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[Rolf Leggewie <1209511@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

raring has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
updates. Marking the raring task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

** Changed in: wpa (Ubuntu Raring)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  wpa_supplicant: AP mode support not included in the build

Status in wpa package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in wpa source package in Raring:
  Won't Fix
Status in wpa source package in Saucy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Since Network Manager now supports internet sharing over a Wi-Fi
  connection using Access Point (infrastructure) rather than Hotspot
  (Ad-Hoc) mode, AP support is required in wpa_supplicant. This is
  absolutely necessary in order to share internet with most new mobile
  phones.

  To use this, you need to edit the file for your shared internet
  connection, located in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and
  under [802-11-wireless] set mode=ap. If you created a new file and
  it's not getting picked up, make it root:root, and only rwx to root.

  Start the connection with nmcli con up id your-connection-name. To see
  if this is successful, check the syslog.

  
  To see if your interface supports AP mode, run iw list.
  If you have multiple interfaces, it might be necessary to select the right one by adding a "mac" line. Just set the mac in the nm-applet interface on some other connection, and you'll see how it's set.

  I tested with a TP-Link TL-WN722N as the interface for AP mode and
  Samsung Galaxy S4 as client.

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