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[tankdriver <857294@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I found a workaround to this issue:
- kill any running dnsmasq process. (or restart computer afterwards)
- Disable IPv6 in the Hotspot settings. (IPv6: Ignore)
- restart the Hotspot

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The default settings of the Hotspot in Oneiric are:
- IPv4: Shared with other Computers
- IPv6: Automatic

When selecting "IPv6: Ignore" everything works as expected.
Suggesting to change the default settings of the Hotspot-feature, because I think IPv6 is not really necessary for Ad-Hoc Networks in order to work around this bug.

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Title:
  Creating hotspot leads to endless connect/disconnect loop

Status in “dnsmasq” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  - Create Hotspot via "System Settings > Network > Wireless > Hotspot" or manually in the network-manager
  - What I expected:
  * Hotspot is created, clients can use internet connection
  - What happened instead:
  * The new connection connects and disconnects after a second, when "autoconnect" is enabled, this happens very fast in a endless loop.

  I think this error message in the log causes the failure:
  > dnsmasq[5213]: failed to create listening socket for 10.42.43.1: Address already in use
  > dnsmasq[5213]: FAILED to start up

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
  Date: Fri Sep 23 13:06:40 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0  proto static 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
   192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.2.10
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-23 (0 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 2011-09-14T08:20:06.811759

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