Do you have wireless devices that you wished you could connect to the internet by sharing the internet connection on your laptop? Just recently I was wondering how to update my mobile phone firmware and I was faced with the challenge of sharing my laptop’s fast Pdproxy VPN internet connection with my phone. So I decided to try a simple trick and to my utmost surprise it worked. Since then I can now be able to connect wireless devices to my laptop, my friends and I can now surf from our mobile phones whenever my laptops’s internet connection is up and running. I want to share with you how I was able to share my laptops Pdproxy VPN connection to my wireless devices. This method will also work for Sandwich VPN or any other VPN out there.
How to turn your laptop to a WiFi Hotspot using Connectify:
To create a WiFi hotspot on your laptop you will need software called connectify which will connect you ‘wirelessly’ to your computer acting as an access point to your wireless devices. Connectify allows you to share internet connections to several wireless devices at a time acting as a primary router.
Requirements:
A laptop computer with an internet connection
Wireless devices like mobile phones, iPads etc
Connectify software
How to share Pdproxy or Sandwich VPN with wireless devices:
Now let’s get started, first you have to download the Connectify software from this link. It comes in two versions the free version (Connectify Lite) and the paid version (Connectify Pro). If you can’t afford to purchase the Pro version the Lite version will work perfectly too. Simply enter your email on the box provided and click the green ‘Download Now’ button to start your download.
On successful download, install the Connectify application on your laptop. Reboot/restart your computer after the installation.
Next it to configure your Connectify program. Launch the just installed Connectify Program, you will notice there are two tabs, the ‘Settings’ and ‘Client’ tabs.
Under the settings tab, enter your desired hotspot name, it could be anything or you can leave it at default, it doesn’t matter.
Next, enter your password. This password will be needed for all devices trying to connect to your hotspot. It should be at least 8 characters.
Then under internet to share, choose your VPN internet access. Remember when you were installing your Pdproxy or Sandwich VPN a TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 was installed on your computer, so this adapter is the network profile to share.
Then click the ‘Start Hotspot’ button to initiate a hotspot on your laptop. When the hotspot has been initialized, you can now be able to connect wireless devices on it.
To connect a wireless device to your hotspot, simply search for wireless networks in range with your wireless device, once you find the hotspot you just created, connect to it, password will be required to successfully connect to this hotspot.
Under the Clients tab, you will notice the number of connected wireless devices on your laptop’s hotspot.
Now this is how I share my Pdproxy and Sandwich VPN with my wireless devices, I can now be able to stream multimedia on my phones, make Skype calls, download faster and even share large files using the shared hotspot on my laptop. I hope you too can be able to share your own connection and enjoy your Pdproxy or Sandwich VPN on your wireless devices.
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It doesn’t work with PDPROXY, I have been trying before you post and there is also complains from other people. Beside am using Connectify PRO but other VPNs are working
I followed you instruction carefully on how to use CONNECTIVITY, but after clicking on “start Hotspot” a dialog box pops up telling me “Microsoft Hosted Network is not available”
It does work…just follow my instructions and come back to testify differently.
I hope you chose the TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 look at the image on the post, everything is pretty clear….
DIS STUF DIDT WOK WT MY PC.D SHARE OVER WAS SHOWIN WIFI DISABLED.I ENABLE MA PC WIFI STI,IS NT WOKIN
Then you are getting something wrongly…check the instructions again and correct your mistake and it will definitely work.
I am using Hotspot Shield Free VPN. However free version is ad supported, but its good from all other available free vpn’s. You can surf anonymously and access all blocked websites using HSS.
Check it out here: http://www.hotspotshield.com
nice post Nwosu…Well i agree with mark said in this post above about hotspot shield as the best vpn when it comes to free
I also know about this. Its cool to share your internet connection
PDPROXY is not too good with connectify it shares the internet but your mobile phone wont be able to browse they only connect for other applicationn but you wont be able to browse.
SANDWICH conncts & all your device (phones& computer & any other tab) browse the net when you share with connectify.
I guess PDPROXY people should work on their own software.
How do you mean by pdproxy wont browse with your phone, i browse with mine and i have tested it with iPad, Symbian and Android phones and it browses…check your configuration. I set my Opera mini to see your wi-fi, go to settings>advanvced>connection set it to always ask you for which connection to use, so whenever you wanna browse with opera mini a list of yur access points will show including connectify.
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i installed the software, run it and start the hotspot, but i cannot find the network when i search with my android device. I use win xp sp3, what could be the problem………………..
It should be able to find it….start all over and follow the instructions carefully….
wow this is what i ve been looking for browsing with my bb through the sharing
i was able to set up the whole process…. but the other device sees no internet access… and does not open any webpage…. did you change any setting on your local area connection 2…. cos dats d Tap-Win 32 adapter v9… i’m using sandwichvpn by the way.. thanks
What OS are you running on your PC?
No you don’t have to make any changes to your Tap-32 driver. Ensure your connection is actually surfing before sharing the network.
Hi… i m using that wifi hotspot and have taken some best uk vpn service but can’t access internet properly. Maybe its due ti some configurations or any technical issues…. Anyone can help me please.
Hi… i m using that wifi hotspot and have taken some
best uk vpn service but can’t access internet properly. Maybe its due ti some configurations or any technical issues…. Anyone can help me please.
If you follow the guide here very well you should be able to connect your wireless devices to any VPN provided the VPN connection is through.
pls need help on tunnelguru……..after installing my connectify pro and following the above instruction,my tablets isnt connecting via wifi
If your tablet can detect the WiFi signal and connect with it using the security key you entered on your connectify, there is no reason why it shouldn’t surf. Try it using Pdproxy.
Mr Williams!
What you have asked is answered over here at: http://www.countriesvpn.com
Hope that they help you out.
Dont worry for configurations or necessary domains. They may vary but standards remain same.
guy this an old software that you are discovering now!! well is cool for you they are many of such solution to turn you Laptop as a super wireless Router to share network resources.
do have fun with your discovery. though it was helpful
Check the date of the publication sir…..and as much old as it is this post serves as a tutorial for people who do not know how to share their PC internet network with their wireless devices.
I used this tool, which you have mentioned befoer many time but it is good. Thanks for sharing.
If you ever come across usa vpn service you wil find that they are helping their clients superbly in this department.
This is possible esoecially if you sucssessfully check publications neccessary. Give a look on manuals or try looking for some authentic best vpn service.
hi there i guess am very lucky to see this post of urs and the problem i hav is i can search and connect wit this connectify, but in the internet option, i chose multilinks because i use multilinks to browse with SandwichVPN but on my mobile devices, it connects but it does nt browse, please what do i do?
Since you said you use SandwichVPN select Tap-Win32 Adapter V9 on the internet to share.
i shared my pd proxy using connectify via tap win 32 adaptor but only my facebook app, whatsapp, bbm are working. my web browser, google playstore, are not working on my android phone n pc too