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.

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Unable to connect with the hotspot created on ubuntu

I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS desktop. I want to share the ethernet connection via wifi hotspot on my laptop. After turning on the hotspot, I am not able to connect any device from the hotspot, it ...
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LUbuntu 22.04 WiFi Hotspot - unable to connect with WPA2 (AES) security

I've set up a Wifi Hotspot from LAN based on this tutorial: Creating a hotspot in Lubuntu However when I choose Advanced Network Configuration / WiFi Security / WPA & WPA Personal I'm unable to ...
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I can't connect to the hotspot on Linux Ubuntu 23.10

I can't connect to my hotspot created on Linux Ubuntu 23.10. Now my cell phone appears, I turn it on and it says that it cannot be connected to that network.
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Ubuntu cannot connect to Android hotspot

I tried connecting to a hotspot from Android 14 and Ubuntu just kept saying no internet but connected to the hotspot. I tried via USB ethernet and also Bluetooth, the hotspot worked well on other ...
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How to get Hotspot login outside of Gnome

Ubuntu 22.04, I sometimes use default Gnome, sometimes xmonad window manager. When I connect to a hotspot that requires login, while using Gnome, a window for Hotspot login pops up. When I do the same ...
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How to configure Wi-Fi hotspot on RPi4 with Ubuntu 20.04 and network created from the 5G modem

i have a RPi4 with the SIM8200EA-M2 5G HAT With Antennas connected via USB port to enable the 5G network on it, i need it ti be configured as a Hotspot to allow some devices to connect to it. So i ...
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WiFi Hotspot not working with mobile devices on Ubuntu

WiFi hotspot not working with windows phone 8 and of course its not working with a any other phones as well. I have tried both Android and Windows phone 8. Either of these devices doesn't even detect ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS - Hotspot - Connected but without internet on Android 11

After upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04, the hotspot didn't work correctly anymore. It worked well on version 20.04. I have tried some solutions like removing the old Hotspot and creating a new one without ...
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Whitelisting Websites on Kubuntu Hotspot

I'm trying to create a Wi-Fi hotspot on my Kubuntu laptop. I want to limit internet access to a specific list of websites for devices connected to the hotspot. Any idea how to achieve this?
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Ubuntu 20.04 Wifi-Hotspot

I have dual boot my laptop windows 11 and ubuntu 20.04. When i go to settings "Turn on wifi hotspot" is grayed out. I tried multiple times but didn't work. Going in settings then 'network' ...
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Ubuntu WiHotspot not running

I just got migrated from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTs and I could not use Wifi while sharing it at the same time. So I followed this tutorial with GPU and after I run, It prompts "Not Running&...
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How to setup USB wireless card as AP hotspot (tl-wn725n)

I tried to set up hotspot for my android mobile on my ubuntu 12.04. follow the instruction of here: 'http://thenewbieblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/wifi-hotspot-setup-on-ubuntu/' However it does not ...
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Ubuntu is not connecting to wifi from iphone's personal hotspot

When I try to connect my ubuntu with iphone's personal hotspot it won't connect in certain times, But sometimes it will recognize the device and connect to WiFi but it will automatically disconnect in ...
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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 ...
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Create wi-fi hotspot using specific network adapter

I have an Ubuntu box. It has both an internal and external (USB) wi-fi adapter. I can connect to wi-fi networks on either. However, I need to set up a hotspot using this machine. It has to use the ...
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Prevent Hotspot from automatically starting after system startup

I used Hotspot to share my Internet connection with my phone for some time. Since then, whenever I start my PC, Hotspot directly starts and I can not use Wi-Fi (on my PC) unless I turn the Hotspot ...
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apt-get update problem

When i connect to my phone hotspot on my pc it connect normally and internet is ok but when i use the command sudo apt-get update doesn't work some errors appears, but when i use another phone it ...
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Permanently Turn off wifi hotspot option

How to disable turning on wifi hotspot in Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
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Hotspot on Ubuntu 23.04 terminates after a few seconds

I'm using the GUI to open a hotspot in Ubuntu 23.04 (Settings > Wifi > ... > Turn on Wifi hotspot). Then the GUI shows me the info page of the hotspot, but when I wait for a few seconds, the ...
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Ubuntu22 can't create 5G hotspot

I was trying to create ap, and found that ubuntu22 can only create 2.4GHZ hotspot, which is different from windows with the same hardware that can create 5GHZ hotspot. (I've just replaced windows10 ...
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The network list doesn't show all the available WiFi networks (22.04, 20.04)

I just upgraded from ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. The problem is that my personal hotspot doesn't show up in the networks list. Well, the network does show sometimes. But not all the time. I had the same ...
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Create Bluetooth Hotspot while connected to Wifi

OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS My school has provided me with a ThinkPad L420, that (probably physically) cannot connect to wifi. More information about the ThinkPad: it came preinstalled with Windows I am ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 -- Random pop-up Hotspot Login appearing on desktop PCs (no wifi)

Today, for the first time since, well, ever [*], I saw my PC at home showing this screen, to me absolutely mysterious, with a 404 reported by NGNIX on a Hotspot Login page. The PC is a desktop, ...
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How do I use UFW to block a device in Ubuntu hotspot?

I have a laptop running Ubuntu 20.04, which connected to the internet via ethernet. I have setup a WiFi hotspot on this machine, so that I can share its internet connection. Say, I have third device (...
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How do I set password for Hotspot?

I have an active wired LAN connection and want to share it via my wireless radio, requiring a password to connect. This should be super easy, right? I am running Kubuntu 20.04. When I go into the ...
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Can I connect the wifi and create hotspot with only 1 wireless card?

It seems that with one wireless network card, I can either connect the wifi or create hotspot. But in windows, I can connect the wifi, create hostspot and share the network with the hotspot as the ...
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ICE WLAN No Route to Host nach Update auf Ubuntu 22.04

My Dell E7470 is just running Ubuntu 22.04. Every place it's connecting to WLAN fine. But in the German ICE-trains it won't work anymore since I updated to 22.04
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Creating Wi-Fi Hotspot on Ubuntu

I read other posts here about this, and they use an Ubuntu or Linux Guest VM on a Host Machine with a WiFi Adapter or something like that, but I am confused because some of the terminal commands they ...
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Connection activation failed of Ubuntu 22.04 Hotspot

After reinstalling the Network Manager with all its missing dependencies (see for details How to reinstall the network manager with all its dependencies offline in Ubuntu 22.04) I tried to connect my ...
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How do I setup an access point that starts on every boot?

I tried following Web-E's answer on this but when I connect to the AP/hotspot I don't get an IP: How to create a Wi-Fi Hotspot (in Access Point mode)? I had to use the default hostapd conf for it to ...
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Creating a WiFi hotspot in Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS

I am new to Xubuntu and I would like to know if I could setup a WiFi hotspot from a Wifi connection? How can I realize that?
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Ubuntu ethernet error and hotspot login popup

I am not being able to connect to the internet on Ubuntu 22.04. The first thing I get is a popup message of hotspot login window saying: “Error receiving data: connection reset by peer”. I’m new to ...
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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 ...
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How to prevent Hotspot sleep after suspend?

I want hotspot to be always on even when my PC is on suspend. Usually when I suspend my PC which runs on Ubuntu 22.04LTS, hotspot gets turned off. I tried methods given here "https://askubuntu....
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Hostapd access point + isc-dhcp-server disconnects client after 2 seconds of authenticating

I have Ubuntu 22.04 with a Wi-Fi access point Hostapd + isc-dhcp-server and every time I connect a client it automatically disconnects after 2 seconds. Here are the contents of /etc/hostapd/hostapd....
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cant connect to ubuntu hotspot 22.10 through the QR code from my android 12 or iphone [closed]

I am trying to connect my phone to the ubuntu hotspot , but it keeps saying in the phone after reading the QRcode, that is not connection and I should check it. After that the hotspot in ubuntu close ...
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Can't create 5Ghz wifi hotspot on ubuntu 22.04.1

I recently bought an RT3572 chip based usb wifi adapter, but i can't seem to be able to create a 5Ghz hotspot, when i try to in ubuntu 22.04, this is the output of dmesg: here's my hotspot ...
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wifi Hotspot connection trouble from iPhone

I find hotspot connection from iPhone takes time whereas connection from hotspot device happen easily. In the wifi list, MyPhone is my iPhone hotspot connection but it is not having connection. It ...
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No wifi hotspot when docker is enabled

When I started the docker service/socket, I'm no more able to share my laptop connection via wifi hotspot. To be more precise, my phone still detects my hotspot, I enter the password, it tells me '...
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Could not connect to wifi hotspot when ufw is enabled

I have a wifi hotspot with Ubuntu 22.04. Without UFW enabled, my phone connects just fine and can browse the internet. With UFW enabled, I could not connect.
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How to share WiFi/hotspot over SSH tunnel

I have created a SSH tunnel on my laptop connected to LAN. I want to share the internet via WiFi/hotspot, but over the SSH tunnel. I mean any computer using this wireless should connect to the ...
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Is it possible to enable DHCP server on wlan interface during startup?

To change a box to unattended AP, DHCP service need to be bound to the wlan interface during the system startup. But there is few article to mention how to assign a static IP to the wireless card ...
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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 ...
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Some internet services do not work when using my phone hotspot

I have a problem on Ubuntu 20.04.03 When connecting to the wifi through my phone hotspot some internet services such as Slack, Gmail or even Netflix, Prime video do not work. They either do not load, ...
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Cannot Create Hotspot on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

I have been able to create a hotspot successfully using a VivoBook E203M previously, but I now have a replacement E203M and it fails as follows: "Network - Requesting a WiFi network address for '...
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How to whitelisting hotspot from the firewall ubuntu 22.04

I have to disable the firewall to use hotspot or else other devices can't connect to internet, so I'm assuming hotspot blocked it. I have tried other ways like downgrade wpa_supplicant or add new ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 hotspot not working [duplicate]

I occasionally require hotspot from my laptop which runs Ubuntu 20.04 and till yesterday it was working, but without me doing anything it stopped. It shows that my Hotspot is on, it shows signals even ...
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Unwanted automatic connection to hotspot

I have a problem similar to that of this question. A few days ago, I created a hotspot (MyHotspot) using Create New Wi-Fi Network... in order to share my wired connection with others via wifi, and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 limit who can connect to my hotspot/ set it to connect to a particular device only and invisible to others

Since there is a bug in the recent ubuntu 22.04 which prevents my phone to connect to the hotspot when the hotspot is created using WPA3 security. Found in an online forum that creating the hotspot ...
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How to revert automatic hot-spot setup?

Long ago I set my Ubuntu 21.04 to automatically start a WiFi hot-spot at startup or simply why turning on the WiFi (I was keeping my laptop connected to Ethernet all day and I needed WiFi nearby). I ...

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