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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 as a virtual machine on my Mac. Since I am unable to get the virtual machine to have full access to my WiFi card, I bought another USB WiFi card to use.

This is my WiFi card.

If you are unfamiliar with Virtual machine, as far as I know, since the Ubuntu has its own card now, it shouldn't matter.

I have followed these guides with no luck:

The problem is that the WiFi connection appears on all of the machines that I have in my house: 2 iPhones, Dell machine running Ubuntu and two Macbooks. However the connection times out on all of these machines.

Questions:

  1. Could this be a driver issue if that same WiFi card can connect to other WiFi points and use its internet
  2. Could this be DHCP related? I would think not. It should at least get a 169.X.X.X address? No?
  3. Any solutions for me?
jokerdino
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user1048138
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The blog you are following doesn't list general steps of setting up wifi-ap with hostapd. For 12.04 more complete step by step details can be found here:

wifi-hotspot-setup-on-ubuntu

The detailed step-by-step answer is already posted here at Ask-Ubuntu:

How to setup a wi-fi hotspot (access point mode)?.

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Khurshid Alam
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You can check by opening addtional drivers in dash whether it is need or not. If your system missing it , it will automatically indicate it and suggest to install.

According to me , It may problem of DHCP server , Configure your router dhcp , give long lease time in configuration options.

KK Patel
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On W8 website there is a new script for this purposes, very easy and comfortable.

http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/how-to-set-up-wireless-hotspot-access.html

Working good on my laptop.

Svyatoslav
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