Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 not able create wifi hotspot on Ubuntu 24.04

[seseeley]

lakinduakash linux-wifi-hotspot is not working for me. It's not linux-wifi-hotspot fault.

I'm not able to create a hotspot with the default Ubuntu wifi controls even when LAN is plugged in and working. However wifi does work for this laptop. But only for this laptop. I'm running Ubuntu 24.04 on a Toshiba Portege R835-P81 with Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 hardware.

I know this wifi HW can share internet with other devices over wifi because I do this all the time when I boot this laptop to Windows 10.

When I run linux-wifi-hotspot from the command line "sudo create_ap wlp4s0 wlp4s0 SBCPICO picopico" I get "ERROR: Your adapter does not support AP (master) mode".

When I run "nmcli -f WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP device show wlp4s0" I get "WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP: no".

Intel has no Linux support for older wifi HW like mine.

I my question is, are there other drivers or workarounds to fix this?

PLAN B

Will linux-wifi-hotspot work with a external USB wifi dongle? If so, what specs would this dongle require?
Would I be able to use the onboard Intel wifi HW to connect to internet and then use the external wifi dongle to act as a wifi hotspot for other devices?

I hate the idea of having to maintain Windows forever just for a beer brewing appliance that needs this capability.

Thanks for any help or insight,
Steve

[tjcomserv]

Hi Steve,

This list of USB WiFi adapters that are supported with Linux in-kernel drivers may be of help:

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/USB_WiFi_Adapters_that_are_supported_with_Linux_in-kernel_drivers.md?utm_source=chatgpt.com

[seseeley]

Thanks for the response. I had found those pages and ordered a ALFA AWUS036ACHM. I'll give linux-wifi-hotspot a go again when I receive it.