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Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).
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Linux Wifi Hotspot

Build Status Gitter

Update

  • Config files are wriiten to /etc/wh.config (Previously, configurations were wriiten to home directory as .wh.config).
  • .desktop file is added. So You can start from app launcher
  • Use make to build instead of cmake

Features

  • Share your wifi like in Windows - Share wifi on same interface which you are connected to internet.
  • Share access point from any network interface
  • Includes Both command line and gui.
  • Support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz (Need to compatible with your wifi adapter). Ex: You have connected to 5GHz network and share connection with 2.4GHz.
  • Select Channel.
  • Hide SSID

screenshot

Command line help and documentation

Notes

Sometimes there are troubles with 5Ghz bands due to some vendor restrictions. If you cannot start hotspot while you are connected to 5Ghz band, Unselect Auto and select 2.4Ghz in frequency selection.

If any problems with RealTeK Wifi Adapters see this

Dependencies

General

  • bash
  • util-linux (for getopt)
  • procps or procps-ng
  • hostapd
  • iproute2
  • iw
  • iwconfig (you only need this if 'iw' can not recognize your adapter)
  • haveged (optional)

Make sure you have those dependencies by typing them in terminal. If any of dependencies fail install it using your distro's package manager

For 'NATed' or 'None' Internet sharing method

  • dnsmasq
  • iptables

To build from source

  • make
  • gcc and g++
  • build-essential
  • pkg-config
  • gtk
  • libgtk-3-dev

On Ubuntu or debian install dependencies by,

sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-dev build-essential gcc g++ pkg-config make hostapd

Installation

Note: If you have installed previous version of this project make sure to uninstall it by checking out to the previous version (v2.1.1 or below). Also you can use sudo make clean-old without checking out to the previous version. After that install the binaries. Otherwise your system might left orphaned binaries and files.

git clone https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot
cd linux-wifi-hotspot

#build binaries
make

#install
sudo make install

Uninstallation

sudo make uninstall

Running

You can run it from terminal or from application menu.

Run in terminal wihotspot

Tested with Ubuntu from 16.04 to 20.04. If any issue found, file a issue on github.

credits - oblique

Contributing

This project is still new. So you can simply open a issue and send a PR. Also there are some existing issues. Pick one and start contributing.

License

FreeBSD

Copyright (c) 2013, oblique

Copyright (c) 2020, lakinduakash