Linux mint share wifi

Share WIFI creating hotspot on Linux Mint

I’m not able to create a hotspot in order to share my wifi connection. I use Linux Mint and I want connect my phone to WIFI through my laptop hotspot.

«I’m not able» sounds like you tried something, and it didn’t work. Could you please include details, including the steps you took and any error messages encountered?

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If you have wired connection, then do this:

1. Go to «Network Connections» from bottom-corner networking icon.
2. Click on «Add» and choose «Wi-Fi» option.
3. Give the connection name (to adapter not SSID).
4. Provide a name of your hotspot in SSID field.
5. Set mode to Hotspot.
6. Open the terminal and type ifconfig (make sure your wireless in on) and there will be usually 3 subsections. Find where it says something like «wl01» and look for «HWaddr». You should have something like 74:de:3c:5i:1e:17 . Copy that address and paste in «Device».
7. Go to «Wi-Fi Security» and choose «WPA & WPA2 personal» or any type of security of your preference and set up a good password.
8. Now, go to «IPv4 Settings» and set the «Mode» to «Shared to other computers».
9. Save your settings and connect your hotspot from «Connect to Hidden Network. » and you’re done.

1. Go to Main Menu -> Preferences -> Network Connections, click on Add and choose Wi-Fi. Choose a network name (SSID), Infrastructure mode. Go to to Wi-Fi Security and choose WPA/WPA2 Personal and create a password. Go to IPv4 settings and check that it is shared with other computers.
2. Do sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/YOUR_CONNECTION_NAME and change mode=infrastructure to mode=ap , then save the file.
3. Click on Network Manager near clocks and choose «Connect to hidden wireless network», then choose your connection. Source:https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1832

I’ve already read it, but it doesn’t make sense since I need to connect with my phone to a public valid hotspot (why should I have to connect to a hidden one?), anyway I’ve tried yesterday and when I connect to this hidden SSID with my laptop. well, it doesn’t have any connection! so the method doesn’t work

Sory could you give a lite more information . What realy you want do hare network by wifi hotspot from laptop to mobille ? Or connect laptop to wifi and share network to lan ?

yes, laptop connected through wifi and simoultaneously sharing a hotspot, so I can connect with my phone through pc to the same network

@Sigur try vimtutorial — it’s extremeley powerful once you get used to it. And saving that, at least know how to exit 😉

On Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon, you can have most of this automated by following these steps:

1. Click the network icon in the bottom right of the dock/menu/taskbar.
2. Select Network Settings from the list menu that appears.
3. A new window will open, on the left-hand side select the WiFi device you’d like to share your hotspot from. (In my case this was WiFi to WiFi sharing, so I selected USB WiFi).
4. After selecting the device, bottom centre section of the window will be a button labelled «Use as hotspot. » click it.
5. That’s it! Your computer’s hostname is used as an SSID, a random password with be generated, WPA2-Personal will be used as the encryption standard.

The hotspot can be disabled by turning off the selected device.

There is no «Network Settings» option on Linux Mint 19.3 MATE DE. Please specify your desktop environment. On MATE use «Edit Connections» option.

Ah sorry I always assume if I don’t specify then the default LM will be chosen (Cinnamon), I’m very curious as to why yours doesn’t come with a network manager, I suppose you have no Gnome anything then?

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Как создать точку доступа Wi-Fi в Linux Mint 20

Точка доступа Wi-Fi позволяет нам подключать одинаковые и разнородные устройства с беспроводным подключением к Интернету. Используя точку доступа Wi-Fi, можно легко обмениваться файлами с другими устройствами. В этом руководстве вы узнаете, как создать точку доступа Wi-Fi в Linux Mint 20.

Создание точки доступа Wi-Fi в Linux Mint 20

Перед созданием точки доступа Wi-Fi в Linux Mint 20 выполните следующие действия: убедитесь, что ваша система подключена к Интернету.

Выполните следующие шаги, чтобы создать точку доступа Wi-Fi на Linux Mint 20:

1 . Откройте меню приложения и найдите «Расширенная конфигурация сети».

2. Откройте приложение «Расширенная конфигурация сети». Нажмите кнопку «+», чтобы создать точку доступа Wi-Fi.

3. Выберите WiFi из данного списка типов подключения и нажмите «Создать».

4. Далее нам нужно настроить точку доступа Wi-Fi. Введите имя подключения в поля «Имя подключения» и «SSID», которые вы хотите установить. Кроме того, в разделе режима выберите «WiFi». В меню «Устройство» вы увидите параметр, отображающий физический адрес вашей сетевой карты. Выберите беспроводную сетевую карту, и начальная настройка будет выполнена.

5. Затем щелкните вкладку «WiFi-Security» и из данного списка параметров безопасности выберите «WPA & WPA2 Personal». Введите ключ пароля для своей точки доступа.

6. Затем нажмите «Настройки IPV4» и убедитесь, что для метода установлено значение «Общий для других компьютеров».

Нажмите« Сохранить », и конфигурация точки доступа Wi-Fi будет сохранена.

Точка доступа Wi-Fi создана успешно.

Заключение

Создание точки доступа Wi-Fi — это очень простой и понятный процесс в Linux Mint 20. Создав точку доступа Wi-Fi, мы можем легко обмениваться файлами с другой системой, подключенной к та же сеть. В этом руководстве объясняется создание точки доступа Wi-Fi в Linux Mint 20.

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Linux mint share wifi

Hallo, today we will make from our Linux Mint 17 machine a Wi-Fi access point, for this we do not need any additional software, just easy as 1-2-3:

1. Go to Main Menu -> Preferences -> Network Connections click on Add and choose Wi-Fi. Choose a network name (SSID), Infrastructure mode. Go to to Wi-Fi Security and choose a WPA/WPA2 Personal and create a password. Go to IPv4 settings and check that it is shared with other computers.

2. Do sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/YOUR_CONNECTION_NAME and change mode=infrastructure to mode=ap and save it.

3. Click on Network Manager near clocks and choose connect to hidden wireless network —> choose your connection —> enjoy.

P.S. If it does not work, run iw list and check in Supported interface modes: * AP, if you do not have AP there, probably your Wi-Fi card does not support this mode.

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Thank you very much! Worked perfectly on Linux Mint 18.1 MATE

Instructions do not work for me, Mint 17:
a) «click on network manager near clocks» -> there is only an icon called «connect to the wired network» in the bottom right corner.
b) when i click on that icon i see a list of wired/wireless connections plus «network settings», «network connections»
c) when i click on «network settings» a window called «networking» (part of settings» pops up.
d) On that window there is a button «connect to a hidden network»
e) when i click on that button, i can select my connection and then click «connect»
f) Unfortunately, it does not work then: My linux mint system itself only says «connecting». On another system where i try to connect to the SSID, it does not work — it asks for password, but then it does not work.

In my experience, every time Ubuntu Network Manager gets involved, stuff does not work. I hope i can find a pure CLI based tutorial instead.

thanks, very easy with Mint 18.1

The idea is: if you have a wired connexion to the PC, how to create a Hotspot with Linux Mint? The wifi connexion that you get from this hotspot works well with Android phones and tablets.

Further explanation of Point 3: Click on Network Manager near clocks and choose under «Network Preferences» («Preferencias de Red in Spanish) the button that says: «Connect to hidden wireless network», then choose your connection.

I find the problem and get the solution. It’s working. Thank you

Hi. I’m not so good in terminal. Can somebody give me a step by step explanation about the second part?

Can’t find hidden network option?
left click the wifi icon in systray -> Network Settings -> wireless
Below the selection of wifi networks is a button ‘connect to hidden network’. Click it, scroll through the list to YOUR_CONNECTION_NAME and select. Done.

sudo gedit
instead of sudo vi for a notepad like gui text editor

THIS IS BRILLIANT FOR ANDROID i.e. PC -> ANDROID SHARED INTERNET.

Because — the built in hotspot mode in linux mint does not work with android; android does not support ad hoc wifi natively. Even with root and editing wpa_supplicant.conf I was unable to connect to the ad hoc hotspot built in to linux mint.

However this does work. And it uses WPA2 not WEP so it’s probably more secure too.

This is quite useful, but alas. WiFi drops after sometime.

Works like Charm on my LM17.2!! Thanks alot man.

nice one man, i so wonder why the network manager doesn’t(yet) give an option for ap. now my brother will stop bugging me.

This is one of the reasons that I switched to Linux, and Linux Mint in particular. My nice Dell XPS 8700 came with Windows 8 (upgraded to 7 later down the road) and the Dell drivers DVD came with a «HotSpot» program.

It sucked. It would disconnect all the time. The drivers for my wireless card SUCKED under Windows and are ROCK SOLID under Linux. I backed up all of my prized pix and vidz one day and ran a Boot and Nuke program to wipe all traces of filesystems and data off my hard drive. In short, my disk drive was factory fresh.

Then I inserted my Linux Mint install DVD and rebooted. I installed Linux Mint 17.1 back in December 2014. It is July 2015 and I still run Linux. Version 17.2 was released about a week ago and I’ve just seamlessly upgraded to that with the upgrade manager, which is another amazing feature of Linux Mint.

Anyways, I love having my Linux PC do everything I want it to in addition to acting as a rock solid WiFi hotspot.

If they started charging $200 a copy of Linux Mint I’d pay it. I love my Mint. I love it a lot!

You need to check VI tutorial, shortly it is goes with you pointer till «infrastructure», press «x» till you delete it and and then press «i» to insert «ap» instead. Then ESC, «:» and print «wq». But BETTER CHECK VI MANUALs.

«Parameters on my system is Preferences. WI-FI Protection is WI-FI Security on my system» can be, I did translation, because I’m using Russion Mint:)

I did not catch your point about HP and USB wifi. Did you setup AP on one system and than use HP with an USB wifi? If yes, than it is ok if you can connect to the network.

I am running newly installed mint-17
I went thru step 1. Parameters on my system is Preferences. WI-FI Protection is WI-FI Security on my system. I have a wireless network up so I used it’s name, but I did not have to. I changed it to something else without affecting the connection. I selected infrastructure mode. In security, I chose WPA & WPA2 personal and entered a password (assigned to the network previously). Again, the password could have been anything and I changed it. Save became available so I did so.

I am running an HP Desktop system with no built in wifi. My wifi is actually a USB 2.0 plugin I got on Ebay. In my case I did not have to do step 2 or 3, I was able to click the Icon in the taskbar where my local net was listed. When I clicked on that, I was asked for the password for the network (not the password I assigned in step 1) and connected right into the web.

The WI-FI icon appeared in the taskbar after the save, clicking on it showed my local net and a couple of outside networks. I did not have to go thru step 2 or 3. Rebooting the system found the wifi still working. On my laptop, clicking the icon in the taskbar shows all networks the system sees including hotspots. Clicking on a hotspot will take you to it and you can access it if you pass local restrictions.

remoulders method won’t do the job, but this tutorial might. I am gonna check it. The option «Use as Hotspot» creates an hotspot with ad-hoc network not access point.

That was a problem — no «Use as Hotspot» in my system. I checked everything, all other tutorial satrting with a «lets install hostapd. «

Or just click «Use as Hotspot» in network settings.

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