WiFi Hotspot not creating

[shakib04]

Describe the bug
Hotspot not creating, screenrecord added for reference.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to app
2. Click on create hotspot
3. Scroll down to connected devices
4. See error 'Not Running'

Expected behavior
Wifi Hotspot should be create

Screenshots
Screenrecord

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu
• Version Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

Additional context
I have removed the app and reinstalled and gives same error.

[Wildzekat]

@shakib04
I actually found a way to make it work: Make sure both internet interface AND wifi interface are set. If one is empty (usually wifi interface), try running sudo wihotspot instead of just wihotspot (or starting via desktop icon).

It seems like iw, the dependency for using wifi interfaces, does not support user mode and only allows calls from root.

[shakib04]

@Wildzekat same issue. may be my wifi card does not support this as per my chatgpt research.

[Wildzekat]

@shakib04
Here are some steps to test for complete failure

1. Activate the daemon
   It probably wants a daemon running to work correctly, this daemon is create_ap
   You can enable it by running sudo systemctl start create_ap

2. Start the program
   As I said above, sudo wihotspot, else it will not discover cards via iw.
   If it does not show up wifi cards under Wifi interface:
   run sudo iw dev to list and sudo iw phy to check for capabilities of your device. This might indicate where the issue lies.
   WiHotSpot cannot run from most sandboxes / virtual machines
   This is due to wihotspot accessing the wifi adapter directly.

3. Enter a series of test values
   SSID and Password - usually the program tells you how to fill these.
   Select a Wifi Interface - this will be the card the Hotspot is emitting on.
   Select an Internet Interface - this is usually where devices get internet from. lo should always be visible, that means loop own and is an empty input interface. Selecting inactive Interfaces does not cause an issue.
   Open up the Advanced category
   Select the Frequency 2.4GHz
   Set all other checkboxes to off

4. Start the hotspot and test with other device
   Now test to start the hotspot - it should now show up a PID on the bottom and light up stop while disabling the start button
   After it is on, you may test with a different device to connect to that hotspot. If it works, hooray!

If it still doesnt work, please mention how far you got for error trace. If it cant find Wifi Interfaces at all, this probably means your interface is not working for APs. As said, when that fails, you might check out the other commands to find the culprit and it might become possible to explore options for workarounds.