Windows 7 to Turn Your Wi-Fi Card Into Two

[g0rilla]

Does this mean we could "Tarzan" (my term - move from one WAP to another without loosing connection) from one wireless network to another when walking around a large hot spot area like a college campus?

 

[justchuck69]

only if you have just about any amd or certain intel cpus as some 40% or so of intel cpu ( well the percentage of desktop cpu are higher but the number of mobile cpu from intel that support VT are limited) do not support VT and may be left out in the cold concerning this tech

 

[seldon57]

I currently am using a linksys wmp54g network card and using the drivers that come with windows 7 rc am able to see the Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport adapter and edit it's properties, but am not yet able to connect it to a network.

 

[Guest]

I've been using this for years on XP...
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/virtualwifi/
and a download for those that are interested
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/994abd5f-53d1-4dba-a9d8-8ba1dcccead7/

 

[Guest]

what the hell ..... u sayin Microsoft created a new 2 way wireless collision avoidance system?????!!!!, i have to read the details about that asap.

 

[hemelskonijn]

demonic1:

The software you describe does NOT connnect to multiple networks at the same time but hops from network to network as described in the links you posted.
Yes it is transparent to the applications and thus the average computer user wont notice this specially not if you realize the average computer user only uses the computer to surf the web and read email.

 

[justchuck69]

am i correct in my last post " only if you have just about any amd or certain intel cpus as some 40% or so of intel cpu ( well the percentage of desktop cpu are higher but the number of mobile cpu from intel that support VT are limited) do not support VT and may be left out in the cold concerning this tech "

does this tech need the virtulization support in the cpu's ?

ie AMD V or Intel's VT ! i know it is needed for the win xp mode but was wondering if this also needs this support?

 

[dimitri]

I wish Zyxel made a simple 64-bit driver for my wireless adapter, let alone virtualization. I bought it a couple of years ago, and it doesn't even appear in their product list 🙁

 

[hemelskonijn]

justchuck69:

No hardware "virtualization" support is created to run VM's better.
There is no need to run a virtual machine in order to use this otherwise it would defeat the purpose.

 

[waffle911]

The revolutionary part comes in when you want to use one virtual Wi-Fi adapter to connect to a hotspot and the other one to share the connection with other laptops. This could be useful for paid connections at public places such as hotels. Only one paid-internet pass would be needed, which can then be shared through the second virtualized adapter.

You don't need two adapters to do this—my MacBook does this already an I know Windows laptops do this already too. Create an ad-hoc network and enable web sharing (Allow other computers to use this computer's internet connection or something like that). Because the ad-hoc network is hosted on the first computer, it isn't networking to itself and is free to connect to another network while other computers connect to it. I use it all the time when traveling with family and we stay at a hotel that actually makes you pay for an internet connection. (I consider a decent hotel to be something like a Holiday Inn; most hotels in this bracket don't charge for internet because it is actually relatively cheap for them to do so compared to their overall operating expenses. Even a good hotel like the Omnia shouldn't charge more than $10 or $15 per day...unless you're in Europe. Hotel internet in Europe is ridiculous in my experience!)

 

[Guest]

old shit, in linux and windows you could always put 2 or more ip adreses on a network adaptor witchout much sweat !
remember ifconfig eth0:1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ifconfig eth0:2 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx !!!
ETC ETC ETC ..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

The point about sharing a hotspot connection is moot. You could do this for years with a plain old Nanostation 2 from Ubiquiti Networks. The same device they sell in the Flyin J truck stops as a WIFI extender. It is a very high tech WiFi device that is very easy to configure. Think super hyper intelligent antenna with linux built it. Just plug it into the ether-port, set it for DHCP and bridge the WiFi connection. OR plug it into the internet port of a portable router if so inclined. Instant share on demand. I used one recently to connect a PS3 to a router in another house. What's nice is the device is self contained with internal web configuration and no drivers required, set it up and forget it. These super antennas have a enormous potential for home brewed mesh networks btw.