Sunday, August 10, 2014

Make your Ubuntu 14.04 laptop a wifi hotspot

Guys, how irritating it is to make your android mobile/tab with limited internet as a wifi hotspot and wait for several minutes to just load a Google home page on your lap or PC! Ever wondered how comfortable it would be to make your high speed Ethernet connected laptop/PC a wifi hotspot and enjoy your mobile/tab at any corner of your home/office? I am sure you might be googling a lot about this. Yes! the time has arrived now. We can do this using KDE's network manager in our Ubuntu laps/PCs. I will now explain how to make your Ethernet connected Ubuntu lap/PC a wifi hotspot.

Please keep in mind your la/PC should be connected to your Ethernet/DSL anything to make it a hotspot.

Step 1: First we need to install KDE's network manager. You can find it anywhere through internet otherwise here are some links.

Download KDE's network manager from here

Step 2: After installing don’t open network manager by double clicking or opening it from your dash. Open it by pressing alt+F2.