Фил Булл (Phil Bull)
philbull@gmail.com
Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org
Use an ad-hoc network to allow other devices to connect to your computer and its network connections.
Александр Прокудин
alexandre.prokoudine@gmail.com 2011

# Create a wireless hotspot

You can use your computer as a wireless hotspot. This allows other devices to connect to you without a separate network, and allows you to share an internet connection you've made with another interface, such as to a wired network or over the cellular network.

shaunm

Things I'm not sure about: Is this actually ad-hoc? It seems to use the same icon. What happens if you have multiple wireless adapters? Ought to be able to share wireless to wireless, I think, but I don't know what the UI looks like. Also, does any of this work? I couldn't successfully test.

Also, looks like there's no page to set the device name. Make one, then link below where it says the name of the network is your device name.

Click the network icon on the top bar and select Network Settings.

Select Wireless on the left.

Click the Use as Hotspot button.

If you are already connected to a wireless network, you will be asked if you want to disconnect from that network. A single wireless adapter can only connect to or create one network at a time. Click Create Hotspot to confirm.

A network name (SSID) and security key are automatically generated. The network name will be based on the name of your computer. Other devices will need this information to connect to the hotspot you've just created.