I know how to create a hotspot when connected to a wired network, but when I am using internet from a WiFi connection, this disconnects the wireless connection the moment I activate the hotspot.  In Windows I can use , which enables me to share the internet connection from the same wireless adapter as I am creating an access point on. As you can read on the :     Access Point mode allows you to create a hotspot using the same Wi-Fi card that you are using to access the Internet.   How do I do this on Ubuntu?
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I have Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP 430 notebook and this has a single wired internet connection and I would like to share this with a LG Optimus One with Android 2.3.3. I followed  instructions and created a hotspot as shown below, but UbuntuHost is not visible on the LG Optimus One when I enable the Wifi on it.  To summarize, I want my Laptop with an internet connection to act as a WiFi router and access the internet from other devices (LG Optimus One with Android in this case).  What additional steps have to be done?
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Some Wi-Fi networks such as those you find on coffee shops, when connected to, automatically redirect you to a web page where you will need to do something (enter credentials, accept terms of service, etc) in order to access the internet. Is the same possible with an android hotspot?
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I have the latest version of Ubuntu, but it will not recognize my wireless adapter (Netgear WNA3100).  How do I get it to search for (any) USB device and how do I get it to use it to gain access to the internet?
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I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.10 to 17.04. In Ubuntu 16.10, I could setup a WiFi hot-spot to give Internet access to my Android phone using the trick mentioned in this article . I can connect to WiFi now using the fix mentioned in answer to this question: .   But when I click on "Connect to Hidden WiFi Network" and choose to start the hot-spot setup, I see this notification and it doesn't start.    How should I resolve this?
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When connecting my PC to Android Wi-Fi hotspot, it assigned a 192.168.42.x address to my PC. I really need to change this as it conflicts with one of our work subnets - is this possible?
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I 'm trying to install wireless access point device EP-2906, on my Desktop PC running Windows 7. Here is the  .  Page 7 says how I can set up it's IP address, but I can't find Wireless Network Connection icon. Is this because of my Desktop PC and in this case how can I set up a static private IP address for this device?
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I have ubuntu installed as the sole OS on a T420. Before this I had installed the #! distro (and Xubuntu before that) and wireless worked seamlessly on either. My home hotspot shows up but when I click on it tries for a while before disconnecting.  Before going into the problem further, I wanted to double check that I entered the wifi password for my home network correctly. I went to Edit Connections >> Wi-Fi Security and changed the key, but it is still not able to connect. So I think the password is definitely correct. I don't understand why it can't connect now.
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Due to some home network complications I have had to move my router to a seperate part of the house, therefore the wired network I had set up can no longer work. Before I find the time to go out and buy a Wifi adapter for my desktop PC, I have a laptop that uses a built in Wifi card to connect to my router and this can connect to the internet, and I was wondering if I could somehow access the internet on my desktop PC via my laptop.  I'm hoping for a not-so-complex solution as this will only be set up for a few days, but it is quite vital that my desktop computer gets internet access.  Does anyone have experience in this sort of thing and can help me out? Thanks.
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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 was using a Linksys Wireless-G router and a DSL modem for internet access in my house.  My desktop was connected via ethernet cable to the router, and all the other clients in the house were accessing the network wirelessly.  (The router connects to the DSL modem by ethernet cable also.)  Now I have switched to using a "Clear Spot 4G Personal Hotspot" which has no ethernet ports, just a USB port.  It's working great for all the wireless clients in the house.  And when I plug it into my desktop (which has no wireless adapter/device of any kind attached) I can access the internet through the hotspot's USB connection.  However I have found an odd conflict (which I could also use help with) -- when the hotspot is plugged in at the same time my USB TV Tuner is plugged in, the TV tuner doesn't work.  I can be watching TV, and plug in the hotspot, and suddenly the TV stream will just freeze and all attempts to access the device freeze the program attempting to do so, and I can't even shut down windows cleanly (system hangs on shutdown).  As soon as I unplug the hotspot, the TV programs become responsive again.  It took me a while to find the connection between this freeze on the TV tuner and the hotspot USB connection, but it's pretty clear.  So now I'm trying to find another way to access the wireless network without buying a wireless network adapter.  I tried configuring my Linksys Wireless-G router as a Gateway, but I don't think that works between wireless networks because there's no place to enter into the router the parameters of the wireless network that I want it to connect to, and the only connection I can make between my desktop and the Linksys WRT54G is an ethernet cable.  Am I missing something?  Is there a way to configure the Linksys router to "participate" in an existing wireless network, or do I just need to get a wireless network adapter?  I thought maybe I can try to set the router up with the exact same wireless network parameters that I am using on the hotspot, but that just seems like a recipe for conflicts... any chance it would work itself out and just form a larger version of the same network?
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I would like to know whether I can buy a Wireless WLAN Transmitter for my desktop computer in order to not use a internet cable to connect to the internet but rather via my router's wireless WLAN option, or not.   I was thinking about buying the product below:   The idea is to just put this stick in and connect it with my computer and just make it connect to the internet with only this device and not the cable.  I personally think that it actually might not work due to the fact that there is no WLAN card or whatever those devices are called, built-in in my computer but maybe it is possible. That is why I thought I'd just ask the pros.   Thanks in advance :)
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I've read , and carefully followed the instructions provided. I am sure the wireless card in my laptop supports going into wireless access point mode. But unfortunately, when I use the following command to start hostapd service it throws an error:   $ sudo service hostapd stop  Starting advanced IEEE 802.11 management hostapd                      [fail]    The instructions mentioned above said this could possibly be because my wireless card does not support the g mode, and provided the wiki of hostapd. But what is g mode? I tried to switch to a, or b mode, but it just didn't work.  Can anyone help with this or recommend a tool like connectify in windows ?  ps. I am using Ubuntu 12.04, 32 bit. I have an ADSL wired network, and I want to share it by setting my laptop into a WiFi hotspot with  my windows phone.
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I'd like to move up and down available wireless access points, setting priorities as we can do in Microsoft Windows. I can't remember to have ever succeeded in this since using network-manager. Maybe something with conf files is possible...  I'm not interested in different network managers.
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I'm testing Ubuntu 18.04 with my current desktopand everything works correctly except for the Wi-Fi adapter. I'm using a TP-LINK TL-WN8200ND version 2.  As requested , my wireless-info output is at .  I've tested Mint 19, Kubuntu and KDE neon, with similar results.  Is there an official driver that works out of the box?
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I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network directly, because of its weak signal.  How can I do that in Ubuntu?
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Your situation   You have successfully installed Ubuntu.  You have just downloaded and booted Ubuntu live media.  The latest LTS (see also ) or latest non-LTS release are preferred. See the list of  that are currently supported.) You upgraded your Ubuntu installation to the latest release that the software updater offered you. WiFi worked before, but not now on the new release. You  to new hardware.   Your problem   The wireless of your laptop or desktop is not working. You tried switching the wireless switch off and on and you tried rebooting several times, but you don't see any WiFi access points. You can see your wireless access point, but you cannot establish a connection. You want to analyze the problem, but you don't know where to start or what information you can provide.   This question and answer was written to give people the wireless script that will provide the information needed in most cases to diagnose their wireless issue's.   Related questions
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I use Hotspot Shield (Free VPN) on the Windows. Do anyone know of a similar tool or service for Ubuntu?  that:   Would not require me to have any server. would hide my IP. Would effectively tunnel all my connections in Ubuntu. have free plans   please explain pros and cons of your suggestions.