Windows 10 has made the process easy, with a proper menu entry and easily toggled buttons. That said, you can still use the Command Line if that's what you prefer.
We've actually been able to turn our Windows systems into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot for some time, but it was only successful to varying degrees, and even now it still somewhat depends on the type of Internet connection you have.
We'll show you how to use those, as well as a run down of some of the best free Wi-Fi Hotspot software. Windows also has two integrated methods to create a Wi-Fi hotspot. It is easily done, and what's better is the massive amount of free tools at your disposal to help you out. It should automatically connect to the hotspot you created.Have you ever been the only person in your group with an Internet connection? You can easily turn your PC or laptop into a wireless hotspot, allowing others to piggyback on your Internet connection in times of need. “When everything’s done, enable WIFI from Network Manager icon on the panel. And finally right click network icon on the bar click enable networking, and do this again so the networking will restart. When the file opens, find out the line mode=infrastructure and change it to mode=ap. Gksu gedit /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/wifi-hotspot When it opens, paste the commands below and hit enter to edit the configuration file: Now press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. File name is same to the connection name you typed in step 4. “After above steps, a configuration file created under /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections directory.
In the general tab select the automatically connect to this network …… Choose your new network, select wifi tab, then change mode from Ad-hoc to infrastructureħ. Then right click network icon on the bar, choose edit connectionsĦ. Write a WPA & WPA personal password and create networkĥ.
Now you can search and connect the access point from your Android mobile and enjoy!Įasy solution for linux mint 17.2, (others not worked for me)Ĥ. If not, select “Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network …” and select it from the drop-down box. It should automatically connect to the hotspot you created. When everything’s done, enable WIFI from Network Manager icon on the panel. Replace wifi-hotspt with the connection name you typed in step 4. When it opens, paste the commands below and hit enter to edit the configuration file: gksu gedit /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ wifi-hotspot Go to IPv4 Settings tab, from Method drop-down box select Shared to other computers.Īfter above steps, a configuration file created under /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections directory. Go to Wi-Fi Security tab, select security type WPA & WPA2 Personal and set a password.Ħ.
Using Ap-hotspot, an open-source app from github: see this post.Dear readers, I’ve found a new way to create wireless hotspot in Ubuntu, AP mode with Android devices support, using Unity’s Network Manager.Īfter this tutorial, I’ve found 3 ways to create wifi hotspot in ap mode: