Wi-Fi Without Routers on XP!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a short guide to help have
the benefits of a wifi router without actually having it on Windows
XP.
SHARING YOUR EXISTING ETHERNET INTERNET CONNECTION
1. Go to
Control Panel -> Network Connection.
2. Right click on Your Ethernet
connection and click on “Propertiesâ€.
3. Go to “Advanced†Tab.
4.
Check “Allow Other NEtwork….. Internet Connectionâ€
5. In the Drop down
Below select the Wifi connection of your pc. If it is disabled, it will be
showing your wifi connection already.
6. Click on “Settingsâ€
7. Check
the protocols you need to share. Jamal has explained on them.I normally use only
http and https.
8. Click on “Okâ€.you reach the network connection page.
The sharing part is now over.
FINDING DNS SERVER IP ADDRESS.
1.
Click on Start -> Run
2. Type in cmd in the Run prompt
3. In the new
window type “ipconfig /all†and press enter.
4. Note down your DNS server
ip address from the screen.
CONFIGURING THE WIFI
1. Go again to
Control Panel -> network connections.
2. Right click on your WIFI
connection and click “propertiesâ€.
3. Go toâ€Wireless Networkâ€
Tab.
4. The “use windows to configure my wireless network connectionâ€
should be checked.
5. In the preferred network connection section click on
add button
6. Enter a name of your wish to the network name.
7. Network
authentication is “openâ€
8. Change Data Encryption to
“Disabledâ€
9. Check the “this is a computer to computer …. not
used†connection.
10. Click “Okâ€.
11. Click on general tab. select
“internet protocol(tcp/ip) and click on properties button.
12. Now type
192.168.0.1 in ip address, 255.255.255.0 in subnet mask, leave default gateway
empty.
13. Fill in the DNS server entry which you had noted down
earlier.
14. Click on “OK†and your network is set.
Your network
should appear on the wifi network list now. Search for wlan on your phone.
Connect and enjoy browsing on your phone.
Settings for Win Vista
I know I'm late....but I had an urgent piece of work...so couldnt
come for so many day
What You Need:
a) A laptop/desktop with WiFi
capability and Windows Vista. (Windows XP users you’re on your own, my XP
machine doesn’t have wireless so can’t test, however the settings are almost
similar)
cool.gif An N95 or Any Other phone with WiFi 802.11b/g
compatibility.
On your Laptop/Desktop:
01) Turn on the WiFi switch on
your laptop and make sure the WiFi light/indicator/whatever is on. And make sure
you are connected to the internet.
02) Click on the two monitors on the
bottom right. (in the system tray on the taskbar)
03) In the small window
thing that pops up select Network and Sharing Center.
04) Click on manage
wireless networks.
05) Click on Adapter properties (windows coloured
shield icon) in the actions bar roughly 1/3 of the way down.
06) If your
UAC is on, click continue. If not you won’t know what I’m talking about,
just move on.
07) Click on “Internet Protocol version 4
(TCP/IPv4).
08) Click on properties.
09) Select use the following
IP address: and if there is another 192.168.0.x address and subnet mask already
in there, just leave it alone otherwise enter the IP address as 192.168.0.1 and
the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 leave the default gateway blank.
10) In
the preferred and alternate DNS servers you need to enter the IP addresses of
your ISP DNS servers. This information is probably available on the website of
your ISP or on their telephone network. If they dont give you just tell them you
have an Apple Mac. (they cannot get the IP address automatically and have to be
configured manually)
11) Close all dialogs and return to the
desktop.
12) Click on two monitors on the bottom right (in the system
tray inside the taskbar) again and select “Connect To a networkâ€.
13)
In the window that pops up, right click your internet connection and select
properties.
14) Go to the Sharing tab.
15) Enable the “Allow
other users to connect to through this computer’s internet connection†and
in the “Home Networking Connection†box select “Wireless Network
Connectionâ€.
16) Now click on the settings button (if the UAC prompt
pops up, press continue).
17) Enable the HTTP server and HTTPS server. If
you want to receive/send email on your phone using any application other than
the phone’s web browser, enable the POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP servers. Make sure
not to enable too many, the more you enable the more chance there is of your
computer getting broken into by hackers wirelessly. Especially unnecessarily
enabling the SMTP is a no-no. Just use Gmail. Never enable the Remote Desktop or
others unless you want someone to wirelessly access your desktop (and the whole
computer by extension).
18) Close everything else and return to your
desktop.
19) Click on the two monitors on the bottom right. (in the
system tray inside the taskbar)
20) In the small window thing that pops
up select Network and Sharing Center.
21) Click on manage wireless
networks.
22) Click on Add (green plus icon) in the actions bar roughly
1/3 of the way down.
23) Click on Create an ad-hoc network.
24)
Click Next.
25) Enter a network name. I entered N95.
26) In
security type, select no authentication (open) <– hopefully in the future
I’ll get a secure network to work.
27) No need of selecting save this
network. Click Next.
28) Hopefully your ad-hoc (direct) WLAN network has
been set up. Close everything else and return to your desktop.
On Your
Phone:
1) Press center button on the “WLAN scanning offâ€
link.
2) Your phone will now hopefully find your WiFi network. Press the
center button on “Network Name Found†link.
3) Select start
browsing.
4) Surf the internet!
That’s it really, the phone’s
really nice, it configures itself automatically but it is Windows that took
almost all the effort.
Happy Browsing…..!
IMPORTANT: When you
are done and are moving your laptop to a place where other people might connect
to your unsecured network, be sure to follow these steps:
01) Click on
the two monitors on the bottom right (in the system tray inside the
taskbar)
02) Click connect to a network
03) Find your WiFi network
name and click it.
04) Press disconnect.
05) Close everything else
and return to your desktop.
I tested it before posting....so i
guess there should be no more complaints
Here is a short guide to help have
the benefits of a wifi router without actually having it on Windows
XP.
SHARING YOUR EXISTING ETHERNET INTERNET CONNECTION
1. Go to
Control Panel -> Network Connection.
2. Right click on Your Ethernet
connection and click on “Propertiesâ€.
3. Go to “Advanced†Tab.
4.
Check “Allow Other NEtwork….. Internet Connectionâ€
5. In the Drop down
Below select the Wifi connection of your pc. If it is disabled, it will be
showing your wifi connection already.
6. Click on “Settingsâ€
7. Check
the protocols you need to share. Jamal has explained on them.I normally use only
http and https.
8. Click on “Okâ€.you reach the network connection page.
The sharing part is now over.
FINDING DNS SERVER IP ADDRESS.
1.
Click on Start -> Run
2. Type in cmd in the Run prompt
3. In the new
window type “ipconfig /all†and press enter.
4. Note down your DNS server
ip address from the screen.
CONFIGURING THE WIFI
1. Go again to
Control Panel -> network connections.
2. Right click on your WIFI
connection and click “propertiesâ€.
3. Go toâ€Wireless Networkâ€
Tab.
4. The “use windows to configure my wireless network connectionâ€
should be checked.
5. In the preferred network connection section click on
add button
6. Enter a name of your wish to the network name.
7. Network
authentication is “openâ€
8. Change Data Encryption to
“Disabledâ€
9. Check the “this is a computer to computer …. not
used†connection.
10. Click “Okâ€.
11. Click on general tab. select
“internet protocol(tcp/ip) and click on properties button.
12. Now type
192.168.0.1 in ip address, 255.255.255.0 in subnet mask, leave default gateway
empty.
13. Fill in the DNS server entry which you had noted down
earlier.
14. Click on “OK†and your network is set.
Your network
should appear on the wifi network list now. Search for wlan on your phone.
Connect and enjoy browsing on your phone.
Settings for Win Vista
I know I'm late....but I had an urgent piece of work...so couldnt
come for so many day
What You Need:
a) A laptop/desktop with WiFi
capability and Windows Vista. (Windows XP users you’re on your own, my XP
machine doesn’t have wireless so can’t test, however the settings are almost
similar)
cool.gif An N95 or Any Other phone with WiFi 802.11b/g
compatibility.
On your Laptop/Desktop:
01) Turn on the WiFi switch on
your laptop and make sure the WiFi light/indicator/whatever is on. And make sure
you are connected to the internet.
02) Click on the two monitors on the
bottom right. (in the system tray on the taskbar)
03) In the small window
thing that pops up select Network and Sharing Center.
04) Click on manage
wireless networks.
05) Click on Adapter properties (windows coloured
shield icon) in the actions bar roughly 1/3 of the way down.
06) If your
UAC is on, click continue. If not you won’t know what I’m talking about,
just move on.
07) Click on “Internet Protocol version 4
(TCP/IPv4).
08) Click on properties.
09) Select use the following
IP address: and if there is another 192.168.0.x address and subnet mask already
in there, just leave it alone otherwise enter the IP address as 192.168.0.1 and
the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 leave the default gateway blank.
10) In
the preferred and alternate DNS servers you need to enter the IP addresses of
your ISP DNS servers. This information is probably available on the website of
your ISP or on their telephone network. If they dont give you just tell them you
have an Apple Mac. (they cannot get the IP address automatically and have to be
configured manually)
11) Close all dialogs and return to the
desktop.
12) Click on two monitors on the bottom right (in the system
tray inside the taskbar) again and select “Connect To a networkâ€.
13)
In the window that pops up, right click your internet connection and select
properties.
14) Go to the Sharing tab.
15) Enable the “Allow
other users to connect to through this computer’s internet connection†and
in the “Home Networking Connection†box select “Wireless Network
Connectionâ€.
16) Now click on the settings button (if the UAC prompt
pops up, press continue).
17) Enable the HTTP server and HTTPS server. If
you want to receive/send email on your phone using any application other than
the phone’s web browser, enable the POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP servers. Make sure
not to enable too many, the more you enable the more chance there is of your
computer getting broken into by hackers wirelessly. Especially unnecessarily
enabling the SMTP is a no-no. Just use Gmail. Never enable the Remote Desktop or
others unless you want someone to wirelessly access your desktop (and the whole
computer by extension).
18) Close everything else and return to your
desktop.
19) Click on the two monitors on the bottom right. (in the
system tray inside the taskbar)
20) In the small window thing that pops
up select Network and Sharing Center.
21) Click on manage wireless
networks.
22) Click on Add (green plus icon) in the actions bar roughly
1/3 of the way down.
23) Click on Create an ad-hoc network.
24)
Click Next.
25) Enter a network name. I entered N95.
26) In
security type, select no authentication (open) <– hopefully in the future
I’ll get a secure network to work.
27) No need of selecting save this
network. Click Next.
28) Hopefully your ad-hoc (direct) WLAN network has
been set up. Close everything else and return to your desktop.
On Your
Phone:
1) Press center button on the “WLAN scanning offâ€
link.
2) Your phone will now hopefully find your WiFi network. Press the
center button on “Network Name Found†link.
3) Select start
browsing.
4) Surf the internet!
That’s it really, the phone’s
really nice, it configures itself automatically but it is Windows that took
almost all the effort.
Happy Browsing…..!
IMPORTANT: When you
are done and are moving your laptop to a place where other people might connect
to your unsecured network, be sure to follow these steps:
01) Click on
the two monitors on the bottom right (in the system tray inside the
taskbar)
02) Click connect to a network
03) Find your WiFi network
name and click it.
04) Press disconnect.
05) Close everything else
and return to your desktop.
I tested it before posting....so i
guess there should be no more complaints
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