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Issue #2137

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Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

Added by Kete Foy about 4 years ago. Updated over 3 years ago.

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Target version:
Replicant 6.0
Start date:
09/25/2020
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Hi, is the portable Wi-Fi hotspot disabled? When I try to enable it, the option grays out. I'm trying to share my Wi-Fi connection with another device, ultimately to share the VPN. I found some pages on reverse tethering, but I didn't find any information about a hotspot.

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 #1

Updated by Anonymous almost 4 years ago

Internal WiFi is disabled in Replicant because the chip requires firmware which hasn't been liberated.
If you're using a supported external WiFi dongle, and hotspot doesn't work, it should, so it's definitely a bug. If so, please post your phone model, WiFi dongle model and Replicant version. Thanks.

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Updated by Kete Foy almost 4 years ago

Hi, thanks for replying

Belgin Stirbu wrote in #note-1:

If you're using a supported external WiFi dongle, and hotspot doesn't work, it should, so it's definitely a bug.

Yeah, when I tried to enable the hotspot, I lost my wifi connection, and it doesn't reconnect very well; so I usually reboot to reconnect.

If so, please post your phone model, WiFi dongle model and Replicant version. Thanks.

I have the Samsung GT-N7100 with the USB wireless N GNU/Linux adapter from ThinkPenguin.com, and that's connected to a Technoethical Nano OTG USB-microUSB Adapter. (https://tehnoetic.com/tet-otg) I'm using Replicant 6.0-0004-rc1.

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 #3

Updated by _I3^ RELATIVISM over 3 years ago

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