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Questions tagged [hotspot]

This tag refers to the use of, connection to, setting up of, a hotspot for personal computer or home network use to access the Internet.

A hotspot is a physical location that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network (WLAN) through the use of a router connected to a link to an Internet service provider. Hotspots typically use Wi-Fi technology.

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Why is the range of a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot shorter than that of a router?

There is something I would like to understand. A Wi-Fi router has a range of 30-40 meters (100-130 feet). A mobile hotspot (access point) generated by a smartphone has a range of +- 10 meters (30 feet). My question is, if a smartphone can only…
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Win10 Error: "We can't set up mobile hotspot."

I am trying to set up a mobile hotspot in Windows 10 but the settings are disabled and the error message does not explain what the exact problem is. The machine in question is a VM in VMWare Workstation and has a Wi-Fi and a cellular USB-stick…
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How to prevent Windows 10 mobile hotspot from automatically turning off if not used

Windows 10 mobile hotspot automatic turn off if not used. It will automatic turn the hotspot hot after 5 or 10 minutes if I didn't use it. How do I change this settings in mobile hotspot?
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Tethering on Windows 7?

Is there an option in Windows 7 (or 3rd party) to offer Tethering (that is, act as a WiFi hotspot while being connected to a WiFi network?)
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Is Bluetooth faster than Wi-Fi?

I notice that on my iPhone, when I use my personal hot-spot to distribute Wi-Fi, if I have Bluetooth enabled, the phone will make a Bluetooth connection to my laptop instead of a Wi-Fi connection. So I'm wondering: Is Bluetooth faster than Wi-Fi?
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Creating WiFi Access point on a single interface in Linux

I am trying to create a WiFi hotspot or an access point on my Linux laptop. I am using Opensuse Kde 12.3. I found out a software called hostapd which lets you create hotspot but it requires two interfaces. One connected to the internet and the other…
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Turn on mobile hotspot on startup Windows 10

for some weird reason I can't use netsh wlan start hostednetwork and instead I am using the windows 10 option "Mobile hotspot". My problem is that I want to turn on the hotspot automatically on startup, is there a way to do it ? On my other laptop I…
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Windows 10 mobile hotspot turning off on its own

I have a Windows 10 laptop, running OS version 1607 and with all latest updates installed. I routinely use the mobile hotspot feature to share the Ethernet connection with WI-FI devices, and I find that quite often the function just turns off on its…
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Using command line to connect to a wireless network with an http login

I'm trying to connect to a wifi network where it hijacks all requests and redirects you to a page where you have to agree to a terms of use before it lets you connect to the actual outside world. This is a pretty common practice, and usually doesn't…
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Displaying ads over WiFi hotspot

I have recently distributed my WiFi network with highpseed antennas to my area which covers almost 300-400 peoples. I am not charging them anything but i would like to generate some revenue through Advertisements placed on the websites that they…
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How to make my laptop a WiFi Hotspot (using internet from USB 3G device)

I own a USB 3G Device to access internet on my Windows 7 laptop. I am interested in using this internet connection on my Android Cell Phone too. So, I plan to make my laptop a WiFi hotspot so that I can use WiFi to share my internet connection with…
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Using Windows 10 Hosts File From Shared Connection

I use Windows 10 as my programming environment for writing websites with a Debian VirtualBox that the actual web server runs on. So when I need to test my websites, all I had to do was add them to my hosts file and I'm good to go. Now the problem…
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Show welcome website before using wifi

My idea is simple but i dont know how to do the result. I made a free wifi hotspot in our "company" via tplink WR940N. All id like to do now, is to user, that uses our wifi, will be after he connects to our wifi, be redirected on our "example…
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Firefox, error when accessing https url

I'm connected through a public wifi hotspot. No problem when using IExplorer. When I use Firefox, I obtain the following error message after asking for any https url, as for example https://www.google.com: An error occurred during a connection to…
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How to make a WiFi hotspot connection always in the Work or Home firewall profile?

I am using my Android phone as WiFi hotspot. Each day when I start my WiFi hotspot in my mobile, it creates a new connection and then it connects with my laptop's WiFi connection. Each day I need to change Network location by right clicking on my…
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