How to Make a WIFI Hotspot Creator in VB.NET

You'll find many programs on the internet that can turn your Computer/Laptop Internet into a WIFI Hotspot but this ain't no any advanced like this. This is a very simple program to make a WIFI Hotspot using the Netsh command line scripting utility that comes with Windows.

Let's get into it...

Tools Required

• 2 Textboxes
• 2 Labels
• 1 Checkbox
• 2 Buttons

Change TEXT in the added Tools like given below

• Label 1 - Hotspot Name:
• Label 2 - Password: (8 Characters minimum)
• CheckBox1 - Show Password
• Button1 - Start
• Button2 - Stop

Make sure your FORM looks like this :

Double click your Form to get into Form_Load Event and add this code to disable the Button2 (Stop)

 Button2.Enabled = False

Add this code for FormClosed Event to stop the Hotspot automatically when you close the program

Process.Start("CMD", "/C netsh wlan stop hostednetwork")

  Now go to Button1_Click and add these :

   Try  
       If TextBox1.Text = "" Then  
         MsgBox("Hotspot Name can't be empty", MsgBoxStyle.Critical)  
       End If  
       If TextBox2.TextLength < 8 Then  
         MsgBox("Password should be 8+ characters", MsgBoxStyle.Critical)  
         If TextBox2.Text = "" Then  
           MsgBox("Password can't be empty", MsgBoxStyle.Critical)  
         End If  
       Else  
         Dim process As New Process()  
         process.StartInfo.Verb = "runas"  
         process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = True  
         process.Start("cmd", String.Format("/c {0} & {1} & {2}", "netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=" & TextBox1.Text & " key=" & TextBox2.Text, "netsh wlan start hostednetwork", "pause"))  
         MsgBox("Hotspot started successfully", MsgBoxStyle.Information)  
         Button1.Enabled = False  
         Button2.Enabled = True  
       End If  
     Catch ex As Exception  
       MsgBox("Failed to establish a hotspot" & ex.Message, MsgBoxStyle.Information)  
     End Try  

Add this to Button2_Click :

   Button2.Enabled = False  
     Process.Start("CMD", "/C netsh wlan stop hostednetwork")  
     Button1.Enabled = True  
     MsgBox("Hotspot stopped successfully", MsgBoxStyle.Information)  

Finally just go add this piece of code to CheckBox1_Checked :

     If CheckBox1.CheckState = CheckState.Checked Then  
       TextBox2.UseSystemPasswordChar = False  
     End If  
     If CheckBox1.CheckState = CheckState.Unchecked Then  
       TextBox2.UseSystemPasswordChar = True  
     End If  

That's it! let's Run the program, Just set a Hotspot Name and a Password then click on Start

Now check your Phone or any other devices for WIFI connections, this is a screenshot from my Phone :

Hope it works fine with y'all...

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Dropbox Chat 1.1

Hey guys, 

Here is another software release. I've been working on this for 2 days, this is version 1.1 of the application and should work well without any bugs but if you do happen to find anything wrong be sure to let me know. 

About/Using:

Dropbox Chat is an application that you, and your friends use while sharing a dropbox folder. You add a text file to a shared folder, and each person has that file linked to the chat application. Using this we can chat to everyone in that shared folder. 

The first time you run the application a First Time Wizard will be displayed taking you through the steps of setting everything up. You need to enter a display name for when you're chatting, and the text file which must be located in the shared dropbox folder. 

After you've used the First Time Wizard you can use the program to chat by entering a message and pressing enter or clicking the send button. If you need to change the settings again in the future you can right click and select Settings, you can also choose to delete the chat log, but this deletes everyone else's chat too. 

Image: (cause we all love images!)

Requirements:

You will need .Net Framework 4.5 to run the application
You will need an internet connection to run the updater, and to update the chat. 

Download:

This is a direct archive download from my dropbox. 

Click here to download Dropbox Chat 1.1

Since 1.0 I added the automatic updater, designed a new setup wizard and a few bug fixes. Please be sure to let me know what you think of my program, and tell me all of your suggestions

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