How to set up WiFi hotspot in 18.04, similar to mobile hotspot in Windows 10?

[kalpana]

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum here. I've searched for the exact query already and didn't seem to find suitable answers, thus posting this. Windows 10 has nifty trick called Mobile Hotspot which shares the computer's internet (Wired or Wireless) with upto 8 devices by creating a Wifi hotspot. ebill Searching for its equivalent in Ubuntu, I found answers for creating a hotspot (which disconnects from the connected network, thus a hotspot without internet) and for routing Ethernet to Wifi hotspot, but not for this. Any suggestions are welcome.

To clarify, I already use mobile hotspot in Windows 10, so I'm confident my laptop's hardware supports this feature: simultaneously connected to a Wifi and routing its internet through a hotspot. If it is a case of lack of driver support in Ubuntu, then there's not much that can be done. However, if there is some option to enable this feature or if its already present that I've blindly overlooked, please enlighten.