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Turning a PC into a Wi-Fi router — technical archive

An archived 2013 walkthrough for sharing a PC's internet connection as a wireless hotspot.

By Haydar Najm Alhindawi · About the author

· 7:50

Run a hotspot only on your own network, with a strong password and WPA2/WPA3 encryption.

About this video

A 2013 recording on sharing a computer's internet connection as a wireless hotspot.

The idea and the problem

Before routers were in every home, a PC was a practical way to share one connection between devices.

What you will learn

  • The principle of bridging two network interfaces
  • Why a hotspot must be encrypted with a strong password

Technical archive — recorded 2013

The tooling is obsolete; modern systems include a safer, more stable built-in hotspot.

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