lakinduakash / linux-wifi-hotspot

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).
BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License
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Failed to run hostapd #352

Open vyvir opened 12 months ago

vyvir commented 12 months ago

Describe the bug linux-wifi-hotspot is unable to create a hotspot, throwing an error that says it failed to run hostapd.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to linux-wifi-hotspot
  2. Click on 'Create Hotspot'

Expected behavior linux-wifi-hotspot should be able to create a hotspot.

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Additional context

Error: Failed to run hostapd, maybe a program is interfering.
If an error like 'n80211: Could not configure driver mode' was thrown
try running the following before starting create_ap:
    nmcli r wifi off
    rfkill unblock wlan
Command not found or exited with error status