AD HOC network on Intel AX211

[Choao]

Laptop is equiped with Intel AX211 as sole wireless net card with Windows 10 Professional. The Windows system bans commands to turn on ad hoc network, merely allowing users to control network by settings owned by Windows. However, settings doesn't offer methods to switch on the AD HOC network. Thus, the first question is that whether Intel AX211 is equiped with AD HOC function? Another question is that if Intel AX211 is equiped with AD HOC function, what should users do to switch on AD HOC network?

#Following Chinese statements mean that unable to start hosted network and the state of the group or resource is not correct to perform the request.

[AlfredoS_Intel]

Hi Choao,

Thank you for posting in Intel Communities.

To provide you a prompt answer regarding your question, Newer adapters no longer support AD HOC features due to Windows® 10 requirements.

Microsoft has introduced a new driver model for Windows® 10. This model no longer supports Soft AP and IBSS.

All new Wi-Fi devices are required to use this new driver model on machines running Windows® 10.

Due to these changes, you can use the deprecated hosted network (Soft AP) feature to share Internet connection and consider using:

Windows 10 Mobile hotspot: Requires Windows® 10 version 1607, aka Windows® 10 Anniversary Update and later.

For more information, you can access this article titled, Why Hosted and Ad-Hoc Networks Are Not Working on Windows®.

You can reach out to Microsoft for more information.

Best Regards,

Alfred S

Intel Customer Support Technician