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netsh wlan start hostednetwork command not working no matter what i try

C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan show drivers

Interface name: Wireless Network Connection
Driver
Vendor
Provider
Date
Version
INF file
Files

:
:
:
:
:
:
:

DW1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card

Broadcom
Broadcom
21/01/2010
5.60.48.35
C:\Windows\INF\oem26.inf
5 total
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\BCMWL6.SYS
C:\Windows\system32\bcmihvsrv.dll
C:\Windows\system32\bcmihvui.dll
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
C:\Windows\system32\bcmwlcoi.dll
Type
: Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported
: 802.11n 802.11g 802.11b
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open
None
Open
WEP
Shared
None
Shared
WEP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Personal
TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
WPA2-Personal
CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined
WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined
Vendor defined Vendor defined
Vendor defined Vendor defined
Vendor defined TKIP
Vendor defined CCMP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Personal
TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal
CCMP
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
WPA2-Personal
CCMP
Open
None
Open
WEP
IHV service present
: Yes
IHV adapter OUI
: [00 10 18], type: [00]
IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\Windows\System32\bcmihvsrv.dll
IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {aaa6dee9-31b9-4f18-ab39-82ef9b06eb73}
IHV diagnostics CLSID
: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

I disabled and re-enabled it many times. Still no clue whats goin wrong I always get the error saying
"C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan start hostednetwork The hosted network couldn't be started. A device attached to the system is not
functioning."
The commands before that are running perfectly. The virtual adapter and everything is also enabled.
netsh wlan show hostednetwork

C:\Windows\system32> netsh wlan show hostednetwork

Hosted network settings

Mode
SSID name
Max number of clients
Authentication
Cipher

:
:
:
:
:

Allowed
"Lathiyas"
100
WPA2-Personal
CCMP

Status

: Not started

Hosted network status

Then tried stopping the hostednetwork and tried again still the same error. I think there is some problem with the drivers. Dell N5010

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Windows 7-32bit system. Please help.

wifi

asked Aug 25 '13 at 17:21

user2715875

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5 Answers
First of all go to the device manager now go to View>>select Show hidden devices....Then go
to network adapters and find out Microsoft Hosted network Virual Adapter ....Press right click
and enable the option....
Then go to command prompt with administrative privileges and then go for the following
command:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
netsh wlan start hosted network.

Your Hostednetwork will work without any problems.

edited Nov 23 '13 at 9:18
Serv

6,277

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answered Nov 23 '13 at 8:56

Paramjit Saha

39

81

At first simply uninstall wifi drivers and softwares just keep wifi drivers + from device
manager....network adapters...remove all virtual connections
then
Press the Windows + R key combination to bring up a run box, type ncpa.cpl and hit enter.
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=How-To Geek key=Pa$$w0rd
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
netsh wlan show hostednetwork
its working for me and on others PC.
answered Sep 15 '13 at 16:18
Adnan Khan

11

Same issue.
I solved the problem first activating (right click mouse and select activate) from control panel
(network connections) and later changing to set mode to allow (by netsh command), to finally
starting the hostednetwork with other netsh command, that is:
1.- Activate (Network Connections) by right click
2.- netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
3.- netsh wlan start hosted network
Good luck mate !!!
answered Oct 29 '13 at 22:30
asmartin

11

Check out this link. It has detailed step-by-step instructions to start a hosted network.
http://www.talkofweb.com/creating-wi-fi-hotspot-in-windows-8-share-laptop-internetconnection/
answered Mar 3 '14 at 13:16

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Anirudh

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netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=dhiraj key=7870049877

edited Nov 10 '13 at 11:05

Kenneth

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answered Nov 10 '13 at 10:45

45

dhiraj

This is a perfectly good line. And if it doesn't give any errors, you can run with it. Nicky Smits Mar 13 '14 at
23:32

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