wpa_supplicant: AP mode support not included in the build
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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wpa (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Raring |
Won't Fix
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Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Saucy |
Fix Released
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Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre |
Bug Description
Since Network Manager now supports internet sharing over a Wi-Fi connection using Access Point (infrastructure) rather than Hotspot (Ad-Hoc) mode, AP support is required in wpa_supplicant. This is absolutely necessary in order to share internet with most new mobile phones.
To use this, you need to edit the file for your shared internet connection, located in /etc/NetworkMan
Start the connection with nmcli con up id your-connection
To see if your interface supports AP mode, run iw list.
If you have multiple interfaces, it might be necessary to select the right one by adding a "mac" line. Just set the mac in the nm-applet interface on some other connection, and you'll see how it's set.
I tested with a TP-Link TL-WN722N as the interface for AP mode and Samsung Galaxy S4 as client.
Changed in wpa (Ubuntu Raring): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Moving to wpa which is the correct source package for Quantal and up.