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[Solved] How to create wifi hotspot ?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014, 15:19
by black007
I want to share my LAN connection over Wifi.
Is there something like Connectify for porteus ?

Re: How to create wifi hotspot ?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014, 17:24
by francois
There seems to be different methods of creating a hotspot, the nm-applet package seeming the simplest way to do it. See nm-applet instructions:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ad-hoc_networking

If not look at the other possibilities using wpa_supplicant in the above link. wpa_supplicant is already stock on porteus. :)

Re: How to create wifi hotspot ?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014, 23:46
by francois
What environment are you using: xfce, kde ... ?

What architecture?

Porteus essentials:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=44

Re: How to create wifi hotspot ?

Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 10:47
by black007
LXDE
32 bit

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/201 ... ot-ubuntu/

3rd method worked for me ...