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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Why is the range of a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot shorter than that of a router?
There is something I would like to understand.
A Wi-Fi router has a range of 30-40 meters (100-130 feet).
A mobile hotspot (access point) generated by a smartphone has a range of +- 10 meters (30 ...
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Win10 Error: "We can't set up mobile hotspot."
I am trying to set up a mobile hotspot in Windows 10 but the settings are disabled and the error message does not explain what the exact problem is.
The machine in question is a VM in VMWare ...
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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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Tethering on Windows 7?
Is there an option in Windows 7 (or 3rd party) to offer Tethering (that is, act as a WiFi hotspot while being connected to a WiFi network?)
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Is Bluetooth faster than Wi-Fi?
I notice that on my iPhone, when I use my personal hot-spot to distribute Wi-Fi, if I have Bluetooth enabled, the phone will make a Bluetooth connection to my laptop instead of a Wi-Fi connection.
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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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Creating WiFi Access point on a single interface in Linux
I am trying to create a WiFi hotspot or an access point on my Linux laptop. I am using Opensuse Kde 12.3.
I found out a software called hostapd which lets you create hotspot but it requires two ...
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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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Using command line to connect to a wireless network with an http login
I'm trying to connect to a wifi network where it hijacks all requests and redirects you to a page where you have to agree to a terms of use before it lets you connect to the actual outside world. This ...
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Displaying ads over WiFi hotspot [closed]
I have recently distributed my WiFi network with highpseed antennas to my area which covers almost 300-400 peoples. I am not charging them anything but i would like to generate some revenue through ...
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How to make my laptop a WiFi Hotspot (using internet from USB 3G device)
I own a USB 3G Device to access internet on my Windows 7 laptop. I am interested in using this internet connection on my Android Cell Phone too. So, I plan to make my laptop a WiFi hotspot so that I ...
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Using Windows 10 Hosts File From Shared Connection
I use Windows 10 as my programming environment for writing websites with a Debian VirtualBox that the actual web server runs on.
So when I need to test my websites, all I had to do was add them to ...
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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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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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How to make a WiFi hotspot connection always in the Work or Home firewall profile?
I am using my Android phone as WiFi hotspot. Each day when I start my WiFi hotspot in my mobile, it creates a new connection and then it connects with my laptop's WiFi connection.
Each day I need to ...
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Show welcome website before using wifi
My idea is simple but i dont know how to do the result.
I made a free wifi hotspot in our "company" via tplink WR940N.
All id like to do now, is to user, that uses our wifi, will be after he ...
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Firefox, error when accessing https url
I'm connected through a public wifi hotspot.
No problem when using IExplorer.
When I use Firefox, I obtain the following error message after asking for any https url, as for example https://www.google....
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Can a Windows XP desktop be made into a WiFi hotspot?
Can a Windows XP Home desktop be made into a WiFi hotspot for using other wireless devices?
We are in a metal building and the DSL modem is in another central room.
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Macbook WiFi won't connect to public wifi hotspots, but works fine otherwise
I've looked at other posts with similar keywords, but none of them seemed to apply quite right.
(I have a Macbook purchased in June 2008)
I am able to use my home wifi, the wifi at my mom's house, ...
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Any free software for creating paid WIFI hotspot? [closed]
Anyone know free software (or very cheap) for creating paid access to WIFI - with tokens mechanism?
Can be on Linux, or Windows...
I have a small Hostel and I want to create paid access to wifi (...
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Improve and boost the wifi connection to public hotspots
Are there software and/or hardware solutions that I could use to increase the wireless reception (to strengthen signal, reduce connection losses, etc.) to public hotspots?
I use a Trendnet TEW-444UB ...
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How to turn my laptop into a hotspot?
I have a laptop which is connected to the internet with ADSL modem, and I would like to share the internet for any laptop connecting to wireless router from my laptop using hotspot.
This is what I ...
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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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Create hotspot without password
Is it possible to create hotspot without the password?
I already tried to create it by netsh command and in settings, but I always must enter any password.
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Automate BTWiFi login using a FON account
I'm a user of British Telecom's Wifi hotspot. The service is good, but after some time of inactivity it logs me off and asks for user name and password.
It's really annoying in the long run.
Did ...
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Windows7: Auto start Ad-hoc hotspot if no preferred WiFi network is available
I am on Windows7 and have two different WiFi routers with two different networks at home. But sometimes both these networks are not available, in that case I want my Windows7 machine to start a hot ...
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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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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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Wifi signal goes low while connecting to my WiFi Hostspot?
I run a WiFi hotspot from my Windows 8.1 PC (Windows 10 Technical preview from last few days). When I try to connect from my android, the signal strength goes low and then results in authentication ...
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Using a smartphone as a wireless router [closed]
I wanted to know if it is possible for a smartphone with hotspot capabilities (such as some Android devices) to act as a Wi-Fi router.
Basically, the setup would be something like :
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Setting up a wifi hotspot with brctl and hostapd
I am trying to set up a wifi hotspot using brctl and hostapd on Debian GNU/Linux but it seems it does not work. The steps I follow are the following:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
brctl ...
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Can't create wifi hotspot with Windows 10
I have an HP Pro x2 running Windows 10 Enterprise x64. It has a Verizon SIM card and under Settings > Network & Internet > Cellular, it has Verizon Wireless (LTE) listed as Connected. Under ...
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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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How to find directory with most writes and/or turnaround (write and delete)
is there a way under linux to find out directory with frequent writes and/or deletes?
I'm using Ubuntu and recently bought SSD. I moved /tmp to ramdisk and did some other tweaks to avoid wear. But I ...
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Allow computer to sleep even with Mobile Hotspot turned on
The way it is right now, as long as the hotspot is turned on, the computer will never go to sleep. Enabling the power save option wouldn't change anything as my devices stay connected to the hotspot ...
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How to get internet connection through USB-tethering / hotspot to work for other applications than browsers?
When connected through my phone (using USB thethering or wifi hotspot) my internet generally works fine: I have no issues using my browser. However, other applications (IntelliJ, Spotify) throw me ...
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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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How to limit bandwidth to clients connect to a hosted network hotspot?
I have a Windows hotspot (hosted network) for internet sharing.
Is there any tool that can monitor clients and limit traffic?
Thank you.
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Creating laptop wifi hotspot losing ssid when sharing connection
I have created a wifi hotspot on my work laptop I started the hostednetwork and in the network and sharing page I could see the ssid 'hotSpot1' under the wireless network connection 2 (WNC2) icon. I ...
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Force Windows 7 to use Android phone's MAC address as network identifier for hotspot to prevent network name addition/iteration
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I have a new Verizon Android (5.1) phone with a mobile hotspot running with a set HOTSPOT_NAME (the SSID) for the network, and having a WPA2 (AES) security.
I had a previous Verizon ...
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Captive portal redirection by IP?
I have read a lot online how redirection by DNS works, could someone please tell me or point me in the right direction how a captive portal redirects unauthenticated users via IP and not DNS to ...
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WiFi-sharing with Windows XP Pro (similar to "mobile hotspot")
When on vacation, I always buy a local SIM card and use Android's "mobile hotspot" feature to provide Internet access to two Windows XP Pro laptops (mine and my wife's).
Unfortunately now the Google ...
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Is a Wi-Fi AP just a piece of software + a Wi-Fi card?
As I have seen till now every device having a Wi-Fi card has been able to act as a Wi-Fi Access Point.
So is a Wi-Fi AP just software managing a Wi-Fi NIC to act as an AP?
If yes, then what does the ...
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How to setup a WiFi 6E 6Ghz hotspot with Windows with AMD mainboard
I have an MSU Tomahawk WiFi AMD B650 that is WiFi 6E compatible. I want to use this to create a WiFi 6E 6Ghz hotspot but Windows will only let me chose 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz.
I have found this site where it ...
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M1 MacBook Pro can't join Linux hotspot when other devices can
On a laptop running Linux Mint, I can run these commands to stand up a WiFi hotspot:
nmcli con add type wifi ifname [interface name] con-name test_ssid autoconnect yes ssid test_ssid
nmcli con modify ...
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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 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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Windows hotspot without publishing SSID
I want to create a WiFi hotspot with my Windows machine. I have created it using command:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=myspot key=H)TP1ss
But it is publishing its SSID to all the ...
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How to change DNS on hotspot
I have a laptop with ubuntu installed, and i turn on wireless hotspot.
On my laptop, i have a http server, and i changed /etc/hosts file, and change 127.0.0.1 and my ipaddress(the wireless card ...
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