How do I enable "Mobile Hotspot" without internet connection?

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Anniversary (14393)
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    How do I enable "Mobile Hotspot" without internet connection?


    I am attempting to start the "Mobile Hotspot" that is inside the settings menu, without an active internet connection. Is there any way I can do this, or is there an alternative?


    What I have tested before is using the netsh command to set and start the "Hosted Network". I can set the settings fine, but starting the hosted network yields "The hosted network couldn't be started. The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.". I have already tried the fix where you enable the "Virtual Adapter" device in device manager, but it did not change anything.


    To clarify, even though the netsh method fails, using Mobile Hotspot with an active internet connection works fine.


    I am running Windows 10 Pro x64 Anniversary Edition (build 14393) on a Dell Inspiron 7558. The wireless networking card is dual-band 802.11ac.
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  2. Posts : 9,765
    Mac OS Catalina
       #2

    You cannot unless you have a active Internet Connection. It is a Bridged connection if you have Internet connected to the computer.
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  3. Posts : 579
    Windows 10
       #3

    You can set up as "Ad-Hoc", it will allow 2 PC´s to communicate with each other without a router..
    You have to use the Command Line and use the: netsh wlan show/set/start/stop hostednetwork mode=allow.
    This is working for me when the Hostednetwork is started in a W10-64bit . Starting Hostednetwork in a W10-32bit there is a error that it could not be started due a incorrect state.
    Any way the HostedNetWork has very poor throughput, like 3MB/s and it is connecting only at 72Mbps, even if PC´s hardware are 802.11 AC-867 Mbps.
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  4. Posts : 579
    Windows 10
       #4

    some adapters/Drivers do NOT support HostedNetWork


    check in a elevated command prompt if Adapter/Driver support HostedNetWork

    netsh wlan show driver

    How do I enable "Mobile Hotspot" without internet connection?-hostednetworksupport.jpg
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  5. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Anniversary (14393)
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Adalwar said:
    check in a elevated command prompt if Adapter/Driver support HostedNetWork

    netsh wlan show driver

    How do I enable "Mobile Hotspot" without internet connection?-hostednetworksupport.jpg
    That was partially my bad. I forgot to mention that it did report no for that field. However, why would I still be able to host a "Mobile Hotspot" if my network card doesn't support it? That makes no sense.
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  6. Posts : 579
    Windows 10
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    UserNumber00001 said:
    That was partially my bad. I forgot to mention that it did report no for that field. However, why would I still be able to host a "Mobile Hotspot" if my network card doesn't support it? That makes no sense.
    I think "Mobile Hotspot" and the "HostedNetWork" are different things.
    Mobile Hotspot is for to Share Internet Connection and will not work without an active Internet connection. And for this it is not necessary the support of Driver / Card for HostedNetWork.
    HotedNetWork, is and Ad-Hoc connection, it means you are creating an Home WLAN infrastructure without a Router, so at the end the HostedNetwork is a substitute for a Router. I did not try it, but probably you also could share the Internet.
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  7. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Anniversary (14393)
    Thread Starter
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    Adalwar said:
    I think "Mobile Hotspot" and the "HostedNetWork" are different things.
    Mobile Hotspot is for to Share Internet Connection and will not work without an active Internet connection. And for this it is not necessary the support of Driver / Card for HostedNetWork.
    HotedNetWork, is and Ad-Hoc connection, it means you are creating an Home WLAN infrastructure without a Router, so at the end the HostedNetwork is a substitute for a Router. I did not try it, but probably you also could share the Internet.
    If that's the case, then couldn't a network infrastructure be spoofed inside of Windows, and then be sent to the networking card, as if it was a pre-existing network?
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  8. Posts : 9,765
    Mac OS Catalina
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    UserNumber00001 said:
    If that's the case, then couldn't a network infrastructure be spoofed inside of Windows, and then be sent to the networking card, as if it was a pre-existing network?
    Spoofed as in what? You can create any Ad-Hoc you want on any OS. It is not just a Windows only.

    The whole purpose of using say a laptop as a Hotspot, is if you are connecting to a Captive Portal with a pay wall and you have say a streaming device or game system that cannot connect and then let you through the Captive Portal or pay wall, you would set up a Bridge with say two Wifi adapters, or Ethernet with Wifi Bridged.

    The bad side would be if someone sets up to capture and sniff packets and use the laptop to deceive people into thinking that it is the actual hotspot, then there are problems. Honey Pots are another way to use the Laptop to try and steer someone who is attempting to find a way into a Wifi network, so you can then take that person's connection and record any attempts, but they are not going to get anywhere while in the Honey Pot.
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  9. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Anniversary (14393)
    Thread Starter
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    bro67 said:
    Spoofed as in what? You can create any Ad-Hoc you want on any OS. It is not just a Windows only.

    The whole purpose of using say a laptop as a Hotspot, is if you are connecting to a Captive Portal with a pay wall and you have say a streaming device or game system that cannot connect and then let you through the Captive Portal or pay wall, you would set up a Bridge with say two Wifi adapters, or Ethernet with Wifi Bridged.

    The bad side would be if someone sets up to capture and sniff packets and use the laptop to deceive people into thinking that it is the actual hotspot, then there are problems. Honey Pots are another way to use the Laptop to try and steer someone who is attempting to find a way into a Wifi network, so you can then take that person's connection and record any attempts, but they are not going to get anywhere while in the Honey Pot.
    My goal is to be able to host a temporary, but reliable wireless network for other devices to connect to. My main uses would be allowing my phone and laptop to communicate wirelessly when outside of WiFi coverage, and to act as a network for games and file transfer to communicate through. If I use my phone, I risk using my data, the hotspot shutting down when I get outside of coverage (and not being able to turn it back on), lowered speed and stability by using it as a middle man, and wasting battery on something that the laptop could handle.
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  10. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Anniversary (14393)
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I don't recall performance that poor. When I've done it previously, it tended to be extremely stable (great for multiplayer LAN gaming), and have reasonable throughput (for file transfer). Both of those are generally lost when I use a phone as a middle man, among other downsides.
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