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Virtual Router - Free Utility To Create And Share Adhoc Wifi Hot Spot on Windows 7 and 2008 R2 - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

Virtual Router - Free Utility To Create And Share Adhoc Wifi Hot Spot on Windows 7 and 2008 R2

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:17 PM PDT

While Bzeek offers an excellent free utility to share your internet connection over WiFi, another free and open source software based router for computers using Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 is "Virtual Router".

As the name suggests, the software enables users to wirelessly share any internet connection on there PC/laptop (Wifi, LAN, Cable Modem, Dial-up, Cellular, etc.) with any Wifi device (Laptop, Smart Phone, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android Phone, Zune, Netbook, wireless printer, etc.) without requiring an dedicated WiFi router hardware, this "advertisement free" (unlike Connectify) utility creates an "Virtual Router" by utlizing Windows 7 built-in adhoc WiFi sharing capabilities - the acess-point created is completely secured using WPA2.