Wireless driver doesn't support hosted network - Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 on Acer Aspire VX15.

Hey guys

I recently bought a new Acer computer, and when I tried to turn it into a mobile hotspot using cmd (netsh wlan start hostednetwork), it didn't work.

Ran netsh wlan show drivers, said it doesn't support hosted netowrk. (Hosted Network Supported: No).

The driver is Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A Wireless Network Adapter.

Tried removing this driver and installing a different one instead. However, whenever I delete the old driver, it eventually comes back, and it seems like some of the drivers I tried installing aren't even compatible.

My questions are: What driver could I install instead of my current one that supports hosted network, and what is the process of removing the old one and installing the new one?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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rester

i have the same issue too , cannot find hosted network in the device manager , what would i do?
pls reply as soon as possible. Thank you

Sharanji

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rester

To find out if your computer supports a virtual network, follow these instructions:

Press Windows + R to open Run

Type CMD in the run textbox and hit enter to open command prompt

Type “netsh wlan show drivers” in the Command prompt window and press the Enter key.

Scroll up until you see a line that says “Hosted Network Support”.

If the setting says Yes, your computer’s hardware supports the creation of wireless hosted networks, if it says No, then it doesn’t.

However, if the Hosted Network Support says No it is not always the case that it does not support a wireless hosted network.

This step will install your Wi-Fi card if it isn’t already installed. Make sure you are connected to the internet via the Ethernet cable.

Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run dialog box.

Type control in the Run dialog box, then press Enter.

In the Search box in Control Panel, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting.

Under the Hardware and Sound item, click Configure a device. If you are prompted to enter an administrator password or provide confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Press Next and let the troubleshooter scan for problems. Fix all emerging problems.

Set up a hosted network on your computer via command prompt

You must be an administrator to do this.

Press Windows + R to open Run. Type CMD in the run textbox and hit enter to open command prompt

Type “netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=YourWiFiName key=YourWiFiPassword” in the Command prompt window and press the Enter key; where YourWiFiName and YourWiFiPassword are your virtual network name and password respectively.

Type netsh wlan start hostednetwork to start your wireless hosted network

This will start a wireless hosted network with your name of choice and password of choice.

To stop the hosted network via command prompt, type: netsh wlan stop hostednetwork

To show the hosted networks on your PC via command prompt, type: netsh wlan show hostednetwork

If your network does not create in step 2 then probably, your computer does not supported a virtual network, especially if you can connect to other Wi-Fi hotspots from your computer.