WHAT IS Ad Hoc Network?
An ad hoc network is a network
that is composed of individual devices communicating with each other directly.
The term implies spontaneous or impromptu construction because these networks
often bypass the gate keeping hardware or central access point such as a router.
Many ad hoc networks are local area networks where computers or other devices
are enabled to send data directly to one another rather than going through a
centralized access point.
The idea of an ad hoc network
is often unfamiliar to end users who have only seen small residential or
business networks that use a typical router to send wireless signals to
individual computers. However, the ad hoc network is being used quite a bit in
new types of wireless engineering, although until recently it was a rather
esoteric idea. For example, a mobile ad hoc network involves mobile devices
communicating directly with one another. Another type of ad hoc network, the
vehicular ad hoc network, involves placing communication devices in cars. Both
of these are examples of ad hoc networks that use a large collection of
individual devices to freely communicate without a kind of top-down or
hierarchical communication structure.
How to set up Ad-Hoc Network in Windows 7
1. Open the Manage Wireless Networks window, as described
earlier.
2. Click Add. Windows 7 displays the How Do You Want to Add a
Network? dialog box.
3. Click Create an Ad Hoc Network. Windows 7 displays the Set
Up a Wireless Ad Hoc Network dialog box.
4. Click Next.
5. Provide the following data to set up the network:
6. Network Name-The name of the ad hoc network.
7. Security Type-The security protocol used by the ad hoc
wireless network. Select No Authentication (Open) if you want the network to be
unsecured.
8. Security Key-Type the key or password required for
authorized access to the ad hoc network.
9. Save This Network-Activate this check box to save the
network in the Manage Wireless Networks list.
10. Click Next. Windows 7 sets up the ad hoc network.
11. If you want to share your computer's Internet connection,
click Turn on Internet Connection Sharing.
12. Click Close. Windows 7 adds the ad hoc network to your list
of networks in the Manage Wireless Networks window.
How to Remove Ad hoc Network Windows 7
Here
are the steps to remove ad hoc network from Windows 7
1.
Click ‘Start’ and select ‘Control Panel’.
2.
In the View by: category drop down select Small icons.
3.
Click on Network and Sharing Center
4.
On the top left click on Manage wireless networks.
5.
Select the ad hoc Network you wish to delete right click and select remove
network.
6. A
warning message will come up asking you if you are sure? click yes to confirm.
That
is, it your ad hoc should be deleted.
How to set up an ad-hoc network in
Windows 10 using command?
1.
Right click on the start button.
2.
Choose the Command Prompt (Admin).
3.
If prompted by User Account Control, click
4.
An elevated Command Prompt window appears on
your screen.
5.
Type the following command which will scan the
virtualization support of your network interface, “netsh wlan show drivers”
6.
Now, here, if you get a No message then you
have to update your network adapter.
7.
And if the Hosted Network gives you a Yes
message then it means that you can go ahead as the network interface assisted
virtualization.
8.
Type the below-mentioned command to set up an
ad hoc wireless internet connection, “netsh wlan set hosted network mode=allow
ssid= key=”
9.
Now substitute the markup tags with your
desired entries.
10. In the
place of “network name” provide your desired network name and instead of “pass
key” provide your key which should not be less than 8 characters.
11. Afters
Setting up the hosted network, you need to start it.
12. And to
do so, type the following command
“netshwlanstarthostednetwork”
13. Now open
Windows 10 Control Panel.
14. Choose
Network and Sharing Center.
15. On the
left pane of Network and Sharing Center window, click the link Change Adapter
Settings.
16. This
will open up Network Connections.
17. Here,
or the recently created Wi-Fi connection you need to turn on the Internet
Connection Sharing.
18. And to
do so right click on the internet connection device which is currently
connected to the internet.
19. Navigate
to the Sharing
20. Select
the checkbox which asks you to
21. Allow
other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.
22. And
then use the drop down menu and select the recently created ad hoc
23. You can get the IP address of the recently
created ad hoc connection by double clicking the TCP/IPv4 Properties under the Networking
Tab.
How to end an ad-hoc network in
Windows 10 using command?
1. command netsh wlan delete filter
permission=block ssid=”WLAN name” network type=infrastructure
