Can't connect to Windows 7 "hostednetwork" I have been trying and failing to connect my phone (Samsung GT-I8150, running CM10.2) to my Lenovo T420 laptop via Windows 7's "hostednetwork" facility.

The hostednetwork's SSID is visible in my phone, but after I fill in the password, it goes "Connecting" for several seconds, then back to "Saved". No error, no nothing.

I know hostednetwork works because I borrowed a colleague's phone, and his phone has no problem Connecting-Authenticating-Obtaining_IP.

Interestingly, I have no problems connecting my phone to a wifi router in a cafe, or in my home.

What could possibly be the problem between my phone and Windows 7's hostednetwork service?

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Edit: To make things clear:


hostednetwork is Windows 7 facility to turn a laptop's wifi into an Access Point (Infrastructure mode)
My colleague's phone is an Alcatel D662 (running stock Android GB)
Well, after tearing my hair out and feeling my hair became lighter, I gave up. But then, the wifi of the laptop became even flakier: It can no longer connect to the Office WiFi.

So, I did some drastic measures:


Uninstall all ThinkPad utilities that manage the wifi
Uninstall the wifi drivers
Reboot
Reinstall just the wifi drivers


Afterwards, I can connect to the office wifi... and hostednetwork works! Go figure :-/