How would you suggest to create a hotspot from a root terminal?
I would need to create
- hidden hotspot
- hotspot without password
I am looking for an equivalent of create_ap for android. Here is the full help section to get an insight of what I would need:
Usage: create_ap [options] <wifi-interface> [<interface-with-internet>] [<access-point-name> [<passphrase>]]
Options:
-h, --help
Show this help
--version
Print version number
-c <channel>
Channel number (default: 1)
-w <WPA version>
Use 1 for WPA, use 2 for WPA2, use 1+2 for both (default: 1+2)
-n
Disable Internet sharing (if you use this, don't pass
the <interface-with-internet> argument)
-m <method>
Method for Internet sharing.
Use: 'nat' for NAT (default)
'bridge' for bridging
'none' for no Internet sharing (equivalent to -n)
--psk
Use 64 hex digits pre-shared-key instead of passphrase
--hidden
Make the Access Point hidden (do not broadcast the SSID)
--mac-filter
Enable MAC address filtering
--mac-filter-accept
Location of MAC address filter list (defaults to /etc/hostapd/hostapd.accept)
--redirect-to-localhost If -n is set, redirect every web request to localhost (useful for public information networks)
--hostapd-debug <level> With level between 1 and 2, passes arguments -d or -dd to hostapd for debugging.
--isolate-clients
Disable communication between clients
--ieee80211n
Enable IEEE 802.11n (HT)
--ieee80211ac
Enable IEEE 802.11ac (VHT)
--ht_capab <HT>
HT capabilities (default: [HT40+])
--vht_capab <VHT>
VHT capabilities
--country <code>
Set two-letter country code for regularity (example: US)
--freq-band <GHz>
Set frequency band. Valid inputs: 2.4, 5 (default: 2.4)
--driver
Choose your WiFi adapter driver (default: nl80211)
--no-virt
Do not create virtual interface
--no-haveged
Do not run 'haveged' automatically when needed
--fix-unmanaged
If NetworkManager shows your interface as unmanaged after you
close create_ap, then use this option to switch your interface
back to managed
--mac <MAC>
Set MAC address
--dhcp-dns <IP1[,IP2]> Set DNS returned by DHCP
--daemon
Run create_ap in the background
--stop <id>
Send stop command to an already running create_ap. For an <id>
you can put the PID of create_ap or the WiFi interface. You can
get them with --list-running
--list-running
Show the create_ap processes that are already running
--list-clients <id>
List the clients connected to create_ap instance associated with <id>.
For an <id> you can put the PID of create_ap or the WiFi interface.
If virtual WiFi interface was created, then use that one.
You can get them with --list-running
--mkconfig <conf_file> Store configs in conf_file
--config <conf_file>
Load configs from conf_file
Non-Bridging Options:
--no-dns
Disable dnsmasq DNS server
-g <gateway>
IPv4 Gateway for the Access Point (default: 192.168.12.1)
-d
DNS server will take into account /etc/hosts
Useful informations:
* If you're not using the --no-virt option, then you can create an AP with the same
interface you are getting your Internet connection.
* You can pass your SSID and password through pipe or through arguments (see examples).
* On bridge method if the <interface-with-internet> is not a bridge interface, then
a bridge interface is created automatically.
Examples:
create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
echo -e 'MyAccessPoint\nMyPassPhrase' | create_ap wlan0 eth0
create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint
echo 'MyAccessPoint' | create_ap wlan0 eth0
create_ap wlan0 wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
create_ap -n wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
create_ap -m bridge wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
create_ap -m bridge wlan0 br0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
create_ap --driver rtl871xdrv wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
create_ap --daemon wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
create_ap --stop wlan0