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Figure 25: Starting command prompt as administrator.
It should show “Hosted network supported: Yes”, see Figure 26 on Page 34.
To set up the hosted network type:
C: \ > n ets h wlan s e t ho s te d ne t wo rk mode= a l l o w s s i d =mynet key= " passphrase "
Hosted Networks automatically uses WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption and the key
must be between 8 to 63 ASCII characters. In addition, wireless Hosted Networks
do not automatically restart after the computer resumes from sleep, hibernate, or
restarts. However, if used, a third-party utility might initiate a reconnection.
To start the hosted network, type:
C: \ > n ets h wlan s t a r t ho s te d ne t wo rk
To stop the hosted network, type:
C: \ > n ets h wlan s t o p ho s te d ne t wo rk
See Figure 27 on Page 34 for example output.
Windows will set the IP address of the Wireless Hosted Network to 192.168.173.1
(with netmask 255.255.255.0). This IP may be changed via the registry setting,
see Table 3.
Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHIME
Key
\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SharedAccess\Parameters
Name
ScopeAddress
Name
ScopeAddressBackup
Name
StandaloneDHCPAddress
Table 3: Registry keys for setting IP of Wireless Hosted Network.
Since the Wireless Hosted Network on it’s own lacks a DHCP server you need to
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