Setting up a wireless network with Fripperies
I needed to have a Wi-Fi network because of a new phone I got, but my modem was a D-Link DSL-200, which belongs to ancient times and doesn't support Wi-Fi. I love to do things on my own, as much as I can, so I bought the necessary equipment and built it myself.
I realized that the smart TV that I recently bought has a Wi-Fi dongle, but it doesn't serve any special purpose for me. I searched for its model and found out that it was made by a Chinese company and its driver was not available anywhere. I searched the Microsoft repositories and found that the driver was available there. I didn't need to install any additional software, the driver was recognized after I installed it.
Now it was enough for me to find a tool to share my internet system with this Dongle Wi-Fi. I found two tools, one of them was Virtual WiFi Router, and it responded very well for sharing. Connectify is much better, more comprehensive, and more complete. The best alternative for this job.
The only problem is that the antenna has a weak signal in other parts of the house, but I am sure I have a USB cable that I can pull from the back of the case to the desk and boost the antenna signal.
The result is that I now have a Wi-Fi network that I built without anything. The only drawback is that to use it, you have to have the PC on, which is, always.
Araz Gholami
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I realized that the smart TV that I recently bought has a Wi-Fi dongle, but it doesn't serve any special purpose for me. I searched for its model and found out that it was made by a Chinese company and its driver was not available anywhere. I searched the Microsoft repositories and found that the driver was available there. I didn't need to install any additional software, the driver was recognized after I installed it.
Now it was enough for me to find a tool to share my internet system with this Dongle Wi-Fi. I found two tools, one of them was Virtual WiFi Router, and it responded very well for sharing. Connectify is much better, more comprehensive, and more complete. The best alternative for this job.
The only problem is that the antenna has a weak signal in other parts of the house, but I am sure I have a USB cable that I can pull from the back of the case to the desk and boost the antenna signal.
The result is that I now have a Wi-Fi network that I built without anything. The only drawback is that to use it, you have to have the PC on, which is, always.
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