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#1 2011-10-15 19:21:51
- inp3dance
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Connect to Windows7 created ad-hoc network
Hi guys,
I'm facing the following situation: at the place where I am now to internet connection is set up by a dial application which is, of course, windows only. I have only linux on my laptop, but my girlfriend has windows 7, so she can connect to the net. What I tried to do is to set up an ad-hoc wireless connection on hers laptop and to connect to it from my linux box. Of course I didn't succeded. I see the created wireless network, but can't connect to it. I tried different encriptions too, no difference. Does anybody have some experience with internet sharing from windows to linux? How can I set it up?
I can use command line too, I'm familiar with wireless-tools.
Thank you!
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#2 2011-10-15 19:28:45
- sensei
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Re: Connect to Windows7 created ad-hoc network
Do you have any related information to share? Error messages?
This article might be of some help to you.
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#3 2011-10-15 20:30:15
- shulamy
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Re: Connect to Windows7 created ad-hoc network
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#4 2011-10-15 21:48:00
- inp3dance
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Re: Connect to Windows7 created ad-hoc network
sensei - The only information I have is the "Can't connect to network" message of networkmanager, or the dhcp timeout when I tried from command line. No errors, nothing, it just can't connect.
shulamy - what about samba?
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#5 2011-10-15 23:04:20
- sensei
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Re: Connect to Windows7 created ad-hoc network
sensei - The only information I have is the "Can't connect to network" message of networkmanager, or the dhcp timeout when I tried from command line. No errors, nothing, it just can't connect.
Did you check the article I linked to?
What's the output of iwconfig wlan0? Change wlan0 to the proper interface if necessary.
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#6 2012-02-16 20:34:18
- shulamy
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Re: Connect to Windows7 created ad-hoc network
i think you have to set "internet connection sharing"
in the windows 7 computer.
ezik
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