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Questions tagged [hot-spot]

A Hotspot is a device that offers internet connection in an area. Use this tag if you have trouble creating or using hotspots in Ubuntu.

A Hotspot is a device that offers an internet connection in an area. The Hotspot device can be a phone, a computer, or a server. Hotspots uses Wifi Technology.

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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 do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?

I know how to create a hotspot when connected to a wired network, but when I am using internet from a WiFi connection, this disconnects the wireless connection the moment I activate the hotspot. In Windows I can use Connectify Hotspot, which enables…
Ruppesh Nalwaya
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Create WiFi hotspot on ubuntu

Although many questions have already been asked regarding WiFi hotspot, I didn't get any of the solutions working for me. I connect to the Internet using a 3G Dongle of Huawei 3772 (Vodafone). The connection type is Mobile Broadband connection. I…
Anuj TBE
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"System Policy prohibits use as a Hotspot" when trying to turn on WiFi hotspot (option grayed out)

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 on ThinkPad x230, W540, T440p, etc. Sometimes (appears randomly) after a reboot, I try to click on "Turn on WiFi hotspot..." under WiFi settings, but it is greyed out and when I hover over it, it says "System Policy prohibits…
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"Starting Wireless Hotspot..." but nothing happens

I was trying to create an WiFi hotspot for my android device. I used ap-hotspot to do so. I configured the ap-hotspot using sudo ap-hotspot configure Then I started ap-hotspot using sudo ap-hotspot start Then it shows this Starting Wireless…
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How do I change Wi-Fi Hotspot settings in Ubuntu with GNOME 3?

How do I manage my hotspot connected devices or change the hotspot password? I can only see the Network Name, Security type and the Password but I can't seem to manage users or the network properties.
Gabriel Ziegler
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Create a wifi hotspot using my desktop

My desktop has a fast wired connection and I would like to set up a sort of "wifi hotspot" that allows mobile devices to connect to my pc and share this fast connection. How would I go about doing this?
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Listing devices connected in hotspot through terminal

I connect my hotspot through ap-hotspot and I can see the notifications pop out displaying new device connected , device disconnected. (Because I want to learn about privileges for access to use or not use the hotspot.) How can I list the device…
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How to set up a wi-fi hotspot with an Ubuntu laptop (access point mode)?

I've read this article, and carefully followed the instructions provided. I am sure the wireless card in my laptop supports going into wireless access point mode. But unfortunately, when I use the following command to start hostapd service it throws…
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Ubuntu after upgrade Network Hotspot full screen popup comes and goes

After upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04, facing some sort of weird things. This problem is recently occurring, where a window pops up out of nothing with title Network Hotspot and exits within a second. I'm using an Asus Laptop with Intel Core…
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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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ap-hotspot error "Another process is already running"

ap-hotspot is configured, when i first entered the command sudo ap-hotspot it said starting wireless hotspot which took long time but didn't start. Afterwards it displays following errors:
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How to create hotspot without internet connection?

I am using XUbuntu 17.10 and i have created a wifi hotspot, the problem is i want to use the hotspot for samba and other things that don't require an internet connection. how do i create a wifi hotspot that doesn't share my internet connection? is…
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Problem with ap-hotspot

This is the message displayed in my terminal screen when I typed sudo ap-hotspot start Another process is already running Which process is running and how do I stop it?
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Wifi browser login problem

We use a wifi network at my school in which you must login with your student account in the web brower. When I boot my laptop with Windows 7, it redirects me automatically to the login page. But if I use Ubuntu 12.10 I can connect to the wifi…
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