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Create WiFi hotspot on Ubuntu
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create-wifi-hotspot.md
  1. Disable Wifi (Uncheck Enable Wi-Fi)
  2. Go to network connection (Edit Connections...)
  3. Click "Add"
  4. Choose "Wi-Fi" and click "Create"
  5. Type in Connection name like "wifi-hotspot"
  6. Type in SSID as you wish
  7. Choose Device MAC Address from the dropdown (wlan0)
  8. Wifi Security select "WPA & WPA2 Personal" and set a password.
  9. Go to IPv4 Settings tab, from Method drop-down box select Shared to other computers.
  10. Then save and close.
  11. After following the guide and before enabling WiFi, restart the Network Manager with:
sudo service network-manager restart
  1. Now enable Wi-Fi
  2. Check the network section where wi-fi will be connected to the created hotspot automatically. If you can not find it, go to Connect to Hidden Network... Find the connection and connect to it.
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