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stands for (Access Point mode) wireless hotspot in Ubuntu that should work with Android and Windows Phone devices

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Share wifi into wifi hotspot same like windows 10

In window 10 i can easily cannected WiFi hotspot but in Ubuntu 20.04 if i connected to wifi hotspot my wifi disconnect only hotspot work is there any solution to create WiFi to wifi hotspot easily.Is ... user avatar SKY -७२
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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 ... user avatar Krishna
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Disconnecting a specific device connected to hotspot using command line

I have setup my Ubuntu 18.04 system as as hotspot, and there will be multiple devices connected to this setup at same time. I'm trying to write a script to remove/disconnect one of the device from the ... user avatar Anurag Jk
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How to re-enable AP mode on Broadcom wireless adapter

I have a problem: I have previously used the wifi adapter of my laptop, both on Ubuntu and Windows, to make hostpots, and am certain I've used AP mode before, but now on Ubuntu 20.04 I can't anymore. ... user avatar The_Encoder
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How to use only USB Wi-Fi card and make a hotspot from the built-in Wi-Fi?

I am trying to use my laptop as a hotspot. I do not have a LAN cable however, but only a USB Wi-Fi card (Netgear A6150). I am trying to Turn-off the built-in Wi-Fi, get internet from the USB card only,... user avatar NiRvanA
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Who should I tell about not being able to use Hotspot usb after the last update? [duplicate]

I have been using my USB Hotspot since changing to a new phone carrier a few months back. Recently I had an update to my Ubuntu 20.04 and the USB Hotspot stopped working through the USB cable between ... user avatar Patrick DeBoard
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How can I use VNC to connect to Ubuntu 18.04 via a WiFi hotspot without Internet access?

I've enabled a WiFi hotspot and enabled sharing using the Gnome Desktop Settings and using bVNC on a phone, everything works as it should-- as long as the PC is connected to the internet via another ... user avatar mdresser
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How can I change regdomain of a WIFI board in Ubuntu 20.04 - Intel AX200 AP 5G?

My board is a TP-Link Archer Tx50e which comes with Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200. iw list gives me all frequencies with No IR on 5Ghz band: Frequencies: * 5180 MHz [36] (22.0 dBm) (no ... user avatar Gustavo A. Díaz
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Setting up Hotspot, I get Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this connection

Using Ubuntu 18.04 and a TP Link WN722Nv2 USB to Wireless adaptor I have been unable to setup a WiFi hotspot. I have tested the H/W on 18.04, connecting to a WiFi router, which works fine. I have ... user avatar mdresser
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Need to find out why my Ubuntu is repeatedly trying to create a hotspot

I was trying to understand high memory and CPU usage, so I did journatctl -f and found this in the result: Feb 06 13:16:18 arrakis create_ap[393537]: ERROR: 'wlan0' is not a WiFi interface Feb 06 13:... user avatar Chani
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NetworkManager CLI hotspot: 802.1X supplicant took too long to authenticate

I am trying to create a wifi hotspot/AP using NetworkManager CLI (nmcli). All works well if I create it for 2.4GHz band=bg. But, if I set band=a for 5GHz, I get a timeout failure from wpa_supplicant ... user avatar Wayne
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Ubuntu 20.04 Focal, Network Manager Hotspot, 'No Internet connection'

After upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, I noticed Hotspot feature seemed working, and phones were able to connect by wifi, but then they reported No internet connection After checking network-manager ... user avatar Angel
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Using RTL8188eu wifi AP with a Smart Wifi Plug

I have a Wifi dongle with a RTL8188eu Chipset connected to my Ubuntu desktop. I was finally able to create a Wifi Hotspot with it by using a bunch of tutorials It shares the internet connection I ... user avatar M.A.
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Using NetworkManager (nmcli) to create an hotspot broadcasting an hidden SSID

as described in the subject I was wondering if I can hide the SSID of my freshly created hotspot by means of two simple nmcli commands : Code: nmcli device wifi hotspot ifname wlan0 con-name Hotspot ... user avatar artynet
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5GHz Hotspot creation using ubuntu mate 18.04.3

Can you please help me in resolving my 5GHz hotspot creation issue? my thread is here below please find the output of "iw list" command below https:... user avatar fastest teleport
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