Are there any tricks/tips to connect my Samsung Galaxy S3 to Wi-Fi ad hoc network shared by my laptop?
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I have an unrooted Android 2.3.6 phone and I want it to connect to the ad-hoc connection made on my Ubuntu. I referred to some already existing questions here but none seem to be the solutions for unrooted phones. How do I do this?
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I am a new Ubuntu user and have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Acer Aspire One D255 netbook with an Intel Centrino N1000 Wireless Card. All I want is to set my netbook as wifi hotspot for my android devices. This worked well for me in Windows 7 using Connectify but I am trying to make hotspot in Ubuntu using hostapd () but getting following error:  ali@ali-AOD255:~$ sudo hostapd ~/hostapd-test.conf Configuration file: /home/ali/hostapd-test.conf nl80211: Failed to set interface wlan0 into AP mode nl80211 driver initialization failed. ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=4 eloop_data=0x8178910 user_data=0x8178e80  handler=0x807c5e0 ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=6 eloop_data=0x817ac98 user_data=(nil) handler=0x8086770   All I want is to setup a wifi hotspot using my netbook so that my android devices can view and connect to it.
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It worked, the it dropped, then it worked, now it won't connect to wireless. Brand new Asus laptop that came with ubuntu is connected. The problem seems to be with Ubuntu. It keeps asking for authorization codes for my neighbors signals as well as my signal which the asus is connected to.
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What is the best way to determine if there is a network connection available?
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I'm having problems transferring stuff to my Samsung Galaxy S4 and its memory card.  The long and short of it is that I just can't transfer certain files across: the music is mostly in .wma format, but several songs just won't transfer and the transfer protocol grinds to a halt every time it encounters one it doesn't like, citing various errors, such as "could not send object" and "could not get object handles" furthermore, clicking on the mounted drive simply seems to render the GUI unresponsive and the progress bar says I'm going at a speed of less than 100 kilobytes per second, file transfer via Samsung Kies Air is woeful as well, as it tells me that I have to install java to run it, whereupon I just run into the tons-of-tar.gz-files-but-no-executable problem.  At the moment I'm trying to transfer to the card via nautilus, I am seemingly unable to sync with rythmbox and Banshee can't seem to find any of my music at all.
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My HTC G2 phone is rooted and running Cyanogenmod 7 I don't have a data plan. Sometimes I want to connect the phone to the Internet when there isn't Wi-Fi, to update Market apps, backup SMS messages to Gmail, sync new contacts from Gmail, etc.  Things I can't do with USB mass storage mode. I have a Windows 7 Professional computer connected to the Internet, but I'm not allowed to set up an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network.  (If I do, they will notice and hunt me down.)   Is there a way for the phone to access the Internet through the USB connection to the computer?  If so, how do I set it up?
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I'm attempting to connect to an Android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S3) whose screen is broken (i.e. completely black) in order to save all files on it. The whole phone is (almost) completely beyond repair as the USB slot does not allow for a stable connection at all. Even though I already attempted to fixate the USB cable with duct tape (I'm not kidding), this is what I always end up with (according to dmesg):  [  750.075987] usb 1-1.6: new high-speed USB device number 14 using ehci-pci [  750.186084] usb 1-1.6: New USB device found, idVendor=04e8, idProduct=6860 [  750.186091] usb 1-1.6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [  750.186095] usb 1-1.6: Product: SAMSUNG_Android [  750.186098] usb 1-1.6: Manufacturer: SAMSUNG [  750.186101] usb 1-1.6: SerialNumber: 9baf4266 [  780.783212] usb 1-1.6: USB disconnect, device number 14 [  793.596612] usb 1-1.6: new high-speed USB device number 15 using ehci-pci [...] [  852.507428] usb 1-1.6: USB disconnect, device number 15 [  866.039114] usb 1-1.6: new high-speed USB device number 16 using ehci-pci [...] [  944.407661] usb 1-1.6: USB disconnect, device number 16 [...]  I.e. the connection is reset roughly every minute due to USB connection problems. I'm on Debian 9 and use libmtp. The command &quot;mtp-detect&quot; always fails with the following output:  libmtp version: 1.1.13 Listing raw device(s) Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) is a Samsung Galaxy models (MTP). Found 1 device(s): Samsung: Galaxy models (MTP) (04e8:6860) @ bus 1, dev 14 Attempting to connect device(s) PTP_ERROR_IO: failed to open session, trying again after resetting USB interface LIBMTP libusb: Attempt to reset device inep: usb_get_endpoint_status(): No such device outep: usb_get_endpoint_status(): No such device libusb_open() failed!: No such device LIBMTP PANIC: Could not init USB on second attempt Unable to open raw device 0 OK.  My question is: Is there any way to use libmtp (or any other free software) to (bash) copy files from my Android device to my laptop via an unstable connection? Thank you very much for any suggestions.
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How can I view a list of devices that are connected to my Apple laptop via Internet Sharing (when it's enabled)? If a list doesn't exist, does Internet Sharing log DHCP requests and if so, where? Thanks.
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Can Cell Phones be (legally) used Adhoc, (ie, Point-to-Point) Communication?  For example, let's say I'm in a remote area of the woods, or a valley.  Can I configure cell phones to be used as true walkie-talkies even though neither one of them use has a cell phone tower?  (Besides, it might be handy to use this on, oh, say, a drone, for photography purposes.  I intend to comply with all regulations regarding use of my drone.)  This goes for those modules too, I can hook them up to a , for example.    In the latter case I could just buy a nice antenna, I guess....   What kind of range would either of these things have if they are feasible?  I wanted to get my ham radio license, but I have my second year of engineering school to finish up.  Also: Might you suggest any alternatives (I hope this doesn't make my askance too open- but, it may be worth noting , or moreover, it's very upvotable answer! Alas, I doubt they have too much bandwidth...)
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I have a rooted Samsung s3 mini, android version 4.1.2  How to show the saved wifi password of the router I am connected to?
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How do I manage my hotspot connected devices or change the hotspot password? I can only see the Network Name, Security type and the Password but I can't seem to manage users or the network properties.
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I have been trying to share my wired Internet connection with my Android phone. However I could not succeed in doing this. Has anyone of you ever succeeded? Operating systems that I use are as follows:   Ubuntu 10.10 Android 2.3
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Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater?  Imagine situation when you can access a weak Wi-Fi signal from a free hotspot (coffee shop) signal near window, but want to work in the middle of the room. Then we can put the phone on the window sill to spread the signal over the entire home.  Is it feasible?
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I'm using the US Model 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (I747), however, I cannot mount it to my laptop from some reason. I have tried using both FTP and MTP connections, but neither work.  What should I do?
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I'd like to be able to easily transfer large files wirelessly, fast, between Android devices - preferably without requiring root.  As a secondary objetive, it wouldn't hurt if the same solution could be used, to transfer files between the Android devices and a Windows PC.   Specifically, I'm trying to exchange files between my Nexus 7 (Android 4.2.2) and Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 4.0.4).   Bluetooth is simply too slow, so that's out of the question Transfer via the Internet is also not an option, hence so is cloud-based solutions Only Nexus 7 supports NFC, so that's out too  looked promising and very simple, but does not work on "Devices that don't have WiFi Tethering setting, such as the Nexus 7"   Wi-Fi direct ( and up) seems to be a decent lowest common denominator between my two devices, however...  Galaxys S2's native Send via Wi-Fi Direct sees the Nexus, but seems to get stuck in the "Connecting..." most times. When there finally seems to be breakthrough, I get "Waiting..." and a spinning circle. Even if it worked, it would only allow me to send from the Galaxy S2 to the Nexus 7, as a similar option os not present on the Nexus 7.  J4velin's  is no longer available in the Play Store, with the following explanation:     WiFi Direct drivers are broken on many devices, which led to users leaving negative reviews for this app. As I don't see any sense in keeping a free app published when only getting 1-star-ratings (for an issue which only your device manufacturer can fix), the app is no longer available at the Play Store.   Nick Adams'  seems flaky at best. Invations from Nexus 7 to Galaxy S2 are never received. Invitations from Galaxy S2 are mostly received, but even when accepting promptly, the peers doesn't always show as connected. When they finally do, usually after quite a long wait, I can select a file to send but it's never transferred -  "Transfer failed" it says almost immediately in the notification bar.  budius inc's  is working slightly better, but still very unreliable. I actually managed to (occasionally) send files both ways, but never when attempting connection from the Nexus 7. To send from the Nexus 7 to the Galaxy S2, I had to go through this akward manoeuvre:   Share the file on the Nexus 7 via the WiFi Shoot intent Start the Receive WiFi Shoot app on the Galaxy S2 Invite the Nexus 7 from the Galaxy S2 (never the other way around!) Accept the invitation on the Nexus 7 Press the Shoot button on the Galaxy S2   Take the whole switching back and forth between devices, and garnish with random delays or failures in any step of the process...  Is there really no easy, reliable, fast way to transfer files directly between different Android devices?  Generally, my experience with Wi-Fi Direct is all but positive...   A device often won't even see a device lying next to it Sometimes, it will see the other device, only to have it disappear from the list, before I have the chance to connect When I do have a chance, invations are not realiably received (from Galaxy S2 to Nexus 7 mostly reliable, but never worked the other way around) When invitations are received (and accepted), a partnership rarely manages to be setup ("invited" or "connecting") And even when that happens, some apps can't seem to transfer files through it...   *Sigh*  Maybe J4velin's explanation pretty much sums up the sad state of Wi-Fi Direct on Android, which otherwise seemed as the best solution to my quest?
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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 supported on newer devices and most Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry devices (and maybe iOS devices too), whereas AP mode Wi-Fi hotspots are. To get an idea about AP mode hotspots, ad hoc networks and their difference, refer to .
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I have not found any answer on how to create Wi-Fi hotspot in Ubuntu 17.10.  I have found . Also I found , but I can't make it work on Ubuntu 17.10.  Is there any way to achieve that using the default installation?