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My Situation

I'm running the latest Ubuntu 18.04 and I'm capable of opening a WEP encrypted hotspot, but for security reasons I'd like to avoid WEP and use WPA2 instead. Needless to say, opening nm-connection-editor doesn't let me choose any other options in the Security tab, so here I am.

What I've tried

I found this thread regarding pretty much my issue, which in turn points to this thread, with more details explained, however I got confused in certain areas.

According to the second thread, determining whether or not a wireless device supports Wireless Access Points (WPA) comes down to using the iw list command and looking for an "AP" element in the output Supported Interface Modes list. Makes sense, however my output list lacks the "AP" and I can run a HotSpot just fine, so I had a hard time following any further.

Is It a Drivers Issue?

I have a dual boot set up on my PC, I used to run Windows 10 exclusively before I installed Ubuntu next to it. Windows 10 is capable of creating a WPA2 protected HotSpot with my device! The only thing I can think of that would be different between the operating systems is my drivers, but I'm only given one option in the Software & Updates menu, which is proprietary and should function correctly.

Bottom Line

I would be very grateful if someone could explain to me:

  1. What dictates the availability of certain WAP encryption types in Ubuntu,
  2. What can I do to enable WPA2 (and if it's not possible, why?)
Randoragon
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  • Hi, Just for Clarification are WPA and WPA2 same? when I tried to create Hotspot.. it says WPA & WPA2 Personnel in the security tab of nm-connection-editor – PRATAP Sep 19 '19 at 12:45
  • @PRATAP Well, in practice WPA2 is not the same as WPA, but if the option you're given mentions them both, then I guess it counts as WPA2. – Randoragon Sep 19 '19 at 12:50
  • When I did lshw it showed ap in some of the properties – PRATAP Sep 19 '19 at 13:07

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