RouterSoft Alternatives
RouterSoft is described as 'Turn your Windows 7 - laptop into a wireless router and share any file between computers. Software to Replace Your Router: powerful software to transform your computer into a router and save you from needless headaches' and is an app in the Network & Admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to RouterSoft for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Online / Web-based, Windows Mobile and Linux. The best alternative is Virtual Router Plus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RouterSoft are Connectify Hotspot (Paid), AndroidWifi (Free), mHotspot (Free) and Open Garden (Free).
- Improvements from Virtual Router : - Works on Windows 8 and Windows 2012 - Solved the problem of "Virtual router could not be started" - No installation needed - Do not start background service so anything is under your control
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Chrome blocks download from official site. Use Sourceforge download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualrouterpl/
- With Connectify Hotspot, you can transform your PC into a real WiFi hotspot, and share your computer’s Internet connection as Wi-Fi with any other PC or mobile device.
- Set of batch scripts that can be used on Windows 7 to share your wifi connection with any mobile device. This script is especially made for android mobile devices.
- mHotspot is a completely free software which converts your windows 7 & 8 laptop into a virtual wifi router and creates a secure wifi hotspot.
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The installer contains Opencandy. If you want to install it, DECLINE all the other softwares in all the steps of the downloader.
- Open Garden allows your Android phone to share its Wi-Fi Internet access with others. Currently available in BETA, official launch coming soon! Features: ? Share your Wi-Fi Internet with other Android devices
- It can turn your Windows 7 PC (when equipped with a WiFi card) into a WiFi router. Windows 7 has an option to create AdHoc networks but devices like phones and tablets will not be able to connect to this network.
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The installer version is bundled with a malware toolbar. The simple version WITHOUT the installer is clean: download it.
- Win Hotspot is portable WiFi hotspot application has inbuilt WiFi Scanner to list Channel ,Signal % etc. It Also has bandwidth meter and WiFi Repair Tools. Please Update to version 1.2, Internet sharing bug has been fixed.
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may contain malware such as : PUP.Optional.Adtool PUP.Optional.Somoto.A PUP.Optional.Somoto.A (x2) PUP.Optional.DeltaTB PUP.Optional.OpenCandy & may install itself in startup
- hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators, RADIUS client, EAP server, and RADIUS authentication server.No screenshots yet
- Virtual Wifi Hotspot is a free software router for Windows based system running Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.
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