Virtual Access Point (Virtual AP) - Share your Internet through Wi-Fi.Comments on:

By: David Baldwin

David Baldwin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:12:52 +0000

we should leave a bunch of comments asking them to host this software again. this looks like a really cool program and i would definitely download and rate and comment if it was hosted again

By: Fernando Hernandez

Fernando Hernandez — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:08:25 +0000

Downloaded, installed it, and…WHAM!! It worked pefectly. This is a great tool for those visitors, friends and family that might need to excess a wifi and there is none avalible but your laptop with wireless connection. You are using your computer and do not want them to hog your internet for a long time. Something like that.. Be creative and you will find many uses for it!!!

By: Universal Cynic

Universal Cynic — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:13:54 +0000

To Andres @60: Use Windows XP network control panel.
1) Right-click wireless connection and select properties
2) Open the Advanced tab
3) Select “Allow other network users….” and select the Local Area Network in the “Home network…”

See, 3 steps. You can use for sharing 3G with WiFi Ad-hoc too. In 3 steps, you save 30 dollars.

By: Universal Cynic

Universal Cynic — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:06:44 +0000

After further testing the trial version I can only conclude this: this software is a total rip-off. You can’t connect with anything that can’t use ad-hoc (like PSP). Which means that you can achieve the same thing in Windows XP in 3 steps… And XP built-in function is more stable… this thing, on the other hand, takes so long to enable and crashed twice – I had to reboot once. The thing that can do something like this for real (turn wireless card into a virtual AP) is called SoftAP but the company don’t sell it anymore. You will also need special hardware that can handle it. Or you can use Linux.

By: Universal Cynic

Universal Cynic — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:36:53 +0000

Those who do not understand how to use this or why this is needed surely has not had this problem: 3 laptops, 1 PSP, and 1 mobile 3G connection. Only one laptop can connect to the mobile. The others will have to share and this is the point of this. The real test is whether the PSP can also connect… I don’t think so. You need a wireless card that can support router mode – and that’s built-in in the firmware. If it can support that, then you can use the software provided by your wireless network card to share the connection. If not, then you can already use Windows’ Internet Connection Sharing… although this one is probably easier to configure.

By: Skye-hook

Skye-hook — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:26:19 +0000

Well darn, uninstalling after all. Seems we can’t really use it as I had assumed.

Big thank you’s to- #49 Doug, #58 Tachyon, #66 GMman, #67, & a HUGE THANK YOU to #70 MIKE! Mike, you are terrific to share your knowledge with us, & I truly appreciate it very much! :)

By: Robmaister

Robmaister — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:55:17 +0000

#77, why don’t you just get a longer ethernet wire and plug it into the back of your DirecTV box, instead of having your router wirelessly connect to your laptop, then send the incoming internet connection to the DirecTV box? It halves your internet speed on your laptop and on the direcTV box. A longer ethernet wire to your router will provide faster internet for both your laptop and your DirecTV box.

#79, the feature is built into XP and all newer OS’s (Vista, 7) It’s called ICS, Internet Connection Sharing. If you want to broadcast your own Wifi network, look at #76, my previous post on how to set it up.

#82, google ICS, it’s built into XP and all newer OS’s, it never “fails to create a network,” or just look at my previous post #76 to see how it’s done.

#83, if the program is at all how I think it is (in that it sets up a wireless network with it’s own SSID) then no, you wouldn’t, seeing as other computers would natively pick it up as a router, and the software will handle all the devices connected. The build-in XP, Vista, and 7 feature does the same thing, although I believe that if another device (it may be limited to laptops, not sure) is not connected for a set amount of time, the network stops itself

By: arni

arni — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:28:48 +0000

okay, i have a wired connection and a wireless network adapter. do i need to install the same software to my laptop for it to work? if thats the case then its pretty useless since not all can connect anytime because they still need to install the software.

or did i get it wrong?

By: Sierra

Sierra — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:21:58 +0000

Although this application had huge promise, neither my DSL nor my POTS landline backup would work with this program. Epic fail. Considering how few WANs there are in hotel rooms (none) and how the few which don’t have WiFi have DSL, Cable or POTS (plain old telephone system). SO… What is the point of this when a $25 wireless router WILL work with DSL, Cable & WAN. Uninstalling. SILLY!! Thumbs down.

By: GLO

GLO — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:11:36 +0000

Can this application be run off a usb thumb drive?

As it would be ideal if it could run without installing it on the host PC, and simply run it as a portable app.