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stands for (Access Point mode) wireless hotspot in Ubuntu that should work with Android and Windows Phone devices

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How to create a Wi-Fi Hotspot (in Access Point mode)?

How to setup an Access Point (AP) mode Wi-Fi Hotspot? Point to be noted: Wireless access points aren't the same as ad hoc networks. They differ significantly. In short, ad hoc networks aren't supported on newer devices and most Android, Windows…
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How to create wifi hotspot in Ubuntu 16.04 since AP-Hotspot is no longer working

I have upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04. I was using ap-hotspot for wifi hotspot through terminal. It seems ap-hotspot is no more; is there any alternative to create a wifi hotspot? If there is, how can it be installed/used?
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Can't connect to ubuntu 22.04 hotspot

wifi hotspot is created easily and is visible to other devices too. but on the other hand after typing password to connect it just do nothing. can't able to connect my ubuntu 22.04 created hotspot can anyone help me with this ? By default hotspot…
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Create Wi-Fi hotspot in Lubuntu 15.04

I'm new to the OS and chose this community to find some help on my problems. I have Lubuntu based on version 15.04; I'm very satisfied, though it's more complicated than windows, but faster and safer. Now I want some help with creating a wifi…
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Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot using command line on Ubuntu 18.04

Is there any way to enable a pre-configured Wi-Fi hotspot from a shell script/command line without going to Settings > Wi-Fi > (settings icon) > Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot... > Turn On?
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Can't connect to own Ubuntu-created WiFi hotspot

I followed this guide to create a hotspot: Create WiFi hotspot on ubuntu I go through all the steps but when it comes to the end, connecting my laptop to the hotspot, it does not work. I have tried connecting to a hidden WiFi network but this also…
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Why does changing the hotspot SSID not work?

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 and I'm able to setup a wifi hotspot in the UI (as described for example here) which works perfectly. I now want to change the SSID and the password of the hotspot. I tried doing this using the UI which you get when running…
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max number of clients on "mobile" hotspot

I wanna use Ubuntu on a "normal" Laptop with a Wifi-Card and creating a mobile Hotspot (offline or online doesn't matter). How many clients can connect to this hotspot simultaneously? Does it depend on the Wifi-Card? Or is there "just" the given…
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WiFi hotspot in 17.10

I searched a lot but wasn't able to find. Also, there's no option I am able to find in GUI. How can I change the password for WiFi hotspot in Ubuntu 17.10? It's very urgent. Thanks for the help and regards!
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How to create a wifi hotspot from the command line?

There are some good directions here for how to create a wifi hotspot by confguring a connection using the gui with wifi hardware that supports AP mode. However, I need to be able to do it within a script and am not certain how to go about do that.…
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Switch between Wifi hotspot and wifi network

In my work I connect the ethernet by cable and share the internet with my mobile phone through an hotspot wifi connection. However when I'm at home I need to delete the wifi hotspot connection so I can use my wifi network. Is there a way of…
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Broadcom BCM43142 WiFi drivers with AP mode to create hotspot for android devices

I want to create WiFi hotspot for android device using Broadcom BCM43142 chipset. OS : 14.0.4but I am stuck at a STEP which says your Wireless card should support AP mode!The current driver: wl0 which I am using does not support AP(access point)…
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Hotspot without AP in 14.04

I was following this guide to set up an hotspot on my Ubuntu 14.04, but suddenly I got this error (32) Access Point (AP) mode is not supported by this device. typing the line "iw list" in the terminal I discovered I haven't the "AP" connection…
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Setting up Hotspot, I get Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this connection

Using Ubuntu 18.04 and a TP Link WN722Nv2 USB to Wireless adaptor I have been unable to setup a WiFi hotspot. I have tested the H/W on 18.04, connecting to a WiFi router, which works fine. I have tested the H/W on Windows 10 and it works fine as a…
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Ubuntu 20.04 Focal, Network Manager Hotspot, 'No Internet connection'

After upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, I noticed Hotspot feature seemed working, and phones were able to connect by wifi, but then they reported No internet connection After checking network-manager logs, it looks like when the Hotspot feature is…
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