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How to connect net in N900 from laptop via wifi

This Article is a step by step procedure on how to connect internet from the laptop (connected through broadband) to N900 via laptop Wi-Fi.

For this you must have a WIFI enabled laptop. Am using ACER ASPIRE 4720 with WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE Operating System.

1. Connect the wired broadband to your laptop through LAN.

2. Right Click on the internet connection icon in the taskbar near the clock.

3. Select ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.

4. In the ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’ window, click ‘Manage Wireless Networks’ in the left side tab.

5. Switch on your laptop WIFI.

6. Now in the ‘Manage Wireless Networks’ click ‘Add’.

7. A new window will open with two options

a) Manually create a network profile

b) Create an Ad Hoc Network

8. Select option B ‘Create an Ad Hoc Network’.

9. Click ‘next’.

10. Give a network name and security type as ‘No authentication (open)’ and do not type a security key and check the save this network and ‘next’.

11. Click ‘Turn on internet sharing’.

12. Now in ‘Network and sharing center’ click ‘Change adapter settings’.

13. Select ‘Local Area Network’ and your ‘Wireless Network Connection’.

14. Right click on ‘Local Area Network’ (‘Wireless Network Connection’ Selected alongside) and select ‘Bridge Connection’

15. Now a New Connection will appear named ‘Network Bridge’

16. Now see through that your laptop WIFI light is stand still.

17. Else right click on the network Icon near the clock in the taskbar and now you can see the Name of the wireless connection that you created.

18. Select it and click connect.

19. Now search for the WIFI connection in you Nokia N900 and click it.

20. Wait for the phone to connect to it.

21. Now enjoy browsing

For More About Nokia N900 Visit Tek-ITes Blog
 

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...or you just install connectify ^^
 
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Bro .. Never Heard of Connectify Before .. Will Take a look at it ..
 
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Originally Posted by thegodfaather View Post
Bro .. Never Heard of Connectify Before .. Will Take a look at it ..
its the same thing you posted, just packed into a program.
if creates an ad-hoc-network through the wlan-card of the computer when connected to the internet via cable.
all you have to do is set the networks name and password and then click "start hotspot".
 
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Originally Posted by msa View Post
...or you just install connectify ^^
conectify: is only available on windows 7 and not vista or xp.......
 
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oh well... tough luck ^^
 
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Originally Posted by msa View Post
its the same thing you posted, just packed into a program.
if creates an ad-hoc-network through the wlan-card of the computer when connected to the internet via cable.
all you have to do is set the networks name and password and then click "start hotspot".
Oh cool bro .. Was madly searching for how to create ad-hoc networks ever since i bought my phone .. will get back to you as soon as i try it ..
 
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I guess for Vista and XP u can use that step by step procedures and it should work .. but i have not tried it with Vista and Xp ..
 
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Originally Posted by thegodfaather View Post
From Tek-ITes Blog

How to connect net in N900 from laptop via wifi

This Article is a step by step procedure on how to connect internet from the laptop (connected through broadband) to N900 via laptop Wi-Fi.

For this you must have a WIFI enabled laptop. Am using ACER ASPIRE 4720 with WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE Operating System.

1. Connect the wired broadband to your laptop through LAN.

2. Right Click on the internet connection icon in the taskbar near the clock.

3. Select ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.

4. In the ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’ window, click ‘Manage Wireless Networks’ in the left side tab.

5. Switch on your laptop WIFI.

6. Now in the ‘Manage Wireless Networks’ click ‘Add’.

7. A new window will open with two options

a) Manually create a network profile

b) Create an Ad Hoc Network

8. Select option B ‘Create an Ad Hoc Network’.

9. Click ‘next’.

10. Give a network name and security type as ‘No authentication (open)’ and do not type a security key and check the save this network and ‘next’.

11. Click ‘Turn on internet sharing’.

12. Now in ‘Network and sharing center’ click ‘Change adapter settings’.

13. Select ‘Local Area Network’ and your ‘Wireless Network Connection’.

14. Right click on ‘Local Area Network’ (‘Wireless Network Connection’ Selected alongside) and select ‘Bridge Connection’

15. Now a New Connection will appear named ‘Network Bridge’

16. Now see through that your laptop WIFI light is stand still.

17. Else right click on the network Icon near the clock in the taskbar and now you can see the Name of the wireless connection that you created.

18. Select it and click connect.

19. Now search for the WIFI connection in you Nokia N900 and click it.

20. Wait for the phone to connect to it.

21. Now enjoy browsing

For More About Nokia N900 Visit Tek-ITes Blog
Just wonder If we don't set the security key will it be other users can use our laptop WIFI as well? Will other users can see our files and other stuff inside the laptop?
 
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dude .. others cant see your files but they can access your internet ,, when i tried to keep the security key, the connection failed (for me) .. u give it a try ..
 
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