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Title:
  Can't create AP hotspots in ubuntu 13.10 / network-manager

Status in gnome-control-center:
  New
Status in Network Manager Applet:
  Invalid
Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Hi,

  Today I have upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 with the hope that network-
  manager was finally able to create AP hotspots without complex
  configurations. This would enable the end user to finally connect
  phones and tablets to wifi hotspots created with Ubuntu.

  Too bad I found out that the Network tool still creates hotspots with
  ad-hoc networks.

  
  Good news is that with a simple change I managed to create a working AP hotspot and connect my android devices! The only change that is required is to:

  1) set mode=ap to the hotspot connection file (created by the Network tool)
  2) start the hotspot with the nmcli tool: nmcli con up id your-connection-name (credits to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/+bug/1209511)

  
  It is clear then that this is not an hardware or driver issue, so why AP hotspots are still not created by default?

  
  Thanks for the great work.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu22
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Dec 12 14:23:17 2013
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-19 (387 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto static 
   10.42.0.0/24 dev wlan1  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.42.0.1  metric 9 
   10.64.64.64 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.214.172.154 
   192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.122.1
  MarkForUpload: True
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-12-12 (0 days ago)
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   ttyUSB4    gsm               connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/6  
   wlan1      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/5  
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   disconnected  /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.8.0    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         enabled

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