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Windows 7 hosted network

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Problem

I have to use a wired conection to my PC and i'd like to connect my android phone to the internet over Wi-Fi. I tried using the new Wireless Hosted Network functionality in Windows 7, but my phone can't connect - it gets stuck at "Obtaining IP address...". The AP is working - it is visible in the l…

Error Output

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=name key=password
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

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Fix for: Windows 7 hosted network

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This is actually deceptively simple. It relates to the ORDER you do things in, The simple answer is you have shared the wrong network. A lot of "howtos" tell you to do it in a order that CANNOT work. The correct order is covered here 1, In Windows 7…

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