I have two machines – one is running Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and the other is running Windows 7 Starter Edition (32-bit).
The Ubuntu machine is connected to the Internet via the eth0
interface. That machine also has a wireless network interface (wlan0
) that is currently functioning as an ad-hoc network.
I can connect to the ad-hoc network just fine with the Windows machine but each time I wish to do so, I must manually initiate the connection and enter the password.
Is there some way to instruct Windows to automatically connect to this network (an option I have for standard wireless networks but not ad-hoc networks)?
Best Answer
This is a Starter edition of Windows 7 and, according to Microsoft:
Networking in Windows 7 Starter
You may start the ad hoc connection with netsh as pointed in comments but the password must be entered each time. Windows 7 Starter edition can't remember the password like in professional edition... (same problem with the command runas for example: it's a "feature"...)