Wifi Tablet - Tethering Issues

[Chippie86]

Hi Guys.

I was wondering if anyone could help me with my problem. I have recently brought a new tablet (unbranded) which is running android 4.0.3 ICS.

I'm having problems getting my table to connect to the internet via the laptops ad-hoc network. From looking around, it seems that android devices do not recognise Ad-hoc networks, so is there anything I can do to over come this problem, without doing all this rooting etc?

My mobile phone (Vodafone 845) runs android 2.1, and I connect this to my laptop via USB to access the internet.

I did install connectify pro, and successfully set up a hotspot, my tablet connected right away, but it won't access the internet. The little signal bar in the right-hand bottom corner is grey and not blue which means no internet access from what I can make out, so I'm not sure what to try next.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Metroid Prime]

Going to also bump this.

You could probable see what model it is if you go to Settings and there should be an option that tells you about your tablet. The more info the better.

 

[350X]

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