Ubuntu
gnome-nettool package

Resetting wireless configuration

Asked by Ajay Srinivasan

I was trying to establish a wi-fi hotspot in my Dell inspiron n4110 laptop for my android phone to connect to it.
The inbuilt hotspot feature of ubuntu 12.04 didn't seem to work for some reason . so, I read the following article and did what was told . .
http://thenewbieblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/
After doing those things my wifi status shows 'unmanaged' and doesn't display any hotspots. How to bring back my system to normal ?
also tell me the easy way to create a wi-fi hotspot for internet sharing. are there any tools available?

Question information

Language:
English Edit question
Status:
Solved
For:
Ubuntu gnome-nettool Edit question
Assignee:
No assignee Edit question
Solved by:
Ajay Srinivasan
Solved:
Last query:
Last reply:
Revision history for this message
Ajay Srinivasan (ajay-srinivasan8) said : 		#1

this is the article I followed

Revision history for this message
Ajay Srinivasan (ajay-srinivasan8) said : 		#2

http://thenewbieblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/

Revision history for this message
actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If you configured wifi in /etc/network/interfaces then that would be why too

Revision history for this message
Ajay Srinivasan (ajay-srinivasan8) said : 		#4

what should i do now?

Revision history for this message
SADEG Omar (oix555) said : 		#5

/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
...
is your wifi driver correspondding to this one ? if not, this config file is incorrect, and it could be the cause of the problem.

Revision history for this message
Ajay Srinivasan (ajay-srinivasan8) said : 		#6

i deleted everything in that hostapd.conf file. what should I type in it?

Revision history for this message
Ajay Srinivasan (ajay-srinivasan8) said : 		#7

I guess, I have to search the forums before disturbing you busy people! glad I found the solution here..

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1998634