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Create Wi-Fi Hotspot on Linux using nmcli

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Create a Wi-Fi hotspot on Linux using `nmcli`

Original post : https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/310699

nmcli con add type wifi ifname wlan0 con-name Hostspot autoconnect yes ssid Hostspot
nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless.mode ap 802-11-wireless.band bg ipv4.method shared
nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk
nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.psk "veryveryhardpassword1234"
nmcli con up Hostspot

Note

If after reboot nmcli con up Hotspot doesn't work

Use this command instead to start Hotspot

UUID=$(grep uuid /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Hotspot | cut -d= -f2)
nmcli con up uuid $UUID

rwb196884 commented Dec 17, 2025

This created the connection and other devices can see the SSID, but nothing can connect to it.

In journalctl I see

Dec 17 02:49:39 kestrel wpa_supplicant[693]: wlan0: AP-STA-CONNECTED 04:34:f6:04:3f:8e
Dec 17 02:49:39 kestrel wpa_supplicant[693]: wlan0: EAPOL-4WAY-HS-COMPLETED 04:34:f6:04:3f:8e
Dec 17 02:49:56 kestrel wpa_supplicant[693]: wlan0: AP-STA-DISCONNECTED 04:34:f6:04:3f:8e

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rwb196884 commented Dec 17, 2025

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Create a Wi-Fi hotspot on Linux using nmcli

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Create a Wi-Fi hotspot on Linux using `nmcli`