I sometimes tether to my smartphone (HD2, running Windows Mobile 6.5) with an app called WMWiFiRouter, which creates a wi-fi hotspot using the 3g connection of the phone.
Despite "router" being in the app's name, it sets the connection up as a peer-to-peer (adhoc) network.
This works with computers I have used it with running Windows XP and Windows 7. It also works with an Ipod Touch and Ipad I have.
However, so far I cannot get it to work on my new Windows 8 laptop. It connects to the adhoc network, but reports it as having "No Internet Access" (although other computers and devices can connect to the Internet through it), and indeed, one cannot connect to any web site, nor read e-mail, etc., with the Win8 computer when connected to my tethered wi-fi network.
I tried turning off the Windows Firewall. Didn't help. Same problem.
Does anyone reading have an idea, how I can get the Windows 8 laptop (Lenovo X230) to connect to the Internet through the adhoc network of my smartphone, as my Windows XP and 7 computers can, and other devices?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Despite "router" being in the app's name, it sets the connection up as a peer-to-peer (adhoc) network.
This works with computers I have used it with running Windows XP and Windows 7. It also works with an Ipod Touch and Ipad I have.
However, so far I cannot get it to work on my new Windows 8 laptop. It connects to the adhoc network, but reports it as having "No Internet Access" (although other computers and devices can connect to the Internet through it), and indeed, one cannot connect to any web site, nor read e-mail, etc., with the Win8 computer when connected to my tethered wi-fi network.
I tried turning off the Windows Firewall. Didn't help. Same problem.
Does anyone reading have an idea, how I can get the Windows 8 laptop (Lenovo X230) to connect to the Internet through the adhoc network of my smartphone, as my Windows XP and 7 computers can, and other devices?
Thank you in advance for your help.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8