UPDATE - We have received several reports of users receiving an 'ibss type not valid' error running this script. UPDATE - We have created a script called AdhocConnect.exeto automate this process. However, if this is not the case, a workaround procedure is described below to allow manual connection to Adhoc networks, using the Windows command shell.Īlso any iOS device ( iPhone, iPad, iPod), or Mac OS X device can connect to ad-hoc networks and can be used to perform the configuration of the Global Caché device. Some WiFi adapter manufacturers provide their own wireless management software with support for Adhoc networks. This is a problem when using Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 to perform initial setup/provisioning of iTach WiFi or iTach Flex WiFi devices. Windows 10 behavior is slightly different, as it does detect and display available Adhoc networks, but when attempting to connect, it fails with a 'Cannot Connect to Network' error. As a result, Windows 8.1 does not detect or display Adhoc networks in the list of available wireless networks (also known as the 'wireless network picker'). Starting with Windows 8.1, Microsoft reduced support for Adhoc Wifi networks.
