTER THAT IS CONNECTED TO
A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OF A
REAL WIRELESS ROUTER
AND
A VIRTUAL "wireless HOSTED
NETWORK" THAT IS
BROADCASTING A SEPARATE
VIRTUAL "WIRELESS ACCESS
POINT"
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
"WINDOWS XP", ..VISTA, ..7,
..8, AND ..8.1
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDOWS
VERSIONS
• "Windows XP" and "Windows
Vista" allows you to configure WiFi
adapters in "infrastructure mode" or
"ad hoc mode". However, only "ad
hoc mode" lets you connect the WiFi
adapter to a WiFi-capable printer or
another WiFi-capable client
computer.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDOWS
VERSIONS (continued)
• "Windows XP" and
"Windows Vista" are cannot
place a WiFi adapter into a
"wireless Hosted Network"
configuration.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDOWS
VERSIONS (continued)
• "Windows 7" allows you to
configure WiFi adapters in
"infrastructure mode",
"ad hoc mode"
or
"wireless Hosted Network"
configuration.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDOWS
VERSIONS (continued)
• "Windows 8, and "Windows
8.1 allow you to configure WiFi
adapters in "infrastructure
mode" as a WiFi client
or
in "wireless Hosted
Network"
configuration.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDOWS
VERSIONS (continued)
• "Windows 8", and
"Windows 8.1" do not permit
you to configure a WiFi
adapter in "ad hoc" mode.
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC
MODE" FOR A WIFI ADAPTER
IN "WINDOWS XP"
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS XP"
• See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows-
xp/help/networking/wireless-
network-no-router
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC
MODE" FOR A WIFI ADAPTER
IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
• See
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/magazine/dd296746.aspx
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
(continued)
• See
http://www.iphone-to-
ipad.com/blog/create-wireless-ad-
hoc-network-windows-7-vista.html
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
(continued)
• See
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/
index?qid=20080625200850AAXuN
ag
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
(continued)
• See
http://www.watchingthenet.com/wind
ows-vista-tip-how-to-setup-and-
connect-to-a-wireless-network.html
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
(continued)
• See
http://www.tech-
recipes.com/rx/2061/vista_set_up_a
n_ad_hoc_network/
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS VISTA"
(continued)
• See
http://www.guidingtech.com/427/how
-to-setup-a-home-wireless-network-
without-router-in-vista/
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC
MODE" FOR A WIFI ADAPTER
IN "WINDOWS 7"
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS 7"
• See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/set-computer-to-
computer-adhoc-
network#1TC=windows-7
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS 7"
(continued)
• See
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/21
943/share-an-internet-connection-
between-wireless-machines-with-an-
ad-hoc-network-in-windows-7/
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CONFIGURING "AD HOC MODE" FOR A
WIFI ADAPTER IN "WINDOWS 7"
(continued)
• See
http://www.addictivetips.com/window
s-tips/create-a-quick-ad-hoc-
wireless-network-connection-
between-two-computers-in-windows-
vista/