Windows Vista and Wi-Fi distribution via USB adapter
Available:
- Windows Vista desktop PC
- Wired Internet
- USB Wi-fi adapter.
Purpose: to distribute Wi-fi using a PC.
Problem: I go to Network and Sharing Center – Manage Network Connections. The window shows my wired internet connection (PPPoE), LAN connection and wireless network connection (my Wi-fi adapter). The last one has a red cross at the bottom and says “no connection”. I right click, a context menu appears with “Disconnect”, “Connect/Disconnect”. “Disconnect” simply puts the device in a disconnected state and the red cross disappears. “Connect/Disconnect” opens the networks window, where my wired connection (PPPoE) and a group of “Wireless Network Connections” hangs running… How do I set up my wireless network connection that I can connect to?
I tried to add “Create a profile manually”, “Network within range of this computer” through the “Manage wireless networks” menu, the network is created, but it doesn’t show up in “Wireless network connections”. Maybe I’m doing something wrong or configuring the wrong thing.
Can you tell me how to do it correctly?
Or maybe that’s not the problem at all (the red cross at the bottom under “Wireless network connection” is bothering me)?
Thank you in advance for the answer!
Answer
Hello. That’s not the case.
The red cross next to “Wireless network connection” is normal. You are not connected to a Wi-Fi network. The main thing is that the adapter must be turned on.
You can share Wi-Fi in Windows Vista just like you can in Windows 7, or Windows 10. You need to run a few commands through the command line first, and then allow sharing in the properties of your Internet connection (PPPoE) for the connection that will appear there after running the commands. It will most likely be called “Wireless Network Connection 2”, or with another number at the end.
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