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Questions tagged [mobile-hotspot]

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How to increase number of devices on a mobile hotspot?

I set up a mobile hotspot. According to the admin panel, I can only allow up to 8 devices to connect to it. How do I increase the maximum number of connected devices from 8 devices to 20 devices?
feklee
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Advertise to clients of Wifi router that the WiFi internet connection is metered

Is it possible to have a Wifi router advertise that the Wifi is connected to internet over a metered connection (over a 4G usb dongle)? I know it's possible on client to set that the connection is metered when connecting to one. But the users…
František Žiačik
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How can I enable the Windows Mobile Hotspot via PowerShell?

I'm seeking assistance with enabling the Mobile Hotspot feature on Windows 11 through PowerShell. My Wi-Fi adapter does not support the traditional hostednetwork feature used by the netsh wlan commands, as my system relies on Wi-Fi Direct to provide…
Yox
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why can not find exactly one wifi while all other are visible in `available wifi`?

I am trying to use wifi(HOME_WIFI) created using mobile hotspot(xiaomi). My OS is windows 10, at first i successfully connected and used smoothly. Then suddenly can not find the HOME_WIFI anymore. That same wifi(HOME_WIFI) is visible to all other…
mahfuj asif
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Significance of installsheildapplicationupdate.exe in C:/programfiles

I deleted a folder called installshieldappupdate (don't remember the name exactly) from C:/programfiles (I don't remember if it was x86 one or not) which only contained a small exe file which didn't seem so important, because it would eat up my data…
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Using Windows Mobile Hotspot and WSL2 or WSA at the same time

I'm running WSL2 with Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows (10.0.22000.527). My WSL2 kernel is at 5.10.16. When I open Windows Mobile Hotspot, WSL can no longer connect to the network. After stopping the Hotspot, the WSL networks work again. Is there a way to…
Jerry Tang
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Can't ping when Mobile Hotspot is enable

In Windows 10, when Mobile Hotspot feature is enabled, my PC become unreachable in the network and can't even Ping on my IP.
Meysam Javadi
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Windows 10 Wi-Fi hotspot on/off

I use my Wi-Fi mobile hotspot frequently. Is it possible to set it up to turn on/off at set times of day? Is it possible to set it to turn on when specified Wi-Fi devices, such as phones or laptops, come into range? How about both options? Any will…
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How can I make Windows download updates

My internet connection is my phone - my laptop connects via its hotspot. I have allowed Windows to download updates over metered connections and updates are not paused. It says "Updates are available but they are too big to download over your…
nsandersen
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Turn on Windows Mobile hotspot without Internet or use Loopback adapter only

I try to use Windows Mobile hotspot to connect technical device with my notebook. It's working, but only if the notebook has connection to Internet. I need to use this configuration without Internet too. Is it possible somehow to start Windows…
A_Merkulov
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How can I disable mobile hotspot in Windows 10 for all users except 1 or 2 users?

I want to enable mobile hotspots for a shared computer for only specific users. I want a certain user to be able to use it while others have it disabled. I know a way to disable this with Group Policy and with reg but am looking for any other way…
Kabengwa Patrick
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Routing mobile hotspot traffic through home VPN

I have a mobile hotspot (M3000 Inseego Hotspot). I can connect to it just fine and get internet through T-Mobile. I also know how to use my laptop to connect to my home VPN when I'm on the hotspot connection. Is there any way to set up my hotspot…
Dylan Russell
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4G WiFi dongle only works with certain power sources

I have a USB 4G dongle that broadcasts a WiFi hotspot. When plugged into a laptop, or a wall socket USB charger, it works and broadcasts a network. When plugged into a car USB or cigarette lighter-USB it powers up but shows no network, in any car I…
Chris Shaw
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Can a virus be transferred from a device to a mobile hotspot/router, then from the hotspot/router to other devices?

If a device (e.g. a smartphone, tablet, or laptop) is infected with a virus, can this virus be spread from the device to the router/hotspot the device is connected to, then from the router/hotspot to other device that connect to the…
onaquest64
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I want to share my VPN internet to other devices on Windows 11 (without `Hosted Network Supported`)(Newer generation modules)

I wish to share my internet over my Laptop PC. Currently, we use ISP to connect to the internet, then we use VPN/Proxy to access the global network. The Issue I have is on the old time, I would use a VPN/Proxy per device, and as the prices raised so…
Hassan Faghihi
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