Web Tip Wednesday: Ethernet Sharing

Posted by jshaab on December 14, 2011 under Weekly Web Tips

Did you know Connectify PRO allows you to share your wireless Internet over your Ethernet port?  This brand new feature makes Connectify PRO better than ever!

Let’s say that you want to share your Internet with an older console (XBOX 360, for example) that can only access the Internet by Ethernet cable. Unfortunately, the only connection you have available is Wi-Fi.

Connectify easily solves your problem by taking the wireless connection from your laptop or PC and makes it available for sharing via an Ethernet port. All you need is Connectify PRO and, of course, an Ethernet cable.

1. Open Connectify and select your internet source: Automatic
2. Under the Advanced section in the Settings Tab choose your Ethernet adapter from the Share Over dropdown
3. Click Start Hotspot

You can get multiple Ethernet devices on at the same time by connecting an Ethernet hub (not a router, a hub), to your PC’s Ethernet port. Once you plug your Ethernet devices into that hub, they will all be on the new, wired network together.

Be aware that Connectify’s Ethernet sharing feature makes Connectify into a wired router (DHCP server). You should only run one such wired router on any given network, so don’t plug into someone else’s working Ethernet network, and share onto it.

To access Ethernet Sharing, download Connectify PRO!

Happy Connecting,

-The Connectify Team

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