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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WiFi Hotspot Disable Neighbor discovery
I am using WiFi hotspot feature of Ubuntu 18.04 to create a hotspot for
my devices. I need to prevent different devices on the network from
contacting each other.
More specifically, I have two phones ...
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Can my Android phone running as a mobile hotspot act as a switch — as a well as a router — when multiple devices are connected to it?
I'm using the portable hotspot of my Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T.
I have 2 Linux machines - one is Ubuntu and the other is Fedora - connected and from both I can find the internal IP through ifconfig. If I ...
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How do I prevent Windows from regenerating a deleted binary file?
I often use the Windows Mobile Hotspot. Recently, devices that I connected to this network were unable to access the Internet (despite appearing "connected").
The only successful solution that I ...
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The hotspot from my smartphone will not allow me to access websites in my computer like google [duplicate]
It used to work before but for the last 3 days, I haven't been able to access websites, google among them, and other websites as well. Luckily, I can somehow access superuser. However, if I use ...
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Connecting to Wifi and sharing internet via hotspot in the same time
As far as I know, it is not possible to connect to Wifi on a Laptop and creating a hotspot (without using a Wireless usb adapter) in the same time. But recently with my friend using his laptop (an old ...
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Why is a laptop sharing a wireles hotspot (difrent name) while “the hotspot” is disabled
So I recently found out, that my laptop has been sharing a network like a hotspot, but the hotspot is disabled.
This network has an ssid that changes, when i reset the wifi-card and switch on/off ...
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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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Connect a Hot Spot to a Router via USB-C to Ethernet Adapter?
I've experience in using LTE modems connected to various antennas, routers, and mesh networks; however, I've never done so with a hotspot that has only a USB connection.
Is it reasonable to assume to ...
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Proxy Virtual Adapter on Windows 10
This is what sounds to me like a simple requirement but I cannot find any acceptable answer to my requirement. I intend to route traffic from one of my virtual adapter (that is actually a Windows 10 ...
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Can't connect to FTP android server from pc
For almost 2 days trying to find a solution to this: I'm trying to access android files from my pc via hotspot. I've created the mobile hotspot and successfully connected to it from Windows. Also ...
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dont share VPN with Mobile Hotspot windows 10
I enable Mobile Hotspot in Windows 10 and connect to my VPN-PPTP and share VPN with connection (Local Area Connection* 3) Mobile Hotspot.
now I connecting with my Phone to my Mobile Hotspot(share by ...
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Limit bandwidth to only one app when internet account x is used on EZ hotspot extender
I have someone who wants to be able to let only one app connect to the internet when a particular ISP is used on his hotspot device.
This ISP is connected to by it's own dongle connected to the ...
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how can I share smartphone's HotSpot inet with WRT?
I have a cheap TP-Link Archer C50 that when set up with WDS enabled I can connect to my smartphone's HotSpot. When connected I can ping both from the utility in the WRT as well as a desktop connected ...
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iPad as a second monitor using computer's wifi-hotspot
I am on Ubuntu 18.04.
I have previously used my iPad as a second monitor using VNC when
my devices were connected to the same network.
However, currently I can only use a LAN cable with my PC. I ...
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How to connect Android and desktop PC using USB tethering to same network [closed]
I have an unrooted Android device and a desktop PC running Ubuntu 18.04 with no built-in WiFi. I want to bring both the devices to the same network.
I tried USB tethering from Android to desktop PC. ...
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Can't make Windows hotspot using modem dongle which identifies as “Dial-up” connection
I have a USB dongle (ZTE) which works fine on my Windows 10 laptop. In network settings I can see it is acting as a "Dial-Up" connection.
I want to share this connection so I and my friend can use it ...
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Share LAN via hotspot though proxy (Windows)
Let's say my source of internet is LAN, and I want to share the LAN internet via wi-fi hotspot.
I can use connectify for this, or even do it manually with netsh
Now, what if I want to share this ...
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Using windows as wifi hotspot with multiple access passwords
I want to configure my computer as a wifi hotspot (Windows)
I'm aware that i can do that using: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspotname key=password .
But what i actually want, is a ...
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Cannot access internet from public hotspot
My debian laptop has issues accessing the internet from a hotspot. The first time I connected, I'm pretty sure I had internet after authentificating. My phone is connected on the same wifi without ...
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Block in browser file upload in local Group Policy (Chrome, Edge, IE) local network + hotspot
is it possible to block file upload using local group policy or from AD or other service.
I do not want that users can upload files in facebook, Google Drive or other sites in any network, as is in ...
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Unable to start hostednetwork
I am facing a annoying issue and i've tried many solutions without success.
What i am trying to do is to get access to internet from my laptop (windows 10), from an ethernet connection of my desktop ...
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Hotspot and VPN fail after 20 minutes when used in conjunction
I have a wireless hotspot on my phone, which I purchase extra data for. And true enough, it runs without fail for hours and hours.
I have a VPN that I purchased for a full year and have had for over a ...
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4G LTE Device [USB Tethering]--> Raspberry Pi [Ethernet]--> Router, is this possible?
Ok, some background info first:
1) I run a Debian fork (Netrunner Blackbird, right now) for my daily and this has allowed me to get fairly comfortable with Terminals (Konsole on KDE, mostly)...
2) I ...
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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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Create a WiFi hotspot in a Mac using a USB Wi-Fi dongle
I have a MacBook Air. It has an inbuilt Wi-Fi. It is connected to an AP and has access to the internet. What I intend to achieve, is use my TP-Link USB Wi-Fi dongle on the Mac and make it a hotspot to ...
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How to share internet via Hotspot on windows when lan internet is MAC adress filtered?
I am using the internet via Lan on my laptop with windows 10.
when I use normal software to share the lan internet through hotspot ( so I can use on my mobile) my mobile connect but does not have data ...
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In Windows 10 is there a way to share ZTE USB Modem internet connection?
I have an EVDO ZTE USB Modem that connects to the internet on my Windows 10 laptop. The connection appears as a Dial-Up Connection so when I go to my Mobile Hotspot section of my Control Panel I get ...
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Mikrotik hap lite setting up hotspot not redirecting
Mikrotik hap lite hotspot does not redirect users to the login page after they searched a http site, so they can give their credentials.
it works just fine, with the users writing manually the address ...
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How to create hotspot useing create_ap script?
I am using manjaro linux, and I want to share my lan internet through a hotspot. I am using create_ap script using this command
sudo create_ap wlp3s0 enp2s0 example 12345678
And the hostspot is being ...
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Peer-to-peer through vpn and local wifi hotspot to game console
I have a problem that's very frustrating.
Some time ago I moved to the country and was forced to change my ISP. I now do have a 4G LTE router. Since then I having problems using my Playstation 4 to ...
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Mikrotik Hotspot Performance Degradation: So Slow Hotspot Unusable
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Hotspot created with Mikrotik's "ip > Hotspot" wizard is so painfully slow that it is unusable
Googling "mikrotik hotspot slow" returned a gazillion results, none of which resolved this fault....
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Hotspot ap in virtualbox guest on a linux host
Host is manjaro(kde) with 5.2.x kernel. I've set a hotspot ap in windows(10) guest & it can be detected by my android phone but the problem is when I try to connect phone can't obtain IP. How can ...
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Broadcast a wifi signal, have devices treat it like a hotspot
I have a "Novatel Wireless™ MiFi® 7000".
I have it hooked with a canadian BELL sim card.
The problem, is that for devices connecting to it, it appears to be a regular wifi connection.
That means, a ...
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Create whitelist in mobile hotspot windows 10 and only allow device in whitelist
In windows 10, there is a feature call Mobile Hotspot. I already can share internet through mobile hotspot. Does windows 10 mobile hotspot have feature like whitelist device and i also want only ...
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Replacing adsl with hotspot
I have just bought a 4G/3G wifi hotspot (D-Link DWR-932) and I would like to use it as a backup to my home ADSL connection.
I have a rather elaborate home LAN. My router is a TP-Link TL-R480T+ which ...
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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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Forcing Windows 10 Hot-Spot on with Powershell or Batch scipts?
Windows 10 got the Hot-Spot function, and we've got 5 laptops here which can work as hotspots.
Is there a way to force the hotspots on with each login with a .ps1 or .bat script?
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Why does my mobile hotspot device have a different IP address from the phone it's connecting from?
For reference, this is the IP address my laptop is showing, which I'm happy to include because it's not remotely related, at least geographically, to where I am. The laptop is connected to my hotspot, ...
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How to setup a 802.11ac hotspot with NetworkManager
Running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265. I've been trying to setup a 5Ghz ac hotspot to tether my wired connection, but I can't get the hotspot to use 802.11ac.
I've set the ...
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KVM Virtualization and Radius Authentication
I've recently swapped my vms from Virtual Box to KVM. I am using virt-manager at the moment. I am happy with everything except for one problem. I am using NAT for vm networking. When the host is ...
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Windows 10 - Configure WiFi Direct via batch file without internet?
I think I may have initially posted this in the wrong section, hopefully I got it right this time...
I have an Intel AC 9260 in my laptop that no longer supports Soft AP/hostednetwork due to driver ...
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4G Mi-Fi hotspot : unlocking a hotspot will increase speeds?
Brief background of question:
I have Alcatel MW40-0B46 Mifi 4G hotspot device .
Initially it was locked for 'Airtel' carrier.
It was getting halted very often (even after trying obvious things ...
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Windows 10 not having an option to create 2.4ghz hotspot
Before fresh installing windows 10 I had an option to create 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz hotspot, but after installing windows 10 again there is no option to create 2.4 ghz hotspot! I wonder whether it's a ...
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My Windows 10 tablet is broadcasting a 'direct' WiFi network without me enabling it. What can it be?
I have an old Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet which I've upgraded to Windows 10. Today I noticed it started advertising a new hotspot called DIRECT-OR<MY_MACHINE_NAME>ms3W. It appeared out of nowhere - ...
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Unable to access an IP address via WiFi hotspot on Android Pie
I'm trying to access a device (a monitoring gadget that serves a web page) that is at a public IP address.
For example: http://80.0.22.20:8465/
This works fine, in a web browser, using my mac (...
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How to create Routing between Mobile Hotspot Network and USB tethered device?
I have two PC, One has only WiFi and other one has only ethernet port. I want to share data between them using local network. To do that i need one WiFi router with LAN port and one LAN Cable which i ...
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WLAN ping higher with local addresses than external
I am trying to understand why does my WLAN have such high ping. I set it up with AP hosting with hostapd.
When I ping one device to another, for example pc to phone and the other way around, trip ...
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How to enable Hostpot in windows 10 without being connected to the internet?
How to enable Hostpot in windows 10 without being connected to the internet?
Windows 10 only allows hotspot to be created only if we are able to access the internet.
But i want to create a hotspot ...
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Share internet from android to PC through usb and wifi
I got this rly annoying problem when sharing the internet-connection from my andorid phone to my PC, Laptop & Raspberry pi. I connected my phone to my PC with a usb-cable to share internet since ...
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Prevent Windows 10 Wifi hotspot turning off automatically on 1809
Anyone found a solution for this Windows issue on the latest versions? 1709/1809 have the same issue.
Another user answered this issue but the fix only works in older Windows versions apparently:
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