If you are an iPod touch owner you will definitely love to be hooked to a Wi-fi connection all the time. Unless and until you are connected wirelessly you won’t unleash the real fun. Consider a situation where you don’t have a wireless router, but still wish to browse internet using your ipod touch. Wireless ad- hoc networks can do magic here. What is an
Ad-hoc network?
An ad hoc network is a temporary connection between computers created wirelessly. These networks can only be wireless and you must have a wireless network adapter installed in your computer.
There is a
problem here. Ad-hoc networks are basically a computer to computer connections. So if you try to connect your iPod Touch directly to a created network you will not be successful. The reason being certain parameters required for a connection not getting resolved automatically.
Don’t worry, a simple third party app called
CC Proxy Server can solve this issue.
CC Proxy Server is an easy-to-use Internet connection sharing software. Supporting dial-up, DSL connections etc it helps you build your own proxy server and share Internet access within a LAN easily.
How to create and connect to a Ad-hoc network :
1) Download and install
CC Proxy Server .
2) Launch
CC Proxy Server and go to “
Options“. Enable all the “
proxy services” and “
protocols” .Leave the “
NT service” option unchecked. Then click “
ok“. Minimize this app now.
3) Now Create an Ad-hoc network.
For Windows xp and Vista users :
All Windows Xp and Vista users can follow the steps required to setup an Ad-hoc network from this CNET video :
For Windows 7 users :
1) Go to
Start >
Control Panel >
Network and Sharing Center .
2) Under “Change your network settings” click “Setup a new connection or network“.
3) Now under the “
Choose a connection option” pop window select “
Setup a wireless Ad hoc (computer to computer ) network” and click “
Next” .
You will be greeted with another screen briefing you about what an Ad hoc network is. Click
“Next” .
4) In the next window enter your
Network name (SSID), choose a
security type and enter the security key (if u have selected Open, then no need of security key). Check “
Save this network” and then click
“Next”.
5) Enable “
Turn on internet connection sharing” and then click Close.
The PC side setup is now over.
In your Ipod Touch :
Go to
Settings >
Wi-Fi. Choose your Ad-hoc network you created in
Step 3 and connect to it.
Voila, you will now be able to connect and browse from your Ipod touch.
