How to distribute Internet via WIFI from a laptop?

It often happens that a family has two or more computers, for example, a laptop for parents and a child. One laptop has the Internet, but not the other. Sooner or later, the question of how to distribute the Internet via WIFI from a laptop becomes relevant. You can connect your second laptop to the Internet wirelessly in various ways. Consider one of them.

Let in our article, for the convenience of presenting the material, the WI-FI distributing laptop be called the source computer, and the receiving one as the receiver. As a rule, initially laptop settings prohibit third-party users from connecting the Internet over a wireless network. Is there a technical possibility to distribute Internet from a laptop via WIFI? Yes, for this it is necessary to configure the permission of access to the network by other users on the computer that will directly distribute the Internet. To do this, go to the “Control Panel” through the “Main Menu” and then in the “Network and Access Control Center” we find the link “Change adapter settings”, in which we select “Properties”. In the window that appears, click on the “Access” tab and configure the settings. We put a check in the column where it says "Allow other users to connect to the network using this computer." Then we set the Wireless Network Connection from the list below. The second mark next to the column: “Allow network and sharing control to other users” is not recommended. Save the changes by clicking OK. How to distribute Internet via WIFI from a laptop after connecting?

How to set up a wireless network on a distributing laptop?

The above settings of the laptop source will not lead to the full functioning of the WI-FI network. How to distribute Internet via WIFI from a laptop? It is necessary to configure the network, or rather, connect all receiver computers to it. You can connect multiple instances to the wireless network at the same time. To connect one laptop to WI-FI, you will need to enter the IP address of the receiver in the network settings of the distributing laptop. By the above path, we again go to “Changes to the adapter parameter” and on the “Network” tab, select the item “Internet Protocol Version 4”, click the “Properties” button. In the column “Use the following IP address” we write 192.168.0.1. Typically, the subnet mask is registered automatically. In the third line, we again write this address. Save the changes by clicking OK. Now we begin to directly configure the network. We will need to select the "Wireless Network Management" item in the "Network and Access Control Center", in which we add a new network using the "Add" button, click "Next" and enter the network name at our discretion and password if it will be used in the future. The password will help protect the network from unauthorized connections. Now you can distribute the Internet via WI FI from a laptop. The wireless network is configured on the source only.

How to distribute Internet via WIFI from a laptop to a receiver? To connect the network to the receiver, you need to go into the settings of the wireless network connection in the same way as previously performed on the source laptop. Then in the column “Use the following IP address” set the address to the receiver. To do this, only the last digit of the address should be changed in the source IP. It can be set in the range from 2 to 254. Each receiver instance must specify its own address. Addresses on receivers should not be duplicated. Next, in the “Preferred DNS server” column, set the source parameters: 192.168.0.1. Save the changes by clicking OK. Now, on the receiver, we are looking for a wireless network with the invented name that was set on the source. Setup completed.