Turn on Wi-FI hotspot disabled in Ubuntu 18.04

I am on Ubuntu 18.04. I tried to enable the wifi hotspot option "Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot" from the wifi settings menu. But unfortunately, the option is disabled as shown in the picture below. How can I activate the option or is there any other way I can use my wired connection in my uUbuntu destop as wifi hotspot? Switching off/on the wifi doesn't activate the hotspot option.

Thanks

Solution 1:

Apply the following steps:

1. Press Alt+F2 and then type

   nm-connection-editor
   

   and hit Enter.

2. Network Connections window pops up. Click on the + button at the bottom and select WiFi from the dropdown menu. ENter the following parameters:

   • Type connection Name: xyz
   • SSID Name: xyz-pc
   • Select Mode: Hotspot
   • Finally, set the password in the Wi-Fi security tab.

Solution 2:

Was facing the same issue in Pop!_OS, which is Ubuntu based. On some tinkering, I found a solution which could work for you.

Image describing problem

In the above picture, the option to 'Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot' is disabled. To solve this, select 'Connect to hidden network' option present just above the 'Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot' option.

Then select the 'Hotspot' or a similar option in the 'connection' drop down menu. As shown in the below image. Your hotspot details will be auto populated in the below fields. Then click on 'Connect' button. And your Wi-Fi Hotspot will start.

solution image

Solution 3:

It's a long-standing bug.

If you selected Wi-Fi Settings from the NetworkManager applet, Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot will be greyed out in the 3-dot menu. In the Settings window that opens, just click on Network in the left pane, then click on Wi-Fi in the left pane, and the Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot will then be available.