Questions tagged [wifi-hotspot]
Tag for Wi-Fi access point related questions.
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Networkmanager shared wired connection no DHCP in hairpin mode
I'm setting up a Raspberry Pi as a mini router for university Accommodation, using NetworkManager to configure the connections, but I'm running into a problem. My current setup has a USB ethernet ...
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WiFi configuration when operating outdoors
While checking the regulatory rules reported by "iw reg get" after setting my country code, I see that certain channels in the 5 GHz band are not allowed to be used if the equipment is ...
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Show encryption used by WiFi stations connected to my hotspot
I'm hosting a hotspot from my PC, which has a wired internet connection and a wifi adapter. The OS is Fedora 40, using Network Manager and wpa_supplicant. I have 3 wifi devices which are able to ...
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How to fix QCA9377 WiFi issues in Kali Linux 2025.1 (wlan0 not detected, device not managed)?
How can I fix issues with the QCA9377 802.11ac rev31 network adapter in Kali Linux 2025.1 (kali-rolling), such as WiFi not connecting, wlan0 or wlan1 not showing up, or errors like "Device not ...
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UFW & Wi-Fi hotspot: allowing DHCP/DNS and making sure that these services are only accessible from the hotspot subnet
I am trying to set up UFW to allow DHCP and DNS for the clients connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot created using nmcli. I want the setup to be as restrictive as possible to avoid any DHCP clashes on the ...
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How to get detailed diagnostics of WiFi connection problems from the terminal?
I've been trying for days to connect a live Tails system to a mobile WiFi hotspot on an Android 9.0 device without success. What I have done so far: Set up a mobile WiFi hotspot in Android protected ...
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Tails - How to disable MAC address randomization?
I am trying out Tails and disabled the MAC address randomization feature during boot, but when doing ip addr in the terminal, the MAC address of wlan0 (WiFi adapter) keeps changing regardless. This is ...
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Device name of a Linux system required for identifying it as an "allowed device" on a WiFi hotspot?
I want to add a Linux system to the white list of a WiFi mobile hotspot running on Android. Doing hostnamectl returns, amongst other information, a Static hostname, an Icon name, a Machine ID, and a ...
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How can I share LTE modem internet over Wifi?
I've got my LTE modem setup with NetworkManager/ModemManager and that's working fine. I've also got Wifi setup as an access point in NetworkManager with DHCP. But how can I share the LTE modem ...
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Trouble Setting Access Point 2.4GHz Orange Pi Zero 2
I'm setting up a WiFi Access Point using bridge mode. I successfully configured the bridge mode and it's working. Then, I managed to set up the WiFi Access Point for 5GHz as well. But why did I fail ...
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The phone reboots during a SYN flood test
I tried executing a SYN flood attack through my phone's internet hotspot, but the phone restarts after about 30 seconds. What might be causing this issue? p.s: I tried using hotspot from other devices
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What causes Linux to be unable to share WiFi, while Windows can?
When I boot up Windows on my dual-boot laptop, it is trivially easy to share my WiFi connection with other device(s), by simply going to the hotspot settings and enabling the hotspot. This does not ...
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How to create an AP with belkin usb using rtl8192u?
As I can remember, once I have seen it working, but it was not today. Can I do something to use it as an AP?
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How to monitor data usage by each device on a hotspot?
I am having some trouble with excessive internet data usage by my home devices. The problem is I cant figure out which device is using up all my data. I do have a raspberry pi that's always on. My ...
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How to connect an ethernet device with an AP and reach the AP's client's from the ethernet's client?
I'm configuring a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to act as a IOT hacking/development bridge. The Primary goals of this are: Maintain a managed client wlan device to download packages or connect to a device's ...