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Ad hoc networks doesn't have a central node (an Access Point) to route all communication. All nodes can route data for other nodes.

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How to set wifi driver settings to prefer 5 GHz channel above 2.4 GHz

Currently I'm in a new building of my university. In this building my wifi often breaks down and then restores connection again. This is really irritating since it happens a lot. Now as a coincidence there were some tech guys running around here and…
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How do I create a non-adhoc wifi hotspot?

I wanted to use my desktop with a wired ethernet connection (eth0) to operate my "TP-LINK TL-WN722N" USB Wifi Adapter (wlan0) as a non-adhoc (infrastructure mode) access point for my Android to connect to. After MUCH searching, I finally found a…
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Configuration of the Network Manager via DBus: how to set the ad hoc mode

I have an hard nut to crack: a nice bottle of italian Chianti wine to the solver! :) To automatically configure WiFi, I first have to kill the Network Manager and than activate the WiFi via the command-line: I do this all automatically in my…
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Can I share my internet(lan) through Wifi(adhoc) connection via a laptop?

Is there a way I can share my lan internet connection through my wifi when I has an mesh connection from my android through the Open Garden Wifi Tethering App(A WiFi Tether AP Mesh Client)? Link to: Open Garden Wifi Tethering App
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I cannot create ad-hoc wireless networks and stay connected. How can I fix this?

I'm on 11.10, and no wireless networks I create are staying connected. I had created one called "cookie" many moons ago, then deleted it some time after upgrading to 11.10. Strangely, that network showed up today, after applying some updates, yet…
RolandiXor
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Ubuntu 12.04 Wireless hotspot: Android stuck on obtaining ip address

I recently upgraded to 12.04 and was delighted to find a simple button to start a wireless hotspot in Settings > Networks. This is all well and good, however when I try and connect my android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab rooted with Ad-hoc support)…
Fayaaz
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How to set up a WiFi Hotspot using Kubuntu 12.04

I'm not having any luck with the instructions in Wifi Docs/Ad hoc or Ad-hoc networking. I can't get ad-hoc wifi to work in Kubuntu 12.04 on a Thinkpad X220 with Intel wireless. All indications are that it should work. Any KDE users want to tell me…
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Local DNS server

I am currently trying to set up an ad-hoc network for passing notes while I'm in class. The idea is to run a chat server on my laptop (I'm using prosody, that's up and running), so we can share information. I have also set up a BIND DNS server on my…
A Gold Man
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Can't ping two laptops through ad-hoc network

I want to run an ad-hoc wireless on two laptops that both have Linux OS. I use this for creating ad-hoc network.(I have stopped Network Manager before it) sudo ifconfig wlan0 down sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc essid test-adhoc channel 3 sudo…
Peyman Ezzati
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Can't run interface and virtual interface at the same time

So I am trying to create an ad-hoc network between a couple of devices. I also need to run hostapd in order to capture probe request packets. I have a wireless adapter (TL-WN722N) that is capable of both of these modes. When I set up hostapd, a…
Alec Cutler
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How to share a wireless connection through ethernet with fixed ip addresses?

I have a macbook with ubuntu quantal running on it and I also have a device with a linux distro (FYI, a raspberry pi*). I've been trying to set up the device to share my laptop's wireless connection through the ethernet port. The problem is that I…
Eduardo Bezerra
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Why do I now have to enter username and password when connecting from iPhone to the ad-hoc wireless network created on my Ubuntu machine?

I'm having problem connecting to ad-hoc I created in ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. My office have a restricted (and very slow) Wifi which isnt much of any use. So I figured I could create an ad-hoc in my laptop connected via cable to enjoy the fast and…
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View users connected to ad-hoc network

I created an ad-hoc network to share my hard-wired connection with other computers/devices, but I can't find anywhere a place that shows the connections. Can I? Where is it? Assuming it exists, what information is available about the connected…
Thomas Shields
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Problem connecting to Android wireless tether

I have two different mobile phones from T-mobile, a G2x and a Defy. Both are set up for wireless tethering. I have two machines running Ubuntu 11.10, an HP netbook and an older Dell notebook. They will both connect to the signal from the G2x…
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Slow Adhoc connection

I am controlling my robot from my laptop. The robot itself has its own laptop and is broadcasting an adhoc access point. I noticed that the speed between both laptops is really limited and peaks at around 60 KB/sec. Both computers are using Ubuntu…
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