[xubuntu-users] How to get Ubuntu "Network" settings in xubuntu?

[Steve Fowell]

Hi Chris

I have also recently set up a wifi hotspot in Xubuntu 19.10 (although I am only using it for file transfer, not connecting through to the internet). In the General settings for the Connection, if you have "connect automatically with priority xx" checked then it will start automatically when you boot. If not, then you have to select "Connect to Hidden WiFi Network" and start it from there. To switch off, just disconnect. Incidentally, in the IPv4 Settings for the Connection you choose "Shared to other computers". I also found that, in the Wi-Fi settings, choosing 2.4GHz band rather than Automatic speeded up the connection. I also selected a specific Channel (you need to select 1, 6 or 11 with 2.4GHz) and WPA2 Security.

Cheers
Steve





> On 24 January 2020 at 10:50 Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 10:30:59AM +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> > I run xubuntu 19.10 on my laptop.  I want to set it up as a WiFi
> > hotspot but all the instructions I can find are for Ubuntu using the
> > "Network" settings GUI.  How can I get to that in xubuntu?
> > 
> OK, I've worked out a bit of it.  Just open the Network Manager panel
> and configure a new WiFi connection set as a 'Hotspot'.
> 
> However I'm still stuck on one rather fundamental thing, how do you
> turn the hotspot on and off?
> 
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