Questions tagged [wireless-access-point]
Questions about devices that provide wireless network access to compatible devices.
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Ubuntu Server 22.04 How to create WiFi Access Point?
How exactly does one learn how to create a WiFi AP with Ubuntu Server 22.04? Google those key words and there is conflicting and out of date instructions for older versions of Ubuntu Server.
I've ...
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Quickly switching between access points using Netplan and NetworkManager
I am working on a mobile robot base that uses a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Server 22.04. It receives commands from a stationary server, so it must have a reliable connection to the network at all ...
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Hostapd Failed to update rate sets in kernel module
I'm getting this error launching hostapd with minimal conf
Failed to update rate sets in kernel module
I've just installed Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04. When I was using Ubuntu 12.04 did not receive this kind ...
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"failure to parse lease: could not get netmask from lease" when connecting to an AP generated by hostapd
I have a Linux device running that generates an access point using hostapd and udhcpd (I followed this guide). I used to connect to it with my Ubuntu 16 PC, but after the update to Ubuntu 22 I can't ...
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Netplan: Access Point setup with WPA2 authentication
I can successfully set up a Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu 22.04 Server to act as an access point with netplan.
It's set up as per the details in https://netplan.io/reference#properties-for-device-type-...
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Force Wi-Fi connection to 2.4GHZ in Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
I am a complete Linux NOOB, so please elaborate on your answers as if you were explaining to your non-computer-literate elder relative.
I am running multiple instances of Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS on mini ...
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Setting up AP mode with wifi adapter
hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
nl80211: Could not configure driver mode
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
nl80211 driver initialization failed.
wlan0: interface state ...
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Create an "intranet-in-a-box" that hosts Node.JS web application and is accessible from wifi
I have an OrangePi5 running Ubuntu Server 22.04.
Basically what I'd like is to have it host a node.js webserver application on the orangepi.
I want to make a wireless network on this same OrangePi and ...
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Netplan AP bridge not applying any IP addresses to any interface
I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu server as a wireless access point but having some difficulty getting it all to work. I'm using the following netplan config:
network:
version: 2
renderer: ...
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How can you access net applications on wsl 2
I need to send a file from one WSL to another for a task I'm given. I tried to use scp command, but it requires me to get a wifi0 IP address for the network both devices are connected to, which I don'...
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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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iwlist failed to read scan data when there are too many access point
iwlist will return an error saying 'Failed to read scan data : Argument list too long' when there are around more than 130 access points and have a blank output. Is there a way to either increase the ...
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Configure a 5GHz channel for Wireless Access Point with hostapd in 16.04 LTS?
I want to make a WiFi Access Point with Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS, hostapd and this PCIe WiFi card which supports 802.11a/b/g/n:
Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)...
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Is it possible to run rtl8188eu in ap mode?
i can run my wifi card (rtl8188eu) in ap mode in windows by using Realtek Wireless LAN Utility or Connectify.. But When i tried in ubuntu i got an error saying..
(32) Access Point (AP) mode is not ...
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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.
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Creating Several Wireless Access Points
I want to create several wireless access points. Initially, I used the create_ap script. However, it is when creating two access points on two awus adapters. On one access point there is Internet, on ...
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Wi-Fi Access point loses internet when installing Docker
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 that I use as a Wireless Access Point. After installing Docker all devices connected to the WAP lost internet.
After reading some posts I changed the NetworkManager.conf, to not ...
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wpa_supplicant conflicting with hostapd on the same interface
I am trying to make wpa_supplicant and hostapd work simultaneously in order to use a single interface to connect to a wifi network and to generate an access point (that does not provide internet). If ...
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How to disable WPA1 security and keep only WPA2-AES wifi hotspot on Ubuntu 18.04
WPA1 is not secure I want to keep only WPA2-AES.
WHen I run nmcli device wifi list I get message below:
IN-USE SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY
* na Infra 1 0 Mbit/...
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Two wireless cards, only one connects now
I have two WiFi cards connected to my computer, one assigned to connectify to serve as a bonding hotspot. By mistake, I had my eth0 and my wlxb44bd62bf5e0 on the same IP range from two different ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 WiFi access point without subnet/DHCP server
I have Mac Mini with Ubuntu 20.04 server installed (so no GUI).
And want to use it as a WiFi access point, without NAT/DHCP server (so, given that main Mikrotik router is 192.168.88.1, both Mac Mini ...
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Ubuntu AP not assigning IP address
I am running Ubuntu 20.4 and via the settings GUI I configured it as access point to share the wired connection to other devices (ubuntu computer, android smartphones).
The access point starts, the ...
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Set multiple wifi access points in Ubuntu 20.04
I am trying to configure the network in Ubuntu 20.04. I would like to set up several wifi access points under the same interface.
I am using the following configuration right now:
# This file is ...
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No GUI, No internet connection, please help 12.04
I am new to Ubuntu and I tried to install ubuntu server 12.04 on my laptop. now my problem is - I am unable to connect to the internet (I have wifi ONLY connection). ubuntu didn't recognize my built-...
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If I make a hotspot and connect my mobile to my laptop, can an ISP detect it?
I am running a hotspot using the create_ap bash script on Ubuntu. Is there any way for an ISP to detect the devices connected to a computer on which a hotspot is made?
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Is it safe to use Speedify with Ubuntu?
Recently I have been reading about how to install Speedify on Linux (Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS). I have found that both "speedify" and "speedifyui" now exist within the Synaptic ...
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Ubuntu hotspot in my Dell Studio is not connecting to any device
I have created Ubuntu Hotspot in my Ubuntu 20.04.2. When I tried to connect it to my Android phone or my other Laptop, "Joining "My-WiFI" timed out. please retry later."
My Laptop ...
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How do I create a wireless access point using only one wireless NIC but 2 different SSID:s?
I would like to create a wireless access point using only one wireless NIC but having 2 different SSID:s, is this even possible? It would be perfect if clients connecting to the different SSID:s also ...
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Connected to hotspot using create_ap but no internet connection. Please help
Background info
This is a strange project. It's an on-going ubuntu experiment and learning experience for me.
I want to create a portable Plex Media Server on an External SSD ubuntu.
Firstly - I must ...
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How can i get my USB wifi to work after a reboot?
I have a desktop PC with Win 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 and default GRUB, also, i have a wifi USB adapter plugged which automatically connect to my personal wifi.
My problem is this:
when i boot into Win 7 ...
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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 ...
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What is meant by no wireless extension?
Whenever I type iwconfig. Some of the network interface cards show no wireless extension. What does it possibly mean ?
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Enterprise Wifi disconnected
When I am connecting to my company wifi which is an enterprise WPA2 network, using PEAP authentication and MSCHAPv2 I got connected well for like 1 or 2 minutes then I got disconnected for like 1 or 2 ...
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Unable to connect to netplan managed wifi AP
im currently setting up my home network infrastructure. Because i have multiple usages and only a single server, i installed proxmox as host system and created a pfsense based VM to use as firewall. ...
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Only one device can connect to accesspoint created with wifi-ap
I'm using a Dell Edge Gateway 3001 running Ubuntu Server 18.04 to connect IoT Devices sharing the Ethernet (and GSM later on) connection. I've used the wifi-ap snap to configure the AP and it seem to ...
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create_ap systemctl service failing
I setup config for create_ap
$ cat /etc/create_ap.conf
CHANNEL=default
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
WPA_VERSION=2
ETC_HOSTS=0
DHCP_DNS=gateway
NO_DNS=0
NO_DNSMASQ=0
HIDDEN=0
MAC_FILTER=0
MAC_FILTER_ACCEPT=/...
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Ubuntu Router Access Point
I made an Ubuntu Access Point. The AP is based on Ubuntu server 18.04. Initially it's working but after a while ( after reboot some times ) I can always connect with the AP but i have no access to ...
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detailed how to or example needed to setup an access point using netplan
As headline stated: I am looking for instructions on how to setup an access point using netplan, including setting up a bridge between eth0 and wlan0. DHCP Server would be my router, to which the ...
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Creating a home server to act as a wifi access point and home router (Ubuntu server 18.04)
I'd like to set up a home server with several responsibilities
Wireless AP for local networking
Ethernet switch for local networking of various devices (HTPC, networked printer, etc)
Home firewall ...
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wifi doesn't work directly on Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 18.04 in my PC together with Windows 10. When the WiFi works on Windows and I restart the computer to Ubuntu, the WiFi is OK even in Ubuntu. But when the computer is shuted down and I ...
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BCM4352 wifi driver with AP mode
I have a dell xps 13 with a Broadcom BCM4352 chipset:
lspci -nn
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02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)
I am ...
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How to manage available wireless network priority?
I'd like to move up and down available wireless access points, setting priorities as we can do in Microsoft Windows. I can't remember to have ever succeeded in this since using network-manager. Maybe ...
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How to remove access point from saved list
OS: Ubuntu 11.10 with gnome-shell
I've few access points on my saved list which I want to remove and never connect to.
I can't seem to find way to delete these.
How should I remove (at least not ...
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Connecting wireless interface to bridge - MAC addressing
I've been playing around with my network settings and tried to use hostapd to create a WiFi hotspot based on the virtual software access point virt1 (10.10.0.1/24). This does work flawlessly using NAT ...
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Create a WiFi access point that shares the Ethernet connection
I'm using Ubuntu Server 18.04 on a Raspberry Pi 3. The idea of what I'm trying to achieve is represented by the following schema:
Raspberry Pi
WiFi ┌──...
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Route internet from built-in WiFi to USB WiFi adapter, which will be used as Access Point or WiFi Hotspot
My laptop is connected with internet using built-in WiFi card. I have another WiFi USB adapter. I want to create an Access point/WiFi hotspot on WiFi USB adapter.
I would like to connect multiple ...
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Setup an Access Point with Ubuntu Server on Raspberry Pi
I would like to setup my Ubuntu Server to create a wifi network to which people can connect and open local webpages. The created wifi network must not provide access to the internet and should only ...
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How to set up Ubuntu as wireless accesspoint?
How can I set up my WiFi to be used as wireless access point on Ubuntu Server?
I have a local Ubuntu Server, it has a wireless card in it (802.11a/b/g/n) and I really want to set it up as an 802.11n ...
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Tp-link Tl-wn8200nd-v2 as an access point
Have anyone use the "Tp-link Tl-wn8200nd" v2 as an access point? And how is it done (and which controller is used)?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04.
Thanks for any info.
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Toggle WLAN Hotspot Gnome Taskbar
I have a mobile broadband connection that I am often sharing via hotspot on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS and Gnome 3.28.2. I can perfectly do this (as described for example here) via GUI. But I would like to ...
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