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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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 ...
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How to connect with x2go to remote desktop via public ip?

I have two laptops. Using x2go I succeeded at connection from one to another and vice versa via local IP, e.g. in the field Host i typed 192.168.0.101 for first and 192.168.0.102 for second. Now, I'm ...
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Create Hotspot on orangePi and use another usb wifi for internet access

can we build and design like this image? board is orangePi
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ubuntu 18.04 hotspot not visible

I'm Using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and trying to share internet from 3g Huawei modem to android phone. I followed these steps, but Hotspot not visible on android devices:
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Hotspot in Ubuntu 18.04 via external wificard (iBaton)

I am using laptop with Ubuntu 18.04, and using two WiFi card PCI wifi card $ lspci | grep -i Network 03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) ...
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WiFi Hotspot and Domain Name

I managed to activate a WiFi Hotspot on my Ubuntu 18.04 server: see this SO-question. Now I can already connect my Android Tablet to this hotspot and also reach a webserver on the Ubuntu server, when ...
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Phone Hotspot Connection Problem

I turned on the hotspot on my Android phone then I connected the laptop to my phone hotspot. Now the laptop is connected but with a question mark on the wifi icon on the top bar. So it's connected but ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Broadcomm BCM43142 Wi-Fi hotspot not working [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my HP notebook and installed Wi-Fi drivers successfully but if I try to create a Wi-Fi hotspot, it shows that the hotspot is on but I cannot find the given hotspot on ...
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Can I create a keyboard shortcut to kicking on my WiFi hotspot?

How might I create a keyboard shortcut for turning on my WiFi hotspot? I tried using the keyboard shortcut menu in the settings, with nmcli device wifi hotspot ssid ____ password ____ for turning on ...
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Can I automatically turn on my hotspot when ethernet is plugged in?

My router is quite a distance from my work space, but I have an ethernet cable running that distance. When I plug it into my laptop, is there a way to automatically turn on the laptop's hotspot so ...
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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 18.04 : firefox unable to connect to mobile hotspot but USB tethering and other wireless connections work fine

I have a very strange problem, which I must say, I haven't faced before. Recently I upgraded my system from 16.04 to 18.04 in my HP laptop. I generally access internet via wireless connection. Most ...
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How to log hotspot login activity

I like many am having hotspot login related problems (where I can login using my Android phone but not with Ubuntu) but unlike anything that I've found, I just want to log the related messages. I've ...
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Editing system-connections/Hotspot file gives authorisation error while connecting Ubuntu Hotspot

I have successfully created hotspot in Ubuntu to share my wired internet connection. Newly formed connection works fine with WPA. I edited hotspot connection using nm-connection-editor command. ...
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Ubuntu after upgrade Network Hotspot full screen popup comes and goes [closed]

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 ...
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Slow speed on Hotspot created from Ubuntu 18.04 with RTL8723BE Wireless Network Adapter

This question is duplicate of this question. I am running 18.04 and having same problems as that of the linked question that is my hotspot created by linux gives very slow internet speed on my mobile. ...
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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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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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18.04 - Wifi Hotspot does not come up after reboot

I had a working WiFi Hotspot config, but after reboot it doesn't come up. Syslog tells me : https://pastebin.com/Te4ik2Yq looks like the "Problem" is here: Jul 23 08:51:37 testmachine01 ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Hotspot doesn't work

Recently I needed to use Hotspot, unlike previous versions the process here is very automatic which is very unpleasant in some sense because you can't set your own password or edit other Wi-Fi ...
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Any GUI apps / Easy method for creating Wifi Hotspot in Lubuntu

I am on Lubuntu 18.04 LTS. I want to create a hotspot in a simple way so that I can share my LAN (wired) connection with my Android phone. Tried several method, including manually creating wifi ...
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Dell Inspiron 15 3000 hotspot not working

A few days ago I purchased a new Dell Inspiron 15 3567 series, with Ubuntu preloaded on it (did not want to pay Micros@ft's toll);) WiFi is working, but when a hotspot is initiated to share the wired ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 won't connect to mobile hotspot

I just installed Ubuntu 17.10 alongside Windows 8. My wifi router isn't working so I am stuck with using a hotspot from Samsung Galaxy S Duos. Ubuntu recognizes the hotspot network but when I try to ...
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Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 simultaneous WiFi + Access point

I mean to have my laptop under Ubuntu 16.04LTS as both an Access Point and using it also to connect to internet (e.g., browsing). I found that this is possible. I would need $ iw list Wiphy phy0 ....
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How to open port from hotspot

I have created an hotspot with xubuntu 16.04. I can ping the 2nd from the 1st and the 1st from the 2nd, but with ssh I can't reach the 1st PC where the hotspot is configured. This is the error I am ...
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Set up autoconnect to hot-spot only when ethernet connection

I currently switch between the following two set-ups on a daily basis: 1) Being connected to the internet via a WiFi network. 2) Having my (Ubuntu 16.04) laptop connected to the internet via a wired ...
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max number of clients on "mobile" hotspot [closed]

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 ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 slow connection to iPhone wifi hotspot

Connection to my home router wifi is normal. But when I set my iPhone as hotspot. I can rarely connect to it (it is extremely slow even when successfully connected). The iPhone hotspot setting should ...
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Cannot log in to WiFi hotspot on Ubuntu 17.10: Name or service not known

I'm trying to connect to my library's WiFi which previously worked on Ubuntu 17.04 and which is currently working on my phone. However as soon as I log in to Ubuntu (before opening my browser) I get a ...
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Slow speed on Hotspot created from Ubuntu 16.04 with RTL8723BE Wireless Network Adapter

History I ran into a weird problem yesterday(on 13 Jan 2018). My Ubuntu was not able to get strong signals of Wifi. I once encountered this problem before and was able to fix it using this post. The ...
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Hotspot with dnsmasq to resolve local hosts

I have a Hotspot configured to share my wired Internet connection with other devices, the hotspot is started using nmcli con up Hotspot ifname virtual. The hostspot is up and use the IP 10.42.0.1 ...
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phone connects to wifi hotspot (Ubuntu 17.10) but I can't browse

I am getting an error when initiating the Wi-Fi hotspot that reads: Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot? It is not possible to access the internet through your wireless while the hotspot is active. Wi-Fi hotspots ...
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Wi-fi hotspot doesn't transmit data

Wi-fi hot-spot doesn't transmit data after startup or just doesn't work properly, however it is possible to connect to it. After turning it off and on it changes it's network name and there is no ...
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Wifi hotspot Ubuntu 17.10 activated but there is no wifi list on android phones

I am using my ethernet cable and wanted to share a connection via wifi hotspot on Ubuntu 17.10. I've been trying to enter the Wifi ID and password manually on my phone in case it is hidden but there ...
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Slow wifi connection on a laptop via android hotspot

I have a problem with wifi connection on my laptop when I'm connecting via a hotspot on my anfroid phone. I can connect successfully however the speed is extremaly slow. My operation system is kubuntu ...
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How to create wifi hotspot in Ubuntu 17.10

I have not found any answer on how to create Wi-Fi hotspot in Ubuntu 17.10. I have found how to change the password of an existing hotspot. Also I found how to create in Ubuntu 16.04, but I can't ...
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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 ...
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How to view connections on Ubuntu's Hotspot Access Point?

Using Ubuntu as a Hotspot access point is a very seamless setup, though there are a number of steps. However I can't find any reference to how to view the connections... the number of connections, ...
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Windows 10-like hotspot program for Ubuntu [duplicate]

Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot setup I need to create something like the above in Ubuntu to connect my chromecast in my dorm room. It basically re-routes the wifi connection. This seems to be impossible ...
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How to change password of hotspot in Ubuntu gnome 17.04? [duplicate]

There are no options like "Edit Connections" as suggested by many other questions.Does anybody know how to change password?
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Create hotspot from LAN cable in ubuntu 17.04 gnome using terminal

I have been searching this but could not find a proper solution. Creating it directly from Network Manager GUI doesn't work. It gives the following error: Activation of network connection failed. If ...
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Restart Wi-Fi Hotspot automatically on Ubuntu 17.04

I'm using a hotspot on Ubuntu 17.04 to share my Internet connection with other devices. But when I restart or suspend the computer, I need to activate the hotspot manually each time. Is there some ...
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Hotspot Access Point under Ubuntu / LUbuntu 16.04 with DHCP Server

My goal is to set up an Access Point under Lubuntu 16.04, which assigns IPs to clients dynamically via DHCP. No internet connection sharing or stuff like that. Just the Lubuntu machine which runs e.G. ...
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How share WiFi's internet as hotspot in 16.04 [duplicate]

I saw thread discussing the same. But they are not focusing on 16.04. In simple words, I want someone else use my laptop's internet ( WiFi ) through a custom hotspot. How is it possible ?
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Hotspot not working after upgrading from 16.10 to 17.04

I am using kde5-mn-connection manager for creating wifi hotspot since none of the default Ubuntu methods works for me. Recently I upgraded to 17.04 from 16.10 using usb start-up disk After that when ...
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Create hotspot on boot (without login)

Wish: I want my Hotspot to be created during boot, so that I don't have to log in and manually start the Hotspot every time. System: Ubuntu Mate 16.04 WiFi card: # lsusb: Atheros Communications, Inc....
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Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 - Wi-Fi hotspot not work in anyway [duplicate]

Wireless-script info: http://paste.ubuntu.com/24478582 I trying use so many ways to create hotspot, but nothing works ask for any information - i'll answer. I want to create hotspot visible to ...
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Ubuntu Hotspot - Need IP range same as other LAN devices

There are multiple ubuntu systems connected in LAN. All have IP range 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.3, 192.168.0.4 etc When any system starts a hotspot service, it starts successfully and smart phone ...
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Ubuntu GNOME 16.10/17.04 issue with creating hot-spot using Network Manager

I've experienced the following problem on Ubuntu GNOME 16.10 and 17.04. Using Gnome-Network-Manager (I don't want to use other tools) I have issues when I create a wifi hot-spot to allow my Android ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 cannot see Ubuntu hotspot

I want to connect my pi3 wirelessly, for that i need a hotspot wifi. But hotspot should be on laptop which is Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on it. When i try to scan all wifi on Pi it can see only Windows-Android ...
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