Questions tagged [hotspot]
This tag refers to the use of, connection to, setting up of, a hotspot for personal computer or home network use to access the Internet.
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Unable to create hotspot
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 Noble kernel generation is 6+, I was trying to create a hotspot using hostapd, but my other device can't connect to this hotspot.
here is the config file of hostapd
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How to make hotspot use proxy
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 Noble, main network interfaced is a ethernet called enx144fd7c333e3, another wifi interface is called wlp1s0; there is also a shadow-socks(socks5) proxy server running at 127.0....
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How can I disable mobile hotspot in Windows 10 for all users except 1 or 2 users?
I want to enable mobile hotspots for a shared computer for only specific users.
I want a certain user to be able to use it while others have it disabled. I know a way to disable this with Group Policy ...
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Why am I unable to activate hotspot on Windows 11?
For a few days now I can't activate hotspot on my PC from the settings or the taskbar but I can use commands (netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=ssid key=key and netsh wlan start ...
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WSL does not have an access to the WiFi hotspot network
I have a running UDP server in the WSL Ubuntu instance.
I need to make it public for the network of the WiFi hotspot on Windows side.
But when I activated the hotspot there is no access to its local ...
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Hotspot connection SSH / Ping
I have a singleboard computer (Rock 4 SE) with a wifi that is hotspot capable. It is running linux Debian. I want to SSH into it with my laptop using the linux machines own wifi as a hotspot for ...
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DNS Resolution Issue on Free Hotspot via mobile router: "No address associated with hostname"
I am using an Ubuntu machine connected through a GL.iNet router to access a free hotspot, but I am facing DNS resolution issues. When I try to access the hotspot login page, I get the following error:
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Looking to fix slow (0.42Mbit/s) upload speed on personal hotspot
Webpages are either not loading at all, or taking very long to load which I believe has to do with very slow upload speed:
Testing download speed..................................................
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How do I (permanently) change TTL on an Apple Time Capsule? For Airport on Mac I did it with “sudo sysctl -w net.inet.ip.ttl=65”
On our countryside farm we have only mobile connections. I had to place a mobile router with a SIM card on the roof so I can use internet. But hotspot is limited.
I changed TTL on Mac to avoid ...
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Use one Wi-Fi adapter for internet and another one for a hotspot on Windows 10
I have a computer running Windows 10 Pro. It has two Wi-Fi adapters:
Built-in Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Linksys Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter (WUSB54GC, very old)
Both adapters work fine by ...
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VPN connection and internet access, but "No internet, secured" --> So I can't turn Mobile Hotspot on
When I am connected through my VPN, Windows 10 reports "no internet, secured" even though the internet works perfectly fine through the VPN. (NordVPN killswitch is on.)
The problem is that ...
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How to setup a WiFi 6E 6Ghz hotspot with Windows with AMD mainboard
I have an MSU Tomahawk WiFi AMD B650 that is WiFi 6E compatible. I want to use this to create a WiFi 6E 6Ghz hotspot but Windows will only let me chose 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz.
I have found this site where it ...
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On Windows, how to ensure all traffic from mobile hotspot go through local proxy server?
Some devices (phone, pad, etc) connect to my Windows machine through the mobile hotspot. Now I ran xray.exe as a proxy server in my windows machine, listening to port 10809. How to make traffic from ...
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fallback connection to internet
I already searched the forum for similar problems, but I was not able to solve my issue.
This is the scenario (as detailed in this picture):
I have a classic home network connected to the internet ...
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can I configure wpa_supplicant to act both as wifi and hotspot together?
I currently have a linux laptop which is connected to wifi.
I want to allow this laptop to act also as hotspot.
when I attempt to configure the hotspot the wifi:
the laptop losses its wifi capability ...
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Win10 Mobile Hotspot from settings vs. Hotspot via netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Windows 10 contains two way to start a hotspot:
"Mobile Hotspot" that you can enable to Internet connection sharing
"hostednetwork" Wifi hotspot you can configure and enable via ...
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Linux WiFi Hotspot GUI shows Not Running when I click on CREATE. Why?
I am using Manjaro as my OS and I had installed Linux-wifi-hostpot through https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot
In terminal, it showed transaction finished successfully. But when I ...
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How to share WiFi connection from a MacBook without being connected to internet
I'm in the bush far from an internet connections, and want to stream Video from my Drone-controller (Android device) to a MacBook with and RTMP connection. For this to work, I need to get them on the ...
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I want to share my VPN internet to other devices on Windows 11 (without `Hosted Network Supported`)(Newer generation modules)
I wish to share my internet over my Laptop PC. Currently, we use ISP to connect to the internet, then we use VPN/Proxy to access the global network.
The Issue I have is on the old time, I would use a ...
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nft_pipapo_avx2_scratch_index shows up on all my perf recordings
I'm investigating a performance issue on my Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS machine. I take the following steps:
sudo perf record -g -F max -s --call-graph dwarf -e cycles -e sched:sched_switch --switch-events --...
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Create Hotspot Without WPA or Password
Setting up a network for my area to provide free WIFI, but there doesn't seem to be a way to create a hotspot without WPA2 even using the netsh commands with empty password like I see repeated 1000 ...
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M1 MacBook Pro can't join Linux hotspot when other devices can
On a laptop running Linux Mint, I can run these commands to stand up a WiFi hotspot:
nmcli con add type wifi ifname [interface name] con-name test_ssid autoconnect yes ssid test_ssid
nmcli con modify ...
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How do I limit my Hotspot's Maximum Speed on Windows 11?
I want to handicap my hotspot speed to disincentivize people from streaming videos from my hotspot. I don't want to block the sites per se, so firewall is a no go. I just need to limit their maximum ...
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SSH into device through WSL when connected via hotspot
I have connected my Raspberry Pi to Windows computer's hotspot network. I cannot connect the Pi to the Wi-Fi network at my university because they only allow one device at a time (so I'll lose ...
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Android Hotspot shown as unidentified network and no internet access after using 40-35 minutes
I use an Android mobile hotspot on my Windows 7 PC.
After using it for 15-30 minutes the connection drops and my hotspot shown as unidentified network and no internet access on the PC after.
data ...
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Windows Hotspot - Proxy
I need to create a wifi hotspot in my windows 10 so my IoT device can connect to it and use the proxy that I've set on my windows, The problem is my IoT does not support any kind of configuration to ...
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Enable Hotspot without an internet connection
I'm a developer and I often need to connect to embedded devices without having an internet connection (for instance, a Raspberry Pi).
However, Windows would not let me create a hotspot network unless ...
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Spotify web player on windows stops working over mobile data hotspot
Sure hotspot over mobile data as wifi is not the best alternative, but with 4G and 5G speeds are enough to avoid installing Wifi on county home.
the thing is, as long as I play Spotify, it stops ...
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"Can't Connect to This Network" on windows 10, over two iphones
I have two iPhones with mobile data set up as hotspots (different SSID and password). As I start my Windows 10 computer I can connect to any of them without problem, but as some time passes, if I try ...
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How to change hotspot security type from wpa to wpa2 in kali linux
I'm new to kali Linux(gnome).How to change hotspot security type from wpa to wpa2, my friend trying to connect to me but unable to do so as his laptop supports only wpa2 and wpa3.
Tried tapping on ...
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How can I turn on the hotspot in Win11 in wifi settings?
$connectionProfile = [Windows.Networking.Connectivity.NetworkInformation,Windows.Networking.Connectivity,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::GetInternetConnectionProfile()
$tetheringManager = [Windows....
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Ubuntu hotspot limit devices to LAN access
I have set up a WiFi hotspot on my Ubuntu machine (using the builtin hotspot tool), to share connection to some wireless devices.
Now I would like to restrict some of those devices (IP range, or MAC ...
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Windows 10 no internet if hotspot on [duplicate]
I have a Windows 10 desktop, and after the update (https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014699) I don't have internet if I turn on the hotspot, but I have it instantly if I turn off the hotspot.
Can ...
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Mobile Hotspot from laptop to phone results in not being able to browse on laptop
I get internet on my laptop from an ethernet connection and want to share that connection with my phone through the Mobile Hotspot feature on Windows 10. The moment I turn on the hotspot (even before ...
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After modifying mac address of Windows 10, Windows 10 mobile hotspot stopped working
I searched all the internet for the solution. No luck!
After changing my mac address using the software Technitium MAC Changer v6.0.7, i can no longer connect to the hotspot. I've tried to connect to ...
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PC doesn't detect phone's 5GHz hotspot bands
I am using a redmi 9 phone, getting LTE mobile data and sharing it via hotspot to my PC.
And on the PC (win10) I'm using a T2U plus wi-fi adapter.
Using a 2.4GHz band hotspot it works fine, but when I ...
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Does every USB WIFI-Adapter with 802.11n specification support hot-spot? Can't set up hot spot on linux
I have been trying to set up a hotspot using my EDUP 802.11n USB adapter on Archlinux. As I understand, this USB adapter is supposed to support AD-HOC. However, I am unable to set hot spot up, and I ...
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will my internet be drained with 2 networks?
currently im connecting to the internet using hotspot from my personal phone, which uses wifi to transmit internet, i'm also currently using spacedesk with my old phone with usb tether connection (...
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use my macbook as a wifi hotspot using 802.1x auth
I'm connected to eduroam ( uni wifi) and i can't use it with my ps4 ( there are no ethernet cables here ) , the only way is to use my macbook as a wifi hotspot but i can't since it is a 802.1x .
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Dropdown to select network to share as hotspot from Windows 10 is disabled
When I enabled mobile hotspot in my Windows 10, the settings dialog looks like the screenshot. The Windows system has a wired internet connection.
As you see, the dropdown to select network is ...
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How to disable windows desktop 10 hotspot's dhcp server?
I am connected via ethernet to a router which gives me an IP via dhcp.
I want to share that dhcp of the real router via wifi of my laptop to devices around.
My plan is to bridge ethernet and wifi, get ...
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Detect wifi with quotas
I saw that at least Ubuntu has a way to detect wifis with quota, as when I was connected to my phone's 4G hotspot I got a message that I could not search for apps in the ubuntu software center for ...
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HP Probook Windows 10 Mobile hotspot shared from cable internet. Mac and Android can connect but can't access internet
HP ProBook 430 G2 is about seven years old. Works great. I never used the Mobile Hotspot feature until last night. Moved into a place with internet provided by a standard RJ cable that plugs into the ...
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Sharing WireGuard on macOS Mojave over WiFi
How would one create a hotspot on macOS Mojave and route all traffic from and to wireless interface through WireGuard interface?
I have a working WireGuard installation and I can access internet via ...
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Windows 10 Mobile hotspot with static IP
I'm wondering if there's a way to configure the Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot such that the devices connected are given the same IP address every time. I believe this is done as a Static IP but I don't ...
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Kali Hotspot with Internet access thru proxy
I have a question.
My Kali laptop is only have access to the internet with a proxy (username, password, serverip an Port). Now i configured a Hotspot with Hostapd and I want to use the Internet with ...
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How to create a wireless network at home that connects to another router for internet access (similar to a smartphone hotspot)?
Firstly, sorry for any wrong terms I might use. I have very limited network knowledge.
I live in university housing, and the wireless network doesn't have device sharing (that's what IT called it). We ...
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MikroTik Hotspot External login page vs. RADIUS server
I am fairly new to MikroTik RouterOS and I was wondering if the following logic is correct:
When configuring Hotspot feature of a MikroTik router with External login page as explained here, with the ...
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Block connection to Wifi network by MAC address, not by SSID
The only questions similar to this I've seen related to routers, and I want to accomplish this just on my wireless card, an Intel Dual-Band 8260.
I get internet through a wifi hotspot, (xfinity ...
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Windows 10 hotspot share WIFI connected to a VPN with another device
I tried to share my Windows 10 laptop Wifi (connected to SSTP VPN) with my Ipad, but when i connected to the hotspot on my Ipad i can't reach the VPN intranet only the internet.
The VPN is working ...
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