Comments on: Connectify Is Early Evidence of Why Win7's "Virtual Wi-Fi" Matters http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: WLAN Controller http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-524572 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:35:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-524572 Another option for virtual WiFI in Windows 7

]]> By: Connectify Press http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228676 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:46:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228676 Thanks for writing about Connectify. We thought you may want to know that Connectify 1.0 is now available for free as the first production ready release. Some older wireless cards do not yet have full Windows 7 support, and for those devices Connectify will act as an Ad Hoc connection manager, instead of a full blown Wi-Fi Access Point.

Changes since Beta 4 include:

• Improved Notification tray icons (including a warning icon if the selected Internet connection is not currently working)

• Support for even more wireless cards and configurations

• Improved memory and CPU management

• Recover from sleep/hibernate

• Support for machines where multiple users install Connectify and log on at same time

• Ability to remove clients from the Client History list (right click to get menu)

• Auto-hiding of the Mode box. By default we hide the “Mode” box to choose between AP or Ad Hoc mode. If your wireless card supports both, then we default to Access Point mode. To keep the mode box visible, there is an option on the Option menu (right click on the Connectify logo to show the menu).
Thank you again for your support.

]]> By: Latest Intel drivers add Windows 7 Virtual WiFi support « Jasper Blog http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228675 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228675 [...] the internet has been abuzz with a new software called Connectify which interacts with this Windows 7 Virtual WiFi technology, but it appears their intention is to [...]

]]> By: Chris Pietschmann http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228674 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:19:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228674 Here’s a Free, Open Source program like Connectify: http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com

]]> By: You Get The . Info » Latest Intel drivers add Windows 7 Virtual WiFi support – 1331th Edition http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228673 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:06:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228673 [...] will automatically appear in your network connections. Recently, the internet has been abuzz with a new software called Connectify which interacts with this Windows 7 Virtual WiFi technology, but it appears their intention is to [...]

]]> By: Latest Intel drivers add Windows 7 Virtual WiFi support - istartedsomething http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228672 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:52:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228672 [...] the internet has been abuzz with a new software called Connectify which interacts with this Windows 7 Virtual WiFi technology, but it appears their intention is to [...]

]]> By: Sebastian Rupley http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228671 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:47:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228671 @Scott — exactly, sharing an adhoc network is not new but using existing hardware to create a second virtual network is new to Windows.

Best,
Sebastian

]]> By: jame colin http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228670 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:44:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228670 Thanks for your information
i wonder how much is it and how to buy

]]> By: Scott HanselmanScott Hanselman http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228669 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:41:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228669 Not really, Eric P. and Mike.

While Internet Connection Sharing is not at all new, as you point out, this is very different. For example, ICS on XP lets you share a Wired Connection over an AdHoc Wifi. You still need TWO network adapters. Also, an AdHoc Wifi isn’t an access point that many people and use.

Connectify creates a second virtual wifi network using the same hardware. This means you can actually share your wifi connection using only one adapter. You can secure it with WPA and it’s a real access point, not an AdHoc Network.

]]> By: Mike Puchol http://gigaom.com/2009/10/29/connectify-is-early-evidence-of-why-win7s-virtual-wi-fi-matters/#comment-228668 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:07:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=77562#comment-228668 This functionality has been available for eons on Mac OS, where you could create a WiFi hotspot and share your cabled connection over it. On Windows, there has been similar software for a few years too, via software like 2hotspot. What is novel is the capability to bundle connections for increased bandwidth and reliability, kudos to Microsoft!

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