How do I use my PC as a mobile hotspot? January 17, 2022, 05:30:33 pm Do you know how to achieve this on Linux? Please comment below.Windows:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-your-pc-as-a-mobile-hotspot-c89b0fad-72d5-41e8-f7ea-406ad9036b85Turn your Windows 10 PC into a mobile hotspot by sharing your Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. You can share a Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellular data connection. If your PC has a cellular data connection and you share it, it will use data from your data plan.Select the Start button, then select Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot.For Share my Internet connection from, choose the Internet connection you want to share.Select Edit > enter a new network name and password > Save.Turn on Share my Internet connection with other devices.To connect on the other device, go to the Wi-Fi settings on that device, find your network name, select it, enter the password, and then connect.
Re: How do I use my PC as a mobile hotspot? Reply #1 – January 17, 2022, 05:30:46 pm Alternatively, if you're feeling a bit adventurous, the netsh command in windows can be used to setup and start a hotspotTo setup a hotspotnetsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=yournetworkname key=passwordTo get the hotspot up and runningnetsh wlan start hostednetwork
Re: How do I use my PC as a mobile hotspot? Reply #2 – January 17, 2022, 05:31:12 pm How do I do this on Linux? help!
Re: How do I use my PC as a mobile hotspot? Reply #3 – January 17, 2022, 05:31:25 pm Quote from: wehde on January 17, 2022, 05:31:12 pmHow do I do this on Linux? help! https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/net-wireless-adhoc.html.enOpen the system menu from the right side of the top bar.Select Wi-Fi Not Connected or the name of the wireless network to which you are already connected. The Wi-Fi section of the menu will expand.Click Wi-Fi Settings.Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot….If you are already connected to a wireless network, you will be asked if you want to disconnect from that network. A single wireless adapter can connect to or create only one network at a time. Click Turn On to confirm.A network name (SSID) and security key are automatically generated. The network name will be based on the name of your computer. Other devices will need this information to connect to the hotspot you’ve just created.