How to share my WiFi Internet via WiFi? [duplicate]
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How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?
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I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network directly, because of its weak signal.
How can I do that in Ubuntu?
wireless share internet-connection
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How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?
8 answers
I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network directly, because of its weak signal.
How can I do that in Ubuntu?
wireless share internet-connection
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
marked as duplicate by Eric Carvalho, Warren Hill, Radu Rădeanu, precise, souravc Mar 27 '14 at 15:50
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This question already has an answer here:
How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?
8 answers
I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network directly, because of its weak signal.
How can I do that in Ubuntu?
wireless share internet-connection
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
This question already has an answer here:
How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?
8 answers
I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network directly, because of its weak signal.
How can I do that in Ubuntu?
This question already has an answer here:
How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?
8 answers
wireless share internet-connection
wireless share internet-connection
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
asked Oct 27 '11 at 21:45
BakhtiyorBakhtiyor
4,504205677
4,504205677
marked as duplicate by Eric Carvalho, Warren Hill, Radu Rădeanu, precise, souravc Mar 27 '14 at 15:50
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Option 0: Solve this with hardware!
I'll start with the alternative: Buy a wireless repeater. This is just a little box that repeats the wireless signal onto the main router. Sounds just what you're after because it means you won't have to be there for things to work.
They don't even cost that much.
Option 1: Ad-Hoc networking
But failing that, you will need two wifi cards in your machine for this to work. You can buy an external one if (as I suspect) you only have one wireless card but this is why I suggested a repeater.
After that, you can either use Ad-Hoc networking by using Network Manager to create a new wireless connection. Give it a name, set some security and tell it to share the network connection... And that's about it. Ad-Hoc isn't that robust and isn't supported by all devices (my Nokia N900 used to really hate it).
Option 2: hostapd
Then there's hostapd. This should expose the network card as a full access point provided it supports the hardware. If you have to buy hardware specifically for this, you should be able to get something that they support.
It's just a bit more fuss to get going.
Option 3: another router
If your laptop also has a ethernet card, you could use Network Manager to share your connection over it and route that into the WAN port of another router. This might be viable if you have a router lying around and you don't mind your laptop being tied to it.
Just edit the Auto eth0 connection so that under IPv4 Settings, the method is "Shared to other computers" and that should be about it. Similarly if both computers can be joined together, you could just use direct network cable with this setting.
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
1
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
add a comment |
If you are lucky you can just get some new firmware to throw into an old router like DD-WRT, Tomatoe, Gargoyle or whatever else you think is good. If not just look through some reviews on http://www.wifirepeaterreviews.com and find something decent that isn't causing anyone problems.
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
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Hi you need to configure hostapd
I have configure following in hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf with WPA authentication options for wireless users
01 interface=wlan0
02 driver=nl80211
03 ssid=dontMessWithVincentValentine
04 hw_mode=g
05 channel=6
06 macaddr_acl=0
07 auth_algs=1
08 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
09 wpa=3
10 wpa_passphrase=KeePGuessinG
11 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
12 wpa_pairwise=TKIP
13 rsn_pairwise=CCMP
sudo hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
In graphical way u can try this link
http://www.howtogeek.com/116409/how-to-turn-your-ubuntu-laptop-into-a-wireless-access-point/
answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
kam goskam gos
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
Option 0: Solve this with hardware!
I'll start with the alternative: Buy a wireless repeater. This is just a little box that repeats the wireless signal onto the main router. Sounds just what you're after because it means you won't have to be there for things to work.
They don't even cost that much.
Option 1: Ad-Hoc networking
But failing that, you will need two wifi cards in your machine for this to work. You can buy an external one if (as I suspect) you only have one wireless card but this is why I suggested a repeater.
After that, you can either use Ad-Hoc networking by using Network Manager to create a new wireless connection. Give it a name, set some security and tell it to share the network connection... And that's about it. Ad-Hoc isn't that robust and isn't supported by all devices (my Nokia N900 used to really hate it).
Option 2: hostapd
Then there's hostapd. This should expose the network card as a full access point provided it supports the hardware. If you have to buy hardware specifically for this, you should be able to get something that they support.
It's just a bit more fuss to get going.
Option 3: another router
If your laptop also has a ethernet card, you could use Network Manager to share your connection over it and route that into the WAN port of another router. This might be viable if you have a router lying around and you don't mind your laptop being tied to it.
Just edit the Auto eth0 connection so that under IPv4 Settings, the method is "Shared to other computers" and that should be about it. Similarly if both computers can be joined together, you could just use direct network cable with this setting.
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
1
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
add a comment |
Option 0: Solve this with hardware!
I'll start with the alternative: Buy a wireless repeater. This is just a little box that repeats the wireless signal onto the main router. Sounds just what you're after because it means you won't have to be there for things to work.
They don't even cost that much.
Option 1: Ad-Hoc networking
But failing that, you will need two wifi cards in your machine for this to work. You can buy an external one if (as I suspect) you only have one wireless card but this is why I suggested a repeater.
After that, you can either use Ad-Hoc networking by using Network Manager to create a new wireless connection. Give it a name, set some security and tell it to share the network connection... And that's about it. Ad-Hoc isn't that robust and isn't supported by all devices (my Nokia N900 used to really hate it).
Option 2: hostapd
Then there's hostapd. This should expose the network card as a full access point provided it supports the hardware. If you have to buy hardware specifically for this, you should be able to get something that they support.
It's just a bit more fuss to get going.
Option 3: another router
If your laptop also has a ethernet card, you could use Network Manager to share your connection over it and route that into the WAN port of another router. This might be viable if you have a router lying around and you don't mind your laptop being tied to it.
Just edit the Auto eth0 connection so that under IPv4 Settings, the method is "Shared to other computers" and that should be about it. Similarly if both computers can be joined together, you could just use direct network cable with this setting.
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
1
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
add a comment |
Option 0: Solve this with hardware!
I'll start with the alternative: Buy a wireless repeater. This is just a little box that repeats the wireless signal onto the main router. Sounds just what you're after because it means you won't have to be there for things to work.
They don't even cost that much.
Option 1: Ad-Hoc networking
But failing that, you will need two wifi cards in your machine for this to work. You can buy an external one if (as I suspect) you only have one wireless card but this is why I suggested a repeater.
After that, you can either use Ad-Hoc networking by using Network Manager to create a new wireless connection. Give it a name, set some security and tell it to share the network connection... And that's about it. Ad-Hoc isn't that robust and isn't supported by all devices (my Nokia N900 used to really hate it).
Option 2: hostapd
Then there's hostapd. This should expose the network card as a full access point provided it supports the hardware. If you have to buy hardware specifically for this, you should be able to get something that they support.
It's just a bit more fuss to get going.
Option 3: another router
If your laptop also has a ethernet card, you could use Network Manager to share your connection over it and route that into the WAN port of another router. This might be viable if you have a router lying around and you don't mind your laptop being tied to it.
Just edit the Auto eth0 connection so that under IPv4 Settings, the method is "Shared to other computers" and that should be about it. Similarly if both computers can be joined together, you could just use direct network cable with this setting.
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
Option 0: Solve this with hardware!
I'll start with the alternative: Buy a wireless repeater. This is just a little box that repeats the wireless signal onto the main router. Sounds just what you're after because it means you won't have to be there for things to work.
They don't even cost that much.
Option 1: Ad-Hoc networking
But failing that, you will need two wifi cards in your machine for this to work. You can buy an external one if (as I suspect) you only have one wireless card but this is why I suggested a repeater.
After that, you can either use Ad-Hoc networking by using Network Manager to create a new wireless connection. Give it a name, set some security and tell it to share the network connection... And that's about it. Ad-Hoc isn't that robust and isn't supported by all devices (my Nokia N900 used to really hate it).
Option 2: hostapd
Then there's hostapd. This should expose the network card as a full access point provided it supports the hardware. If you have to buy hardware specifically for this, you should be able to get something that they support.
It's just a bit more fuss to get going.
Option 3: another router
If your laptop also has a ethernet card, you could use Network Manager to share your connection over it and route that into the WAN port of another router. This might be viable if you have a router lying around and you don't mind your laptop being tied to it.
Just edit the Auto eth0 connection so that under IPv4 Settings, the method is "Shared to other computers" and that should be about it. Similarly if both computers can be joined together, you could just use direct network cable with this setting.
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
answered Oct 27 '11 at 22:03
Oli♦Oli
223k89565765
223k89565765
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
1
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
add a comment |
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
1
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
Perfect description of the problem and I highly appreciate your job, you offered 4 different solutions for my problem. That's great. I will try the last option 'cause have a lot of routers lying around the home. Thanks a lot.
– Bakhtiyor
Oct 28 '11 at 15:17
1
1
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
Yes, I seem to collect routers too. If any of them are relatively new, they might have wireless repeater functionality built in.
– Oli♦
Oct 28 '11 at 15:25
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
@Oli Would you know of a cheap (~$20) & easy router w/ wif-to-wifi repeater functions? All the cheap ones I find are hard to use (for my limited technical abilities).
– dgo.a
Mar 20 '14 at 20:04
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
I have successfully used Hostapd to share my 3G USB connection via wifi with Android on Ubuntu 15.04. This tutorial was exactly what I needed: seravo.fi/2014/create-wireless-access-point-hostapd
– conualfy
Jun 16 '15 at 20:20
add a comment |
If you are lucky you can just get some new firmware to throw into an old router like DD-WRT, Tomatoe, Gargoyle or whatever else you think is good. If not just look through some reviews on http://www.wifirepeaterreviews.com and find something decent that isn't causing anyone problems.
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
add a comment |
If you are lucky you can just get some new firmware to throw into an old router like DD-WRT, Tomatoe, Gargoyle or whatever else you think is good. If not just look through some reviews on http://www.wifirepeaterreviews.com and find something decent that isn't causing anyone problems.
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
add a comment |
If you are lucky you can just get some new firmware to throw into an old router like DD-WRT, Tomatoe, Gargoyle or whatever else you think is good. If not just look through some reviews on http://www.wifirepeaterreviews.com and find something decent that isn't causing anyone problems.
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
If you are lucky you can just get some new firmware to throw into an old router like DD-WRT, Tomatoe, Gargoyle or whatever else you think is good. If not just look through some reviews on http://www.wifirepeaterreviews.com and find something decent that isn't causing anyone problems.
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
1
answered Nov 9 '11 at 18:33
KinoKino
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1
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Hi you need to configure hostapd
I have configure following in hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf with WPA authentication options for wireless users
01 interface=wlan0
02 driver=nl80211
03 ssid=dontMessWithVincentValentine
04 hw_mode=g
05 channel=6
06 macaddr_acl=0
07 auth_algs=1
08 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
09 wpa=3
10 wpa_passphrase=KeePGuessinG
11 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
12 wpa_pairwise=TKIP
13 rsn_pairwise=CCMP
sudo hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
In graphical way u can try this link
http://www.howtogeek.com/116409/how-to-turn-your-ubuntu-laptop-into-a-wireless-access-point/
answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
kam goskam gos
7117
add a comment |
Hi you need to configure hostapd
I have configure following in hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf with WPA authentication options for wireless users
01 interface=wlan0
02 driver=nl80211
03 ssid=dontMessWithVincentValentine
04 hw_mode=g
05 channel=6
06 macaddr_acl=0
07 auth_algs=1
08 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
09 wpa=3
10 wpa_passphrase=KeePGuessinG
11 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
12 wpa_pairwise=TKIP
13 rsn_pairwise=CCMP
sudo hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
In graphical way u can try this link
http://www.howtogeek.com/116409/how-to-turn-your-ubuntu-laptop-into-a-wireless-access-point/
answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
kam goskam gos
7117
add a comment |
Hi you need to configure hostapd
I have configure following in hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf with WPA authentication options for wireless users
01 interface=wlan0
02 driver=nl80211
03 ssid=dontMessWithVincentValentine
04 hw_mode=g
05 channel=6
06 macaddr_acl=0
07 auth_algs=1
08 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
09 wpa=3
10 wpa_passphrase=KeePGuessinG
11 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
12 wpa_pairwise=TKIP
13 rsn_pairwise=CCMP
sudo hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
In graphical way u can try this link
http://www.howtogeek.com/116409/how-to-turn-your-ubuntu-laptop-into-a-wireless-access-point/
answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
kam goskam gos
7117
Hi you need to configure hostapd
I have configure following in hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf with WPA authentication options for wireless users
01 interface=wlan0
02 driver=nl80211
03 ssid=dontMessWithVincentValentine
04 hw_mode=g
05 channel=6
06 macaddr_acl=0
07 auth_algs=1
08 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
09 wpa=3
10 wpa_passphrase=KeePGuessinG
11 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
12 wpa_pairwise=TKIP
13 rsn_pairwise=CCMP
sudo hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
In graphical way u can try this link
http://www.howtogeek.com/116409/how-to-turn-your-ubuntu-laptop-into-a-wireless-access-point/
answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
kam goskam gos
7117
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answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
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answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
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answered Oct 3 '12 at 6:55
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