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Please help me
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
nizam@Nizam:~$ sudo wihotspot
[sudo] password for nizam:
create_ap wlp2s0 wlp2s0 COMXIPAD jenengmu --mkconfig /home/nizam/.wh.config --mac aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa
Config options written to '/home/nizam/.wh.config'
ERROR: Your adapter can not be a station (i.e. be connected) and an AP at the same time
Command not found or exited with error status

Investigate installation using a docker image

Describe the bug
The desktop file attempts to use pkexec and sudo at the same time and fails.

To Reproduce
Use the desktop shortcut / command

Expected behavior
...

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Manjaro Linux
• Version: GNOME 3.36.2

Additional context

$ pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY sudo /usr/bin/wihotspot
create_ap wlan0 wlan0 test  --mkconfig /root/.wh.config -c 1 
Config options written to '/root/.wh.config'

$ wihotspot 
Couldn't open config file for reading.
You must run it as root.
Command not found or exited with error status
create_ap wlan0 wlan0 test  --mkconfig /home/yochanan/.wh.config 

This is the issue with running a GUI as root. What are you doing using pkexec and sudo in the same command?

The config file was not written at all. Config files should be something like, /etc/wihotspot/wh.conf or ~/.config/wihotspot/wh.conf.

It also cannot create a hotspot, but I'm not going to troubleshoot further as I'm stopping right here and won't attempt to use this program until the original issue is fixed.

Add wired connection for internet interface would be wonderful and meet more practical needs.

Describe the bug
create_ap should be called with the --hidden flag when the Hidden checkbox of the GUI is checked.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. configure a network in the GUI
2. check the Hidden checkbox
3. Create the hotspot
4. check on other device if the network is visible or hidden : yes
5. check options used to launch create_ap : not --hidden

Expected behavior

create_ap should be called with the --hidden flag.

Manually calling sudo create_ap --config /etc/wh.config --hidden does the job.

Desktop :

• OS: Ubuntu 18.04
• Version: linux-wifi-hotspot 3.0.0

Feature: Add wlan1 to WiFi interface.
I would like to use my USB WiFi adapter (wlan1) to create a WiFi hotspot while still being connected via wlan0. (for my raspberry pi 4 model B)

Do it in h_prop.c

Bug description
When I executed the command create_ap wlan0 wlan0 'wifiSSID' 'passworD' the script stuck in the unmanaged verification.

# Debug with "bash -x"
[...]
+ networkmanager_iface_is_unmanaged ap0
+ is_interface ap0
+ [[ -z ap0 ]]
+ [[ -d /sys/class/net/ap0 ]]
+ networkmanager_knows_iface ap0
+ nmcli -t -f DEVICE d
+ grep -Fxq ap0
+ nmcli -t -f DEVICE,STATE d
+ grep -E '^ap0:unmanaged$'
+ return 1
+ RES=1
+ [[ 1 -eq 0 ]]
+ [[ 1 -eq 2 ]]
+ sleep 1
[...]

This happens both in the CLI and in the GUI.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Execute the script: create_ap wlan0 wlan0 'wifiSSID' 'passworD'
2. See information: Creating a virtual WiFi interface... and never ends.

Thus, the hotspot is not created.

Evidences
Executing script

Results of debug and Possible fix
When the script is stuck (in red) I executed the command nmcli device set ap0 managed no in another terminal (in blue) and the script continue the execution and create the hotspot as expected.

So I do not know if it was the best solution but I changed the script to add the command (In yellow) [[ $RES -eq 1 ]] && nmcli device set ${1} managed no in the line 618 and worked. This command temporarily configure a device as unmanaged in NetworkManager

Desktop:

• OS:

               +                OS: Arch Linux x86_64
               #                Hostname: hidden
              ###               Kernel Release: 5.8.14-arch1-1
             #####              Uptime: 1:25
             ######             WM: DWM
            ; #####;            DE: None
           +##.#####            Packages: 1709
          +##########           RAM: 2506 MB / 15906 MB
         #############;         Processor Type: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz
        ###############+        $EDITOR: vim
       #######   #######        Root: 95G / 109G (87%) (ext4)
     .######;     ;###;`".      
    .#######;     ;#####.       
    #########.   .########`     
   ######'           '######    
  ;####                 ####;   
  ##'                     '##   
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• networkmanager: 1.26.4-1

Below is the verbose, please have a look ~

rpdzkj@rpdzkj:~$ sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-dev build-essential gcc g++ pkg-config make hostapd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version (12.1ubuntu2).
g++ is already the newest version (4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1).
gcc is already the newest version (4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1).
make is already the newest version (4.1-6).
pkg-config is already the newest version (0.29.1-0ubuntu1).
libgtk-3-dev is already the newest version (3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3).
hostapd is already the newest version (1:2.4-0ubuntu6.6).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
rpdzkj@rpdzkj:~$ git clone https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot
Cloning into 'linux-wifi-hotspot'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 25, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (25/25), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (19/19), done.
remote: Total 1026 (delta 11), reused 13 (delta 6), pack-reused 1001
Receiving objects: 100% (1026/1026), 456.68 KiB | 10.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (626/626), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
rpdzkj@rpdzkj:~$ cd linux-wifi-hotspot
rpdzkj@rpdzkj:~/linux-wifi-hotspot$ make
mkdir -p build
Run 'sudo make install' for installation.
Run 'sudo make uninstall' for uninstallation.
cd src && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/rpdzkj/linux-wifi-hotspot/src'
/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/glib-compile-resources ui/glade/wifih.gresource.xml --target=ui/resources.c --sourcedir=ui/glade --generate-source
XMLLINT not set and xmllint not found in path; skipping xml preprocessing.
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/rpdzkj/linux-wifi-hotspot/src'
gcc -c -o ../build/main.o ui/main.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/ui.o ui/ui.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
ui/ui.c: In function 'entry_ssid_warn':
ui/ui.c:211:22: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strlen' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
         size_t len = strlen(ssid);
                      ^
ui/ui.c:211:22: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strlen'
ui/ui.c:211:22: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strlen'
ui/ui.c: In function 'entry_pass_warn':
ui/ui.c:243:22: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strlen'
         size_t len = strlen(pass);
                      ^
ui/ui.c:243:22: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strlen'
ui/ui.c: In function 'entry_channel_warn':
ui/ui.c:274:19: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strdup' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
         char *c = strdup(channel);
                   ^
ui/ui.c:274:19: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strdup'
ui/ui.c:294:20: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strcmp' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
         } else if (strcmp(configValues.freq, "2.4") == 0) {
                    ^
ui/ui.c: In function 'run_create_hp_shell':
ui/ui.c:620:15: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strcat' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
         cmd = strcat( cmd, " --freq-band ");
               ^
ui/ui.c:620:15: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strcat'
ui/ui.c:620:15: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strcat'
ui/ui.c:640:13: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strcspn' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
         buf[strcspn(buf, "\n")] = 0;
             ^
ui/ui.c:640:13: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strcspn'
ui/ui.c:640:13: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strcspn'
ui/ui.c:643:13: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strstr' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
         if (strstr(buf, AP_ENABLED) != NULL) {
             ^
ui/ui.c:643:13: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strstr'
ui/ui.c:643:13: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strstr'
ui/ui.c: In function 'validator':
ui/ui.c:665:22: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strlen'
         size_t len = strlen(cv->pass);
                      ^
ui/ui.c:665:22: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strlen'
ui/ui.c:675:22: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strlen'
         size_t len = strlen(cv->ssid);
                      ^
ui/ui.c:675:22: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strlen'
ui/ui.c:704:17: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strdup'
         char *c=strdup(cv->channel);
                 ^
ui/ui.c: In function 'init_config_val_input':
ui/ui.c:744:14: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strcspn'
         wifi[strcspn(wifi, "\n")] = 0;
              ^
ui/ui.c:744:14: note: include '<string.h>' or provide a declaration of 'strcspn'
gcc -c -o ../build/h_prop.o ui/h_prop.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/util.o ui/util.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
g++ -c -o ../build/read_config.o ui/read_config.cpp
ui/read_config.cpp: In function 'int read_config_file()':
ui/read_config.cpp:64:18: error: 'delimiterPos' does not name a type
             auto delimiterPos = line.find('=');
                  ^
ui/read_config.cpp:65:18: error: 'name' does not name a type
             auto name = line.substr(0, delimiterPos);
                  ^
ui/read_config.cpp:66:18: error: 'value' does not name a type
             auto value = line.substr(delimiterPos + 1);
                  ^
ui/read_config.cpp:68:31: error: 'value' was not declared in this scope
             strcpy(configs[i],value.c_str());
                               ^
ui/read_config.cpp:69:29: error: 'name' was not declared in this scope
             setConfigValues(name.c_str(),configs[i]);
                             ^
Makefile:39: recipe for target '../build/read_config.o' failed
make[2]: *** [../build/read_config.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/rpdzkj/linux-wifi-hotspot/src'
Makefile:32: recipe for target 'resources.c' failed
make[1]: *** [resources.c] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/rpdzkj/linux-wifi-hotspot/src'
Makefile:2: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
There are more 5 GHz channels available, which are not only legal but also supported by network adapters. For example, my card support

                        * 5745 MHz [149] (22.0 dBm)
                        * 5765 MHz [153] (22.0 dBm)
                        * 5785 MHz [157] (22.0 dBm)
                        * 5805 MHz [161] (22.0 dBm)
                        * 5825 MHz [165] (22.0 dBm)

But

Describe the solution you'd like
change 36 to a large number, e.g, 173, or make it region dependent.

ERROR: Failed to initialize lock
Command not found or exited with error status

when i press create hotspot this is what i get as output on my terminal

Describe the bug
I have 2 wireless adapters, wlan0 is connected to an AP. I want wlan1 to make a hotspot, forwarding the internet connection of wlan0. The hotspot AP is being created fine, and is visible from my phone, however when I connect to it, there is no internet connection.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Have 2 wireless adapters
2. Connect wlan0 to an AP
3. type wihotspot
4. Set an SSID and Password.
5. Set Wifi Interface to "wlan1"
6. Set Internet Interface to "wlan0"
7. Click "Create hotspot"
8. No error appears. If I connect my mobile phone to the hotspot AP, I get "Connected, no internet". I tried it on a Windows laptop as well.
9. I also tried it with only one interface, and without a password, and with 2.4Ghz option.

Expected behavior
My mobile phone that is connected to the hotspot AP should be able to connect to the internet.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Kali Linux 2020.2

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: Google Pixel 2 XL
• OS: Android 10

It is better if we can add list of MAC address to whitelist or blacklist when creating a hotspot.

It connects connected frequency band regardless selection

This software is using create_ap as backend , so it should be easy to provide an Appimage.
Please release Appimage too.
Will be great.

Hi, I just git clone the repo and when I run "sudo make install" I got this error :

No rule to make target '../build/wihotspot-gui', needed by 'install'. Stop

And the build folder is indeed empty, can you help me with that ?
Thank you
S.

Describe the bug
I'm unable to build this tool from source

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run 'yay -Sy linux-wifi-hotspot'
2. Install all the required dependencies
3. Wait for make to start
4. See error

Expected behavior
The program compiles fine

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Manjaro
• Version 20.1.1

Terminal output

==> Starting build()...
mkdir -p build
Run 'sudo make install' for installation.
Run 'sudo make uninstall' for uninstallation.
cd src && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/ag/.cache/yay/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.0.0/src'
/usr/bin/glib-compile-resources ui/glade/wifih.gresource.xml --target=ui/resources.c --sourcedir=ui/glade --generate-source
gcc -c -o ../build/main.o ui/main.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/ui.o ui/ui.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/h_prop.o ui/h_prop.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/util.o ui/util.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
g++ -c -o ../build/read_config.o ui/read_config.cpp
make[1]: *** No rule to make target '../build/resources.o', needed by '../build/wihotspot-gui'.  Stop.
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/ag/.cache/yay/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.0.0/src'
make: *** [Makefile:5: all] Error 2
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
    Aborting...
error making: linux-wifi-hotspot

I been trying to play Nintendo DS online and the Nintendo DS can only connect to wep 40/128 WIFI... and open.
and yeah yeah blah blah i can get hacked blah blah but i only use it every now and then anyway and i live in a old people area
so I dont care but it would be nice to have more options like that in this app.

all so I cant do it in windows 10 at all cuz they lock you down to only using WPA2, cant even just have it open like your app can
so thats why i been looking for alternatives like this and I dont wanna just open it witch the DS can connect to but still... i dont want open even tho wep basically is open just for hackers.

Since this project is only intended to run and build in Linux environment, Cmake is unnecessary which adds an additional dependency for building the project. Much simpler Makefile is sufficient.

Hi! sorry, i'm new here and using linux, there's a way to open ports of the wifi AP? cause for some programs seems to be port block when i use the create_ap only trough WPA, but when using bridging i don't have this issue

When stopping the hotspot all connection type are lost to the PC or RPi. I need to connect a kbd and a display to take control on the PC or board.
It would be nice to only cut the bridge between internet connection and hotspot connection but keep the access to the PC or RPi board via wifi or RJ45 wire.
Thanks for your answer

Describe the bug

mkdir -p build
Run 'sudo make install' for installation.
Run 'sudo make uninstall' for uninstallation.
cd src && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/yochanan/Documents/AUR/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.2.0/src'
/usr/bin/glib-compile-resources ui/glade/wifih.gresource.xml --target=ui/resources.c --sourcedir=ui/glade --generate-source
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/yochanan/Documents/AUR/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.2.0/src'
gcc -c -o ../build/main.o ui/main.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/ui.o ui/ui.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/h_prop.o ui/h_prop.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/util.o ui/util.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
g++ -c -o ../build/read_config.o ui/read_config.cpp
gcc -c -o ../build/resources.o ui/resources.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -o ../build/wihotspot-gui ../build/main.o ../build/ui.o ../build/h_prop.o ../build/util.o ../build/read_config.o ../build/resources.o `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0` `pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0 --libs x11` -lstdc++
/usr/sbin/ld: ../build/h_prop.o:(.bss+0x2000): multiple definition of `accepted_macs'; ../build/ui.o:(.bss+0x128): first defined here
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [Makefile:42: wihotspot-gui] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/yochanan/Documents/AUR/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.2.0/src'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:33: resources.c] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/yochanan/Documents/AUR/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.2.0/src'
make: *** [Makefile:5: all] Error 2

To Reproduce
Build 3.2.0 via AUR PKGBUILD

Desktop

• Manjaro GNOME 3.38.1

I'm on Fedora 32.

I could create a hotspot on 2.4 frequency brand and the application said the hotspot was running. However, I couldn't find my hotspot at all on the network setting. I tried both on WPA & WPA2 Enterprise and WPA & WPA2 Personal network and the results were the same. Here is the screenshot of my settings:

Here is the command line output:
pkexec --user root create_ap wlp0s20f3 wlp0s20f3 'whatisahotspot' '' --mkconfig /etc/wh.config --freq-band 2.4
Config options written to '/etc/wh.config

Did I do anything wrong in the hotspot settings? Is there anyway to fix this? Thank you!

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Expected behavior
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Screenshots
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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. Ubuntu]
• Version [e.g. 18.04]

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Hotspot creation with Blancke spaced in SSID is not allowed , Say like WIFI PC -> we need to add SSID name as WIFIPC

Add instructions and examples on how to run and build without the UI

Anyone welcome to suggest a logo for this project.
The logo should be unique and simple. Add a SVG file to docs/logo folder.
PS: Don't suggest logos from the internet

Feature: Adding a secondary WiFi interface (external WiFi antenna/USB adapter) for hotspot.

The USB adapter shows up as wlan1 when typing ip a in terminal. It also shows up when selecting Internet Interface in wihotspot, but doesn't show up in WiFi interface.

The USB adapter works as an AP when I follow the Official Raspberry Pi guide.

wlan1 doesn't show up in WiFi interface.

wlan1 shows up in Internet Interface.

I'm on Manjaro KDE.

Here is my settings:

The app shows "not running" regardless which frequency band I tries to connect.

Here is the command console output If I connect to 5Ghz frequency:
pkexec --user root create_ap wlp0s20f3 wlp0s20f3 Hotspot --mkconfig /etc/wh.config --freq-band 5
Config options written to '/etc/wh.config'

ERROR: Your adapter can not transmit to channel 36, frequency band 5GHz.

Command not found or exited with error status

Here is the command console output If I connect to 2.4Ghz frequency:
pkexec --user root create_ap wlp0s20f3 wlp0s20f3 Hotspot --mkconfig /etc/wh.config --freq-band 2.4
Config options written to '/etc/wh.config'

dnsmasq: cannot read /tmp/create_ap.wlp0s20f3.conf.rt3jez23/dnsmasq.conf: Permission denied
Command not found or exited with error status

Is there any workaround to solve this? Thank you!

This issue has a very broad scope. I put this as a idea

Describe the bug
Can't create ap hotspot .
Lock error.
And my driver doesn't support ap (proprietary driver)
Iw list shows only ibss and managed mode.
Where can I contact you other than here

Nice project btw. Used connectify in windows when mobile hotspot feature was not available.

It's Pretty much similar to this

Ubuntu
20.04

When I try to start the hotspot, it always says not running

Add script to create deb package using the makfile

Describe the bug
In the internet interface list, I got

docker0
enp0s31f6
lo  wlp0s20f3

To Reproduce
once it is started.

Expected behavior
it should be

docker0
enp0s31f6
lo
wlp0s20f3

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Fedora 30

$ ifconfig
docker0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 172.17.0.1  netmask 255.255.0.0  broadcast 0.0.0.0
        ether 02:42:c5:f1:ba:7a  txqueuelen 0  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

enp0s31f6: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.1.16  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255
        inet6 fe80::f50d:da9e:3978:670f  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 48:2a:e3:26:ff:df  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 1709831  bytes 2469485152 (2.2 GiB)
        RX errors 14  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 7
        TX packets 919255  bytes 81183904 (77.4 MiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
        device interrupt 16  memory 0xa5600000-a5620000  

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10<host>
        loop  txqueuelen 1000  (Local Loopback)
        RX packets 2427  bytes 193846 (189.3 KiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 2427  bytes 193846 (189.3 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

wlp0s20f3: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.1.17  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255
        inet6 fe80::4e0f:24b8:a162:6b5f  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether fc:77:74:9c:a2:2a  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 71439  bytes 71721511 (68.3 MiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 53842  bytes 9687724 (9.2 MiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

$ ls -x /sys/class/net
docker0  enp0s31f6  lo  wlp0s20f3

I think there may be some problem with

It works great on Ubuntu 20.04 so far, many thanks !!
this is more of a feature request. Can we see who is connected to the hotspot. Also, is it possible to have this as an extension, that can be enabled or disabled from the top bar from the desktop.

Again, many thanks !

It would be great if this important feature can be integrated into the application and connected devices can be shown on the tray on status bar, and to get an alert when a new device gets connected or disconnected. It is always a good idea to check for connected devices to avoid security flaws.

Describe the bug
Same build failure as reported in Issue #68:

mkdir -p build
Run 'sudo make install' for installation.
Run 'sudo make uninstall' for uninstallation.
cd src && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/yochanan/Documents/AUR/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.1.0/src'
/usr/bin/glib-compile-resources ui/glade/wifih.gresource.xml --target=ui/resources.c --sourcedir=ui/glade --generate-source
gcc -c -o ../build/main.o ui/main.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/ui.o ui/ui.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/h_prop.o ui/h_prop.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
gcc -c -o ../build/util.o ui/util.c `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
g++ -c -o ../build/read_config.o ui/read_config.cpp
make[1]: *** No rule to make target '../build/resources.o', needed by '../build/wihotspot-gui'.  Stop.
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/yochanan/Documents/AUR/linux-wifi-hotspot/src/linux-wifi-hotspot-3.1.0/src'
make: *** [Makefile:5: all] Error 2

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Build AUR package using makepkg -si

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Manjaro
• Version: GNOME 3.38.1

Additional context
When I updated the AUR package to 3.0.0, it built fine. Now that I'm attempting to update to 3.1.0, I encountered this issue.

Describe the bug
Hi, I am trying to use your program because I want to share school teacher's wifi with students in my classrooom (students doesn 't have wifi connection).
I'm working with Pentium core 2 duo, network wifi interface wpl8s0, system bunsenlab linux (debian 9).
Every time I tried to start connection the gui show some fast messages (I can't read them...) but every time the final conclusion is
"Not running".

Can I've made some errors? Could be my pc too old?

Thank for your efforts!

Describe the bug
All seem like working, but, can not find hot spots on my android cell phone.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. Arch]
• Version [HEAD]

Additional context
It's is not working when i run it use desktop file from gnome app search.
so, i have to run it manually in terminal.

This is actually a problem with create_ap, but not with linux-wifi-hotspot.

create_ap only support to set up AP on the same channel as the WiFi connection is on. So if the Wifi connection is 5GHz, then the AP has to be on 5GHz, on the same channel. Then people usually got errors like

Your adapter can not transmit to channel 36, frequency band 5GHz.

However there are some different cases when this happens.

1. The user's adapter or driver does not support to set up AP on 5GHz. In this case, I believe that we can do nothing to make things work, other than ask the user to switch to a 2.4GHz WiFi.
2. The user's adapter and driver support 5GHz AP, but can only transmit to channels different from the one that the adapter is already associated to.
   2.1. the adapter or driver does not support multiple channels. We can no nothing.
   2.2. the adapter and the driver support multiple channels, e.g., when #channels <= 2 instead of #channels <= 1 in the following output

$ iw list
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...

        valid interface combinations:
                 * #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
                   total <= 3, #channels <= 2

...

In this case, a hack to create_ap can also make things work, see oblique/create_ap#75 (comment).

So I think there are some work to be done so that we can make this app work better.

• parse iw list to see if multiple channels is supported. (I am not sure if there are any chipset supporting more than 2 channels)

if iw list | grep "#channels <= 2" -q 
then
   echo "DUAL-CHANNEL SUPPORTED";
else
   echo "DUAL-CHANNEL NOT SUPPORTED";
fi
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DUAL-CHANNEL SUPPORTED

• parse iw list to get a list of supported channels. This one has its own importance so that users can select a channel from a list in the UI, rather than fill in a number.

iw list | grep "\* [0-9]* MHz \[[0-9]*\]" | while read l; do [[ $l != *disabled* ]] && [[ $l != *no\ IR* ]] && echo "$l"; done
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 2412 MHz [1] (22.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (22.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (22.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (22.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (22.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (22.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (22.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (22.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (22.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (22.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (22.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (22.0 dBm)
* 2472 MHz [13] (22.0 dBm)
* 5745 MHz [149] (22.0 dBm)
* 5765 MHz [153] (22.0 dBm)
* 5785 MHz [157] (22.0 dBm)
* 5805 MHz [161] (22.0 dBm)
* 5825 MHz [165] (22.0 dBm)

create_ap has functions to test if wifi is connected, and if so, the frequency of the connection. Combined with the above info, one can decide easily which channel to use.

Describe the bug
After stopping the wifi hotspot from GUI it does not properly set the running status as stopped without restarting the GUI.

To Reproduce

1. Start the wifi hotspot
2. Stop hotspot
3. GUI does not show it is stopped even creat_ap is actually stopped.

Expected behavior
GUI should

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubunu
• 20.04

Additional context
After restarting the GUI it shows correctly.

Describe the bug
After restarting the program except for ssid and passphrase other attributes are not initializing in the UI.

/usr/bin/ld: CMakeFiles/wihotspot.dir/ui/ui.c.o:(.bss+0x10): multiple definition of `running_info'; CMakeFiles/wihotspot.dir/ui/h_prop.c.o:(.bss+0x420): first defined here
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

install.log

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Clone repo
2. cd into linux-wifi-hotspot
3. run make && sudo make install

Desktop:

• OS: Arch Linux 4.20
• gcc version 10.1.0
• ld version 2.34
• cmake 3.17.2

Describe the bug
Cmake is installed but linux-wifi-hotspot is not able to detect it.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. When trying to install linux-wifi-hotspot it fails with the error message "cmake: not found". See the terminal output below...
   (base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:~/linux-wifi-hotspot$ sudo make install
   [sudo] password for tarun:
   Installing
   cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX= -G "CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles" ../src
   /bin/sh: 1: cmake: not found
   Makefile:8: recipe for target 'install' failed
   make: *** [install] Error 127

2. Verified that cmake is installed. See the terminal output below...
   (base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:~/linux-wifi-hotspot$ cmake --version
   cmake version 3.13.4

3. $PATH is also updated accordingly. See the terminal output below...
   (base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:~/linux-wifi-hotspot$ echo $PATH
   /home/tarun/.local/bin:/home/tarun/anaconda3/bin:/home/tarun/anaconda3/condabin:/home/tarun/.local/bin:/opt/devkitpro/tools/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/home/tarun/cmake-3.13.4-Linux-x86_64/bin

4. Also, verified that I can check cmake version from any other directory as well, like root
   (base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:~/linux-wifi-hotspot$ cd /
   (base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:/$ pwd
   /
   (base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:/$ cmake --version
   cmake version 3.13.4

CMake suite maintained and supported by Kitware (kitware.com/cmake).

Expected behavior
linux-wifi-hotspot should be able to detect cmake properly

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS & Version

(base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:/$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

Additional context
I am also not able to launch the program using wihotspot
(base) tarun@tarun-vostro-3480:~/linux-wifi-hotspot$ wihotspot
wihotspot: command not found