{"id":7310,"date":"2014-03-30T17:52:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T21:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=7310"},"modified":"2014-03-30T17:52:34","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T21:52:34","slug":"turn-your-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/turn-your-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Your PC Into a Wireless Hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turn Your Windows 7 or Windows 8x Computer Into a Wireless Hotspot<\/strong>
\nWindows 7 and Windows 8x<\/p>\n

Before we begin, let’s make something clear…you don’t need to download any software to turn a Windows 7 or 8x computer into a Wireless hotspot. Windows ships with this feature – but unless you are a masochist or enjoy typing commands, there’s an easier way. We’ll get to that easier way, but first …<\/p>\n

Why would you want to turn your Windows computer into a hotspot? Well, you might want to use a wireless device like a SmartPhone or Tablet or iPad in an area where your wireless router doesn’t reach. While this tip is for all Windows 7 and 8x computers, it really only makes sense if you’re using a laptop which you can easily move from place to place. Capiche?<\/p>\n

Let’s say you have a mansion, like EB — and also, let’s say you’re parsimonious, like EB. And let’s also say you don’t like to work harder than you need to, like EB. In your mansion there is a room where you want to hookup your refurbished Roku you bought for $18 at a garage sale (you don’t like to spend money and refurbs are a good way to save), You hook it up and turn on the Roku and you are getting ready to spend an evening watching “Dance Mom”, like EB, but your Roku tells you that it can’t find a Wi-Fi signal. You scramble around, hoping one of your neighbors have invested in powerful Wi-Fi router that transmits a signal for almost a mile (you see, your nearest neighbor is about a mile away, because your mansion sits on a 10,000 acre lot). But alas, your neighbors are on to you; all their networks are protected by
\nWPA2 encryption, and you’re not going to try to guess the password, because you’ve already been down that road way too many times before, like EB.<\/p>\n

You’re almost in tears because you had your heart set on watching “Dance Moms” while polishing off a few hot dogs and a few beers, like EB. You say, “Woe is me!” But woe is not you because there’s a solution for you that won’t cost you a single penny – you can turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot and use that hotspot to connect your Roku, probably even in time to watch “Dance Moms”. So put the beer in the cooler and start cooking the hot dogs because you’re almost ready to have a portable hotspot at your fingertips — and save some money too.<\/p>\n

Smile! Sip a beer — your solution is near. First visit\u00a0http:\/\/virtualrouter.codeplex.com<\/a>\u00a0\/ and read about this small program that makes turning your Windows computer into a wireless hotspot. Thendownload Virtual Router from here<\/a>…and then install it.<\/p>\n

Give your new hotspot whatever you want, you can even call it EB if you like. I called mine Pegasus – see?<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

Choose a strong password like I did — don’t laugh, you’re not seeing it all, you think I’m nuts? Then select your computer’s Wi-Fi card (it will show up when you click the arrow next to it in the selection field, see (look up!). Now look down and you’ll see my virtual router is running and ready for Rokus, smart phones, tablets or other computers to connect to it.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

Then all you have to do is click “Start Virtual Router” and wait a few seconds. That’s it. Now, if you can manage those few easy steps, when you turn on your Wi-Fi device you’ll see your new network, see?<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

It’s easy, I tells ya! And if you’re still in your mansion, go out into your magical theater room, switch on your refurb Roku and select Settings and choose Wi-Fi networks. If you don’t see your new network, move your laptop closer (or get a wheelbarrow and move your desktop closer). My dear Violet! There’s your new network — just in time to watch “Dance Moms” with EB.<\/p>\n

(Note: We tested this product on March 28, 2014. The installer contained no tricks or bundled malware. We downloaded it from the author’s site. We cannot guarantee that this developer will keep this program free or free from malware. If you’re interested download it right now. Keep in mind that there’s nothing so certain as change, so take that as you want to, but remember we tested this on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 computers on March 31, 2014…if you’re reading this in March 2038, I will be dead I tells ya. So don’t wait until I am dead, get it while the getting’s good. .. Hmmm let me see, it’s 2014, 2038 is 24 years from now…Come to think of it, I might still be kicking in 2038, for only the good die young. But I’m almost sure that if I’m still writing this newsletter, it will become even more error-filled and incomprehensible…so strike while the iron’s hot!)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turn Your Windows 7 or Windows 8x Computer Into a Wireless Hotspot Windows 7 and Windows 8x Before we begin, let’s make something clear…you don’t need to download any software to turn a Windows 7 or 8x computer into a Wireless hotspot. Windows ships with this feature – but unless you are a masochist or enjoy typing commands,\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1433,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7311,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7310\/revisions\/7311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}