Utilizing Windows 7 Virtual Router
It was came to my mind suddenly about how to enable Wi-Fi to be recognized by my Wii. The people at PSE have been told me to not to connect my Wii to internet because of risk of Brick Error Code 003 (your Wii is completely broken, you must change your Wii's motherboard to repair it which equal to buy a new one). FYI, mostly in Indonesia, Wiis are sold in modded version (soft or hard) to enable people played game which sold only Rp.9000,- (equal to US$ 1) each. I think you what i mean.Okay, let's get back to the topic. For short, i turn my WiFi on my laptop and then Wii's WiFi. I thought it would be simple to connect since Wii's WiFi recognized my laptop's WiFi but unfortunately it still didn't want to connect. After i googled the problem, i found out that simple ad-hoc WiFi connection won't be able to connect my Wii to my laptop. Wii only accepted connection from WiFi router or using additional USB device called Wii Lan Adapter. Realizing the situation, i started to find out other possibilities such as WiFi virtual router. After several times being googled for the possibilities, then i found one solution regarding my laptop specification which is using Windows 7 Professional Edition. Yup, as long as you are using Windows 7, you can use this solution. Before i write the solution, i'd like to introduce some terms regarding the technology.
Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter is a technology added to Windows 7 technology layer specification. It is run natively on Windows 7. The technology concept is quite similar to virtualization on common Operating Systems which emulates them and enable them to run side by side. Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter emphasizes the concept of virtualization by emulating WiFi card hardware installed on your laptop/PC then make it available for one or more instances so you can connect other devices to your laptop/PC. The connection which established will be viewed as normal connection from router to client not as client-to-client ad hoc connection.
Below is the picture regarding the architecture of the technology
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Being available since Windows 98, the technology makes internet connection sharing in your laptop/PC easier. Let say, you have more than one connection. One is backing up with broadband connection and the other one is a connection between your laptop/PC and your cellphone (connected by bluetooth). But unfortunately, your cellphone doesn't have connection to internet and you want to download an application to your cellphone. ICS will handle situation like this. Just open your Network Connection Setting. Pick your broadband connection and share its internet connection to your bluetooth connection. If everything goes well, should you have your cellphone connected to Internet too. It makes use of DHCP.
Okay the existing technologies from Windows 7 makes Virtual WiFi possible but unfortunately until the release of Windows 7. Microsoft didn't setup the Virtual WiFi application to make use of the technologies although you can build one on your own using Windows 7 SDK and Visual Studio. Luckily, we don't have to take bloody session for developing the application. This is the solution that i'm looking for to solve my problem above. I found that there is an application being developed exclusively for Windows 7 called Connectify. This application is all that i need and solve my problem. Wii recognize my laptop's WiFi and i can browse the Internet using Opera Browser for Wii.
Here they are step by step using Connectify to build your own virtual WiFi connection.
1. Download the software. The current version is Connectify 1.2
2. Install it on your system. You should have it run too. The preview should be like this.
3. For first time, you won't have any connection profile as shown above which i already had. You must setup it for your own. Connectify provides tool for setting up the connection using the simple wizard.
Please click it.
4.Entering the wizard
This the welcome page, click next >>
On Wi-Fi Device section you will be given a choice to pick your WiFi card device. In my wizard this section is skipped, i guess because of i only have one device. This picture taken from another blog.
Give your network a name. Since, i'm using it for Wii then i give SSID called WiiSpot.
Set the password
Pick your current connection to be shared. I shared my connection from an ADSL router LAN connection.
This is the last step on the wizard. You can opted for starting hotspot immediately after closing the wizard or taking your time sharing to others about this application.
5. Voila... Now, all are set up. You can try connect other device to your virtual hotspot. Below, my Wii alread connected to my laptop. I have tried to with Blackberry device and another laptop. They can make use my ADSL internet connection too.
I hope it will broad your knowledge and help you too. Feel free to leave your comment.
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