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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Windows 10: Possible to Create a Hotspot that Shares Another Wifi Connection using Two Wifi Cards?

Many public Wifis require the user to verify by receiving an SMS message on a portal page, thus limiting the amount of devices a person can connect to the number of phone numbers they own. This is ...
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Allow device to stay in network but block their internet access

I have created a hotspot from my laptop using hotspotd (https://github.com/prahladyeri/hotspotd). I want to do the following: Whenever a new device tries to connect to my hotspot, I want it to be ...
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Unable to turn on the hotspot in my laptop

I'm trying to turn on the hotspot in my Dell XPS 15 (L502x), but whenever I click the turn on slider, it slides back to the off position. I tried most of the fixes I found, but none on them helped. ...
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How do I share PDAnet USB internet connection via Windows Hotspot?

I was wanting to connect my tablet to my laptop which is using PDAnet to connect to the internet through my phone. The phone is connected via USB. I tried the "WiFi Share" option through PDAnet but it ...
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Strongswan not working with wifi in ubuntu

Working on Ubuntu Linux. I have build the latest version of strongSwan from scratch. But somehow I can't connect to a VPN using my hotspot. What I want to know is, how do I tunnel the wifi through ...
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How can I share my internet connection with other devices in Windows 10?

I am staying at a hotel with very poor WiFi connectivity. There is a wired ethernet connection available in the room, but I obviously can't use that with my phone. Is there any way I can share the ...
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Wifi repeater/hotspot with a single wireless network interface in Debian

I am attempting to create a wireless hotspot/repeater in Debian using create_ap, yet when I run: create_ap wlan0 wlan0 AP_Name Passphrase I get met with the following error message: ERROR: Your ...
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Windows 10 PC creating Hotspot? [duplicate]

There's this wifi network which doesn't appear on my Laptop but on all other devices. It is named "DIRECT-ZKpcnameheremsKX" But when i turn on the hotstop, this is disappears and the actual hotspot ...
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How to share internet via wifi

I have latest KDE Neon, with Plasma 5 desktop. For sharing my wired internet to other devices via wifi, I have followed this easy guide: Create Wi-fi Hotspot Using KDE Plasma 5, but with an Android ...
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Wifi Tethering on Windows 7 - no SSL connection

I set up a Wifi Hotspot on a Windows 7 Laptop following the best answer here: Tethering on Windows 7? (cmd) It works, I get Internet-access with a second device. However, I get the "your connection ...
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How to create daily data download limit using Mikrotik router?

I have one Mikrotik Router RB951G. I have two hotspots set up on these two networks: 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.0/24 I also have created two user profiles: Guest Employee I have configured bandwidth ...
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How to share my PC's(Windows 10) internet to my iPhone 7 via Bluetooth?

I have a PC (Windows 10), which has internet. I don't have Wifi internet. So, is it possible to share my PC's internet to my iPhone 7 via Bluetooth connection?
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What Layer of the OSI model would a hotspot operate on?

What layer of the OSI model would a hotspot operate on? I am seeing conflicting information, and I am unsure which is correct now. I have seen both Data Link layer as well as Physical layer, and I ...
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How to configure hotspot on a Mikrotik router to provide user and password to other wireless routers?

I have recently purchased a Mikrotik router (RB-951G). There are multiple wireless routers available in my network. They are located in multiple floors. I have connected them to a Cisco small business ...
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How can I set up a WiFi-hotspot to host files which can be downloaded by an other device later

There is an app on the Play Store named Super Beam and what it does is it sends file by starting a WiFi-hotspot gives its name and its password, and an IP address to connect to from an other device. ...
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Create a bridge for mobile phone to access desktop LAN network via WIFI

My mobile phone is unable to connect to LAN network. I'm trying to get my mobile to access the same network via WIFI. I was thinking there must be a way to set up mobile hotspot which acts a bridge ...
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What can I use to configure IP addresses?

I have set up a WiFi network in Hotspot mode on an old PC running Ubuntu Mate. The computers on the network are unable to ping each other or even the hotspot. I believe it is an issue with IP ...
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Galaxy S7 OSX High Sierra tethering

Before upgrading to High Sierra, wifi tethering was working great for me. Now it doesn't. Short of going back to earlier versions of OSX, do I have any options?
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Laptop unable access internet after a while when connected to mobile hotspot

My Laptop (HP Notebook 440 G2) when connected to my mobile hotspot shared from Redmi 3S Prime shows Limited Access (No Internet Access) a few minutes (during which I am able to access internet) after ...
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How to update installed hotspot 2.0 profile or how to renew certificates in hotspot profile?

I have some device with installed hotspot 2.0/passpoint profile with eap-tls or eap-ttls authentication. The certificates used to authenticate server or client have some lifetime and eventually will ...
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How to Hardcode a wifi hotspot/SSID in windows 10

I have been searching for a way to force several Windows 10 Laptops to only be able to connect to a specific hotspot/SSID. Backstory: These laptops are used for charity events and are wiped at the ...
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How to make coova chilli works without radius?

I have coova chilli installed on my gateway. I want to configure coova chili to redirect the authentication to an external captive portal. The authentication will be done by the external captive ...
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Which router do I want to mimic or have the same feature as the Mobile Hotspot on Windows 10?

I'm in the UK using Public BT WiFi. I have many WiFi enabled devices which do not work with this WiFi because it uses a login page. My workaround is to connect my laptop to the BT WiFi, log in through ...
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Is cellular wifi hotspotting same as having 2 devices on the same wifi?

If I connect my laptop to my phone's cell network through hotspot, are they considered on the same network? I'm trying to cast video from my phone to my laptop but they need to be on the same network. ...
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Communicating between 2 devices connected to the same smartphone hotspot

My windows tablet wich runs an apache server is connected to my smartphone by activating the wifi hotspot of the phone. I can access the contents of my server by the ip assigned to the tablet over my ...
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Windows 10 hotspot not working

Let me first explain the circumstances. About a year ago, I started using Connectify to create a wifi hotspot from my Windows 8.1 Laptop. Then I bought a new computer with Windows 10, where I ...
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How to redirect traffic to my local IP when I use Windows hotspot?

I have created a hotspot on my Windows PC. I want all my traffic trying to access any URL to my local IP (where I am serving some login pages via XAMPP). Can anyone tell how to accomplish this ...
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Enabling mobile hotspot in windows 10

I have broadband Internet connection through ethernet. I want to share this connection with another laptop and mobile phones. But, when I tried to do this using Windows 10's built-in mobile hotspot, I ...
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Start mobile hotspot from the command prompt without Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter

I got tired of having to click on the network icon and the mobile hotspot button every time my computer starts or the mobile hotspot turns off automatically, so I wanted to automate the process using ...
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Can't start dnsmasq server if laptop's generating hotspot

I am using kde5-nm-connection-editor to generate hotspot from my laptop. Now I want to start a dnsmasq dns server. It seems that these 2 things can't run simultaneously. If I first create a hotspot ...
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Correct terminology for WiFi broadcasting and receiving devices?

I am using a mobile device's hotspot to broadcast a Wifi signal, and a computer that connects to the hotspot. What are the correct terms for these two devices?
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How visible is my public IP in a VPN?

So I'm looking at how VPN's work and I want to understand one thing. So this is what I do understand: My computer has a public IP address given by a modem/router. (I'm using a hotspot). And so when ...
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Router with Tablet Hotspot

If I have a wired router setup and my line is down, is it possible to setup a hotspot on my tablet and connect it to router via a USB cable which would allow the PCs on the network to then have ...
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Windows 10 Pro - Automatically Turn On Mobile Hotspot And Keep It On

My laptop connects to my WiFI without a problem but my phones can't seem to connect to it probably because of the range. I've set up a mobile hotspot on Windows 10 and I connect both phones to it. The ...
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float ads over mikrotik hotspot

i have recently installed mikrotik hotspot with my own WiFi portal for ads purpose and i am successful to preview ad on splash page(alogin.html) by injecting my ads script but is it possible to show ...
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How to connect Apple AirPort to MiFi hotspot to increase allowed number of devices?

I have a wireless MiFi hotspot with a limit of 4 connections. Its DHCP server will only give out 4 IP addresses. Is it possible to connect an Apple AirPort Extreme to the MiFi's wireless network and ...
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Ubuntu Hotspot - Need IP range same as other LAN devices

There are multiple ubuntu systems connected in LAN. All have IP range 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.3, 192.168.0.4 etc When any system starts a hotspot service, it starts successfully and smart phone ...
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Make my computer think it's on wifi when I hotspot 3G from my phone

I teach lessons over Skype, but my internet isn't very good and after a lot of attempts to improve it I've come to the conclusion that my ISP just isn't able to provide me with reliable internet. I ...
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How to enable Mobile hotspot (from Anniversary Update) in command line

I want to enable new Mobile hotspot from Aniversary Update in command line same way as from the Window's Settings. I know that there is NETSH WLAN start hostednetwork but this command doesn't enable ...
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Turn on mobile hotspot on startup Windows 10

for some weird reason I can't use netsh wlan start hostednetwork and instead I am using the windows 10 option "Mobile hotspot". My problem is that I want to turn on the hotspot automatically on ...
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Windows 10 Hotspot error: We can't setup mobile hotspot. Turn on Wi-Fi

I get the following error whenever I try to turn my mobile hotspot on. I made sure the following things, that usually come up when googled, are right: My Wi-Fi is on and I'm connected to my home ...
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How to access wifi using dongle in a desktop without wireless capability?

The desktop is a Lenovo K series, 32 bit system having Windows 7 ultimate right now. It doesn't have wireless capability. I have a Beetle dongle which supports HSUPA / HSDPA / WCDMA / EDGE / GPRS / ...
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Cellular hotspot used for hosting server

We would like to use this mobile hotspot to connect a video security system (Apasonic DVR) to the internet. The Apasonic DVR hosts a web page where security footage can be accessed. With a wired ...
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How to create an Access Point from the current WiFi connection?

On Ubuntu 14.04, can an adapter have both a hotspot and be connected to a WiFi network at the same time? If so, how do I share the Internet of the currently connected network over a hotspot in Linux? ...
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Change the WiFi signal Windows automatically connects to

I have five Xfinity hotspots available. Windows automatically connects to the strongest signal. I don't want Windows to connect to one of them in particular as even though it has the strongest signal, ...
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How to prevent Windows 10 mobile hotspot from automatically turning off if not used

Windows 10 mobile hotspot automatic turn off if not used. It will automatic turn the hotspot hot after 5 or 10 minutes if I didn't use it. How do I change this settings in mobile hotspot?
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Windows 10 mobile hotspot turning off on its own

I have a Windows 10 laptop, running OS version 1607 and with all latest updates installed. I routinely use the mobile hotspot feature to share the Ethernet connection with WI-FI devices, and I find ...
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Make a wireless hotspot in Linux and then ssh to it when connected

I want my raspberry device to make its own hotspot when it boots up (Internet not needed), and then ssh to it. So the two questions I'm actually asking is... How do I create a hotspot in Linux? Once ...
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Why can't my Windows 10 create 2.4G WiFi hotspot?

My laptop with Windows 10 can connect to 2.4G WiFi as well as 5G WiFi, but when I turn on the hotspot in Windows 10 settings, it says that only the devices supporting 5G WiFi can find the hotspot. I ...
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Connect Android device to Macbook hotspot (via Wifi)

There is a way to connect an android device (Lollipop 5.1) to a Macbook hotspot (via Wifi)? I have set up the internet sharing on my Mac, and now other devices are successfully connected, except my ...
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