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Share Internet Connection on Windows 7 Without Software

Vincent — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:22:48 +0000

With freewares like Connectify and Virtual Router, sharing internet connection from Windows 7 via Wi-Fi is just a few clicks away. That is, provided they’re working fine. Somehow after some time, both of the mentioned freewares decided to stop working on my Windows 7.

These are the common error messages: Connectify service down, Virtual router could not be started, and Can not manage Virtual Router. The service is not running.

If you too couldn’t get Connectify or Virtual Router to work, try the following steps to share internet connection on Windows 7 via Wi-Fi without any software. We will be setting up an ad hoc network and bridging it with the internet connection source.

Set up an ad hoc connection:

Go to Network and Sharing Center
Select Set up a new connection or network
Select Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network
Enter a network name, select Open or WEP for security type (some devices couldn’t join WPA protected networks) and enter your desired security key.
Join the ad hoc network using the device you wanted to share your internet connection with

Bridging Internet Connection to Ad Hoc network

Back to Network and Sharing Center
Select Change adapter settings on the left
Right-click on the Wi-Fi adapter > Properties. On the Sharing tab, uncheck the two checkboxes
Right-click on Local Area Connection adapter (the source of internet connection) > Properties. On the Sharing tab, uncheck the two checkboxes
Now select both the Wi-Fi and LAN adapters (Ctrl + click on both the icons)
Once both of them are highlighted, right-click > Bridge connections

Any device that is connected to the ad hoc network should now be able to leech the internet connection off your Windows 7 PC. It works great on mine, tethering the 3G connection from my iPhone to my Windows 7 laptop, then sharing the connection via Wi-Fi with a Nokia E7.

Thanks to Dumbuser on superuser.com.

WeTransfer: Beautiful Way to Email Large Files

Vincent — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:50:45 +0000

How do you normally send large files over email? Most webmail providers limits file attachment to 25 MB or 50 MB. For larger files, you would have to upload the file to an external host like RapidShare and Megaupload. Some of these file hosting sites is just a pain to use, with annoying ads and waiting time.

WeTransfer is a minimalistic file transfer service with no waiting time, and no annoying ads. There is only one small applet on the website, with an artistic background advertisement.

You can send files up to 2GB to 20 email address. Once your recipient has downloaded the file, you will be notified via email.

No registration is required. You can upload right away, enter your recipient’s email address, your own email address and hit the “Transfer” button.

After uploading, you will receive an email containing a forward link and a download link. Hit the forward link to forward the file to more recipients. Alternatively, you can also share the file using the short URL download link.

All these sounds perfect to bring down those giant file hosting sites with countless of limitations, except the uploaded files will only be hosted for 2 weeks.

Virtual Router: Connectify Alternative

Vincent — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:02:05 +0000

Connectify makes sharing of internet connection via Wi-Fi on Windows 7 easier than ever. But in case it’s not working properly on your machine, or you desire a simpler interface (as if Connectify is not simple enough), you may want to try Virtual Router.

How easy can it be? Just simply enter your desired SSID and password, click on “Start Virtual Router” and off you go.

After starting, your friends can connect to the Wi-Fi network and start going online using your internet connection. It works great at times, but at some other times, it’ll say “Virtual Router could not be started“, at least on my laptop. I still couldn’t figure it out yet.

Update: If both Connectify and Virtual Router refuse to work, try setting up an ad hoc network and share your connection via Wi-Fi without using any software.

Windows 7: Share Internet Connection via WiFi

Vincent — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:24:26 +0000

(Windows 7 only) This is especially helpful if you are subscribed to a 3G wireless broadband. You have internet connection basically wherever you go, and it makes total sense to share it with your other WiFi enabled devices, or even to your Facebook addict friends.

Sharing your internet connection via WiFi on Windows 7 is much easier than you probably think. No need of going through the control panel, setting up new connection etc. All you have to do is install this little application—Connectify.

After installing Connectify, you can make your Windows 7 laptop into a WiFi hotspot by entering a few parameters:

Name your WiFi hotspot
Select password
Select which internet connection you would like to share
Select Hotspot mode

The next thing you have to do is to hit the big “Start Hotspot” button and you are good to go!

Stop Connectify from launching on every Windows logon

By default, Connectify will launch itself everytime you start your PC. To disable this:

Go to Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools and select System Configuration
Click on the Startup tab
Uncheck Connectify

Alternatively:

Go to Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools and select Task Scheduler
Select Connectify
On the right sidebar, under Selected Item, click on Disable.

Find The Fastest DNS Server & Change Easily

Vincent — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:19:21 +0000

If you’ve been using the internet for a while, you should have come across names like OpenDNS and Google Public DNS. All these free DNS server provider claims to speed up your internet experience and improve security—so which to choose?

Rarst suggested two tools to test which DNS server has the best performance for you, namely namebench and DNS Benchmark. I prefer the latter for its simplicity, but the former has a more detailed test report if that’s what you prefer.

In my case, DNS Benchmark decides that Google Public DNS is the fastest.

After determining which DNS server performs the best for you, you can change to that DNS server via the TCP/IP settings, which is relatively easy. However, if you prefer something even easier and simpler, have a look at DNS Changer.

It’s a simple app which already have some of the major DNS IP addresses preset in it, namely Google, OpenDNS, and FoolDNS. If your preferred DNS server’s IP is not listed, you can enter it manually and save it.

With it, changing your DNS server is as easy as choosing you preferred DNS server from the list and click “Apply Changes“. You can also revert to your ISP’s DNS easily by selecting “Automatic“.

How to Unlock Huawei USB Modem For Free

Vincent — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:27 +0000

It’s not difficult to look for unlocking service for Huawei USB 3G modem online. Most of the time however, these unlocking service comes with a small fee. Some forums do offer such service for free—but you would have to wait for the kind soul to respond to your request, and God knows how long they will take.

If you rather go for something that can unlock your Huawei modem within seconds for free instead, check out the following three unlock code generators.

Online Unlock Key Generator

On this site, getting your modem’s unlock code is as simple as entering your modem’s IMEI, enter the CAPTCHA code and click on the “Calculator” button.

Within seconds, it will return you with your modem’s unlock code and flash code.

Supported Huawei modem models:

E1550, E155, E156, E156G, E160, E160G, E161, E166, E169, E169G, E170, E172, E176, E180, E182E, E196, E226, E270, E271, E272, E510, E612, E618, E620, E630, E630+, E660, E660A, E800, E870, E880, EG162, EG162G, EG602, EG602G

Universal MasterCode

As its name suggest, Universal MasterCode is capable of generating unlock codes for a wide range of device, which of course includes most of Huawei’s modem.

E156 E155, E1550 E1552, E156G E160, E160G E161 E166, E169 E169G, E170, E172, E176 E1762 E180 E182E E196 E226 E270, E800,E870 E880 EG162 E880 EG162 EG162G EG602 EG602G, E271, E272, E510 E612 E618 E630 ,E620 E630+ E660 E660a

As you can see, the unlock code generated is the same as the one generated by the online unlock key generator above. There is no limit how many unlock codes you can generate, meaning as long as you have this generator on your computer, you can unlock as many modems as you wish.

No installation is required. Just download and start the application.

Download Universal MasterCode: MediaFire | RapidShare (243 KB)

Huawei Unlocker

Huawei Unlocker is another simple and straight forward free unlock code generator. Enter your modem’s IMEI, hit the “Unlock” button and consider yourself done. Again, no installation required.

Download Huawei Unlocker: MediaFire | RapidShare (196 KB)

Unlocking The Modem with The Unlock Code

To make use of the unlock code, insert an unauthorized sim card to your Huawei modem. Unauthorized sim card meaning sim card from any operators other than the one the modem is currently locked to.

When you do so, you would be prompt for the modem’s unlock code. Just enter the unlock code you have received earlier and voila, you can now use your Huawei USB modem with sim cards from any other operator.

I have tested it on my E1762 and it worked perfectly.

Huawei Modem Code Writer Tool
If your modem doesn’t prompt for the unlock code even after you have inserted an unauthorized sim, you can use any of these two code writer tools:

Download Huawei Modem Code Writer: MediaFire | RapidShare
OR
Download Huawei Code Tool: MediaFire | RapidShare

P.s: SheepTech shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the following the guide above. Unlock at your own risk.

Why is my download speed way lower than what I’m subscribing?

Vincent — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:56:19 +0000

Question: I’m subscribing to a 1Mbps package from my local ISP. Why didn’t my download speed get anywhere near there?

Answer
Most ISPs quote download speed in kilobit(kb) or megabit(Mb). In contrast, download speed displayed in internet browsers or P2P programs are displayed in kilobyte(kB).

1 byte = 8 bits

Therefore, if you are subscribing to a 1Mbps (1000 Kbps) package from your local ISP, your download speed would be at 122.07 kB/s. If you’re unsure, you can use an online converter to determine your real download speed.

Now stop swearing or cursing your ISP whenever you see only 120kB/s download speed when you are subscribing to a 1Mbps package. You are indeed getting what you are subscribing for.

How To Block Websites Without Software

Vincent — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:42:59 +0000

Your kids are spending way too much time on a certain website and you are not happy with it? Discover adult websites in the History after your kids used your computer?

If your kids still won’t listen even after all the nagging, you might want to just block the websites you don’t want them to visit. In just 3 simple steps, without any software downloading, you can block as many websites as you want easily.

Step 1
Click Start > Run. Type notepad C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts in the “Open:” field and click OK.

Step 2
A notepad will pop up. Find the line where it says “127.0.0.1 localhost”

Step 3
Immediately under the “127.0.0.1 localhost“, enter the website you want to block by using the format “127.0.0.1 webaddress.com”. For example, you want to block Google and Yahoo from being accessed:

You can block as many websites as you want, just make sure you only enter one URL per line. To remove the blocked websites, just simply remove the line and you are done.

Demo

Click on the icon for a full screen view.