WIFI as non anhoc

[lioncat55]

is there any way to to have the wifi work as being non adhoc i have a zune30 and would love to have wifi all most any where

[danny6514]

Originally Posted by lioncat55

is there any way to to have the wifi work as being non adhoc i have a zune30 and would love to have wifi all most any where

do you mean changing your phone into a hotspot sort of thing?
i personally just flashed one of the custom ROMs and run the Wi-Fi Router feature in the wireless controls. I'm using mighty's rom.

[pmeunier]

Originally Posted by danny6514

do you mean changing your phone into a hotspot sort of thing?
i personally just flashed one of the custom ROMs and run the Wi-Fi Router feature in the wireless controls. I'm using mighty's rom.

Question - when you connect your device (laptop) using WiFi Router, does it show as an infrastructure connection or an ad-hoc connection? I use a custom ROM as well and every one I've tried show the connection as ad-hoc. This makes it difficult for some devices to connect as they can not use ad-hoc connections

[ltmcgill]

I'm using Mighty Rom and it shows up as an Ad-Hoc connection. I haven't seen any that show up as Infrastructure but I would like that as well. My company laptop blocks Ad-Hoc connections so I can't connect wirelessly between my phone and laptop for internet. I have to use the USB cable which is not as convenient.

[bertimus2002]

Originally Posted by ltmcgill

I'm using Mighty Rom and it shows up as an Ad-Hoc connection. I haven't seen any that show up as Infrastructure but I would like that as well. My company laptop blocks Ad-Hoc connections so I can't connect wirelessly between my phone and laptop for internet. I have to use the USB cable which is not as convenient.

I am with you here, my company blocks Ad-Hoc connections as well and as such, I can't get around that because it appears as a Computer to Computer/Ad-Hoc network

[bastian74]

If you have admin rights to your work laptop you can temporarily add the ability to join an ad-hoc network.

BACKUP, then delete the following reg branch:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Wireless\ GPTWirelessPolicy
Then Reboot
Now you can join ad-hoc networks.
Re-import the reg backup file to restore your company wan policy.

[austin420]

ya! psp and ps3 wont accept ad hoc connections either. i heard the latest evo tethering program offers that though...

[bastian74]

Run regedit and see if there is a policy defined here:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Wireless\ GPTWirelessPolicy
On the laptop that is, not on the phone.

[austin420]

Originally Posted by bastian74

Run regedit and see if there is a policy defined here:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Wireless\ GPTWirelessPolicy
On the laptop that is, not on the phone.

ive been in this forum long enough to know whats about to happen here.

1)person x wants company comuter to do action y.
2)company z doesnt like that and has i.t. person keep you from doing that on company laptop.
3)person x uses some program to get around that or does a reg edit.
4)company z finds out and fires person x for tampering with company property!
5)person x has a lot more free time to spend on ppcgeeks.com (the greatest website ever!)
just be careful where you tread in a company computer's registry. thats all im sayin.

[bastian74]

The reason companies lock you out of ad-hoc networks is because there are a lot of hackers out there who share their internet on their laptop as 'Free Public WiFi' then capture/sniff all the traffic of the people who think it's "legit" - all the while capturing any weak and clear-text passwords, as well as unsecured laptop file security.

If you know enough not to connect to those things, ad-hoc is just fine. Restore the registry when you're done with your cell phone and work is none the wiser. :P

Then again, I know our IT guy.