Questions tagged [adhoc]
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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Setting up a adhoc wifi network with nmtui does not work
I want to make an adhoc network to do stuff I guess
heres nmtui
nmcli
journelctl log
wifi info airmon-ng output
phy0 wlp2s0 iwlwifi Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [...
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How to set up a MANET using B.A.T.M.A.N-adv
i want to set up a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) using a wifi usb
airmon-ng output
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
phy0 wlp4s0 mt7921e MEDIATEK Corp. MT7921 802.11ax PCI Express ...
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How can I host a local WiFi network which will show up in an Android's network manager?
I am trying to connect an NVIDIA Jetson Nano with an Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8265 over WiFi directly to an Android smartphone. I can make the devices connect through an intermediary wireless ...
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what's the current best way to connect 2 Ubuntus together on wifi?
I'd like to migrate my old home from an Ubuntu 19.04 to a new laptop running 20.04. Normally I'd use ssh/scp,rsync and unison.
Can't use a cable as the new laptop doesn't have ethernet port. Not sure ...
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Not able to bring ad-hoc connection up
I am trying to set up an ad-hoc connection with another linux system on my ubuntu 20.04 laptop. I have managed to do this yesterday but for some reason I am not able to do it now.
I have followed the ...
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Simple broadcasting network in NS2
I am new to NS2 and I am implementing a simple broadcasting network in NS2. The tcl file is given below. Please tell me what is the work of these two variables MESSAGE_PORT and BROADCAST_ADDR?
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SOLVED: No internet connection after configuring ad-hoc interface
Using Ubuntu 19.04 I am trying to connect to an ad-hoc network with my Wi-Fi card (wlo1) and use ethernet (eno2) for access to the internet.
The ethernet internet connection works fine on it's own. In ...
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Ath10k vht IBSS
I'm trying to build a VHT Ad Hoc network with wpa_supplicant. I'm using wpa_supplicant v2.8 and QCA9882 wireless card with ath10k driver. I tried the method given by https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/...
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how to totally uninstall network simulator (ns2) and reinstall
When configured, ns found the right version of tclsh in /usr/bin/tclsh8.6
but it doesn't seem to be there anymore, so ns will fall back on running the first tclsh in your path. The wrong version of ...
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16.04 - Ubuntu can't connect to ad-hoc network
I set up an ad-hoc network on a 16.04 Ubuntu machine, to which I used to connect from a 14.04 laptop.
I now changed my laptop and installed 16.04, and I am now unable to connect to that same network,...
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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 ...
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How does one register an IP without DCHP? [duplicate]
Scenario: I have a Linux computer in AP mode and for whatever reason, I do not have a DCHP server installed. Now, I connect a couple laptops to said AP. How do I tell the AP (computer) that the new ...
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compatible wireless adapter for ad hoc/Access Point on Ubuntu [duplicate]
I would like to find a wireless adapter for enabling ad hoc or AP mode on Ubuntu that works "out of box". I have tried edimax 7811Un without success and would like to find another adapter that will ...
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How to autoconnect an ad-hoc network?
If I use the network connection editor to create a new wifi ad-hoc network, I can see it on another computer and connect to it.
However, the other computer connects automatically if and only the ...
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Unable to start an ad-hoc with WPA protection
I have a problem. I recently reinstalled Ubuntu 15.10 on my laptop, and I want to create a new ad-hoc. However, under Wi-Fi security, I am stuck with only WEP encryption. I have no idea what caused ...
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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
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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 ...
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Sharing internet from wired desktop to ad-hoc notebook
First of all, I show my scenario:
I have a wired desktop-pc with Ubuntu-Gnome 14.04 and a laptop with the same OS. The ad-hoc mode works fine in my laptop, but not in my desktop (may be drivers).
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Ubuntu 14.04 disconnects from the network via wifi
Created a network on my desktop computer in windows 7 in mode "Ad-hoc" and tried to connect to it with laptop in ubuntu 14.04. Every time I tried to connect, identification status continues for some ...
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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 ...
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How to remove error 127 after make command
I am installing olsrd for one of my project on ad-hoc network and not able to proceed further due to the following error:-
yuvraj@yuvi-PC ~/olsrd-0.6.8 $ make
[BISON] src/cfgparser/oparse.c
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ntp possible on ad hoc network in ubuntu ? 12.04 onwards
I am doing a research project on Vehicular Ad hoc networks.. I am using C programming language for socket programming, with four laptops installed with Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04 versions. All the laptops ...
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Wired connection and ad-hoc wireless at the same time
I'm setting up an Ubuntu Server 14.04 with a wired connection (p4p1) and creating an ad-hoc wireless network. Here's my interfaces file:
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
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Adhoc connection between Ubuntu to Ubuntu
On one machine I created one adhoc network with manual setting. that mean not providing any manual IP addresses. And from another machine I am trying to connect that ad hock network.It is showing me ...
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Create personal wireless network on laptop
I have a WiFi Network, now I have connected my laptop to the WiFi Network. And it is working fine I'm able to access the internet via WiFi.
But I want to create other network on my laptop so that I ...
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Unable to configure WiFi Ad-Hoc network in Ubuntu 14.04
Was trying to set a WiFi Ad-Hoc in Ubuntu 14.04,
Added the following lines in /etc/network/interface file
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 10.30.11.100
netmask 255.255.252.0
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Creating an AdHoc connection
When I create a wireless AdHoc network, Ubuntu keeps switching back to my router. I can't see the network I created on my other computers either. In fact, I don't think it ever creates the network..
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Scan for new wireless networks continuously in adhoc mode
I have two laptops in an ad-hoc mode (with same essid, broadcast id, etc.). Sometimes, they don't ping each other even though they are next to each other.
I always have to initiate a scan from each ...
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Wireless device bug on 13.10. BCM4313 registers as eth1 instead of wlan0 and no internet access
My Hotel WiFi requires me to login with a user name & password after connecting to the hotspot. So, my browser would open a page with user name & password fields to login and then connect to ...
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How to redirect all requests within a wlan using ad-hoc to a specific address or hostname
I'm setting up an ubuntu embedded system as a "master" server which will then broadcast to clients using ad-hoc in a wlan. The purpose is for a client to access the wlan and then access a webapp on my ...
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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 ...
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Ubuntu Network Manger keep creating Ad-Hoc Hotspot. No infrastructure. A bug?
I'd like to share my Ubuntu wired connection with a Wifi android tablet. To do that I could use the "Use as Hotspot..." function in System Settings->Network. As I can understand, android has issues ...
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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 ...
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Why can't I create a Wi-Fi hotspot with Ubuntu 11.10
I was able to create a wi-fi hotspot using connectify in windows but once I switched to Ubuntu I am no longer able to do the same. My Dell studio xps 1640 that runs Ubuntu asks me the password of the ...
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How to setup Adhoc between Kubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu 12.04
So I'm in a temporary situation. If I get the answer later, I still would like to know the answer. I have 2 laptops, laptop 1 is and old pentium m running Ubuntu 12.04 (The last supported OS for it.) ...
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Problem with AD-HOC wifi option
I have internet access by ethernet and I want to use my notebook as a wifi point. I want to have internet access on various devices, too.
I am trying to make my notebook as wifi access point by using ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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I need a wifi Hotspot application [closed]
I need a WiFi hotspot application like Connectify!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II and it doesn't find ad-hoc access point
What can I do?
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Can't create ad-hoc network
I seem to have trouble creating an ad-hoc network in XUbuntu. I'm using the network manager to create the ad-hoc network. However, I can't then connect to the network using the same machine (as the ...
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Xubuntu Ad-hoc network with WPA
My laptop is connected to the internet by ethernet cable, and in Ubuntu I was able to setup a wireless network that my phone could connect to (I think it was Network Settings, Wireless, then there was ...
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Can the Amazon Kindle work with my Ubuntu hotspot?
I wanted to use my Ubuntu laptop here as a hotspot for my Kindle (v3.3)
But when I scan the wireless network on my Kindle and select to connect to the ubuntu wireless hotspot, then my kindle says its ...
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Can't connect to windows 7 ad-hoc network
Good day!
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and I need to have network connection on it.
Have a desktop PC, where I've created ad-hoc wi-fi network(Windows 7) and can't connect to it.
So, ...
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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 ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Wireless hotspot: Android stuck on obtaining ip address [closed]
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 (...
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Ad Hoc: Sharing a wifi connection in use?
Say my laptop is connected to a WiFi hotspot. Is it possible to simultaneously create an ad-hoc network for that same laptop, so I can connect my phone to my laptop instead of directly to the WiFi ...
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Why can't other machines connect to my ad-hoc wireless network?
I created ad hoc network in network manager and set static IP address. When I am going to connect with other pc, it's not connecting with that.
I followed this link on Help Ubuntu: Wifi Docs/Ad hoc
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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 ...
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Unable to connect to Windows Ad-Hoc from 11.10
I am a newbie to Ubuntu, and loving it except for this AdHoc issue which has been bugging me for a month. I have found numerous posts on the issue with no real solutions, so let me be a bit more ...
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Start wifi in adhoc mode right after boot
I'm trying to set my wireless card to adhoc mode after the system starts. I have created a shell script following this guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Adhoc#...
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