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
Right-mouse click the NetworkManager icon (top right)
Select "Edit Connections"
Click the "Wireless" tab
Click "Add" to edit a new wireless connection
On the wireless dialogue give the connection a name, e.g "Mochudi".
- SSID: "Mochudi". The SSID will appear on the NetworkManager of your other Peers
- Mode: Ad Hoc
- BSSID: leave blank
- MAC Address: leave blank
- MTU: leave as automatic
Click "Apply"
Click "Close"
If fixed IP addresses are required edit the IPv4 Settings Tab before closing NetworkManager above:
...as above then...
6a. Click "IPv4 Settings Tab"
* Select Method "Manual"
* Under Addresses click Add
* Type your Address: 10.42.43.1
* Type the Netmask: 255.255.255.0
* Gateway: leave blank or 0.0.0.0 6b. Click "Apply"
- Click "Close"
2 Answers
in wpa_supplicant.conf file....
ap_scan=2
network={
ssid="gui"
key_mgmt=NONE
mode=1 }Can connect with non protected ad-hoc network using wpa_supplicant.
using this command....
wpa_supplicant -D **driver name** - i **interface name** -c **configuration file path** -ddeg:
wpa_supplicant -Dwext - iwlan0 -c /home/xyz/Desktop/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd if you are connecting windows pc's to the ubuntu ad-hoc network, if you set the ip address to 169.254.x.x and sub net mask to 255.255.0.0 the the pc windows machine will automatically connect to the ad-hoc netework. otherwise you have to setup all the individual pc's with their own static IP's.
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