Illustration: Setting Wi-Fi hotspots in Ubuntu 12.04

Illustration: Setting Wi-Fi hotspots in Ubuntu 12.04

Broadband is available in both rooms and dormitories, and computers can access the Internet. But without wireless connection, how can I access the Internet through a mobile phone? Ubuntu12.04 how to set up a wireless hotspot to share the network between the mobile phone and the computer?
It is very simple. You only need to operate on the GUI without using shell commands.
1. Open Network Connections. Switch to the Wireless topic and click Add on the right to Add a Wireless network;

2. Enter the Connection name at will.
Enter an SSID, which is the wireless Identification name issued by the computer.
Select Ad-hoc in the Mode column;

3. Switch to the Wireless Security tab. In Security, select WEB 40/128-bit Key (Hex or ASCII ). Enter a hexadecimal number or ASCII string in the Key as the password.


4. Switch to IPv4 Settings and select Shared to other computers in Method.
Note that the Connect automatically option under the Connection name should be removed.

5. Switch to IPv6 Settings and select Ignore in Method.

6. Click Save to Save the network.
7. Connect to the Network you just created and open Connect to Hidden Wireless Network. Select the network you have created and connect to it. Note that this wireless connection is used to share the network on the current computer, so please connect your broadband or something before that.

8. Connect to the wireless device on your mobile phone or other laptops. How can I try? Is there? Is the network speed too fast? In addition, before going to bed at night, I like to play with my cell phone. If you have a meager brush, you can. Set a wireless hotspot, set ubuntu to shut down at a certain time, and then lay down the bed with peace of mind to play with the phone.
In linux, you only need to enter a command in the terminal to shut down at a specified time:
1 sudo shutdown + 60 // close the computer after 60 minutes