Wifi Hotspot stop working

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1

Hello,

since a couple of weeks my wifi hotspot stop working. Wifi Hotspot is available, but no traffic.
I cant reach google.com and even not ping the network gateway 10.42.0.1 from my connected phone within same network (10.42.0.138). Hotspot from Majaro USB stick will work.

Can someone help me to fix it?

paul@xps-9310 ~> ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s13f0u3u4: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 38:14:28:ac:4e:a3 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.22.6.58/16 brd 10.22.255.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute enp0s13f0u3u4
       valid_lft 258565sec preferred_lft 258565sec
    inet6 fe80::8aaf:b559:603a:4c28/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc htb state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 52:54:00:7c:5f:4e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global virbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: wlp114s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 6e:02:d5:36:7e:fd brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff permaddr 9c:b6:d0:3f:45:8a
    altname wlx9cb6d03f458a


paul@xps-9310 ~> sudo iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

paul@xps-9310 ~> ip route show
default via 10.22.255.254 dev enp0s13f0u3u4 proto dhcp src 10.22.6.58 metric 100 
10.22.0.0/16 dev enp0s13f0u3u4 proto kernel scope link src 10.22.6.58 metric 100 
10.42.0.0/24 dev wlp114s0 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.0.1 metric 600 
192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1 linkdown

paul@xps-9310 ~> uname -a
Linux xps-9310 7.2.3-2-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:07:48 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

paul@xps-9310 ~> sysctl -a | grep forward
[...]
net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding = 1
net.ipv4.conf.enp0s13f0u3u4.forwarding = 1
net.ipv4.conf.lo.forwarding = 1
net.ipv4.conf.virbr0.forwarding = 1
net.ipv4.conf.wlp114s0.forwarding = 1
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
[...]
2

What do you mean by Wifi Hotspot?

There is a route

The wireless device has no IP

So the route will not work

3

Blockquote

they have (copy & past fail):

365: wlp114s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 9c:b6:d0:3f:45:8a brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname wlx9cb6d03f458a
    inet 10.42.0.1/24 brd 10.42.0.255 scope global noprefixroute wlp114s0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::f808:bfe6:f81f:6d47/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

nmcli con up Hotspot

4

Please provide the output of:

inxi --filter --verbosity=8

or the short form (preferred):

inxi -zv8
Running `inxi` in `chroot`
Providing `inxi` when you cannot access your desktop environment
5 
System:
  Kernel: 7.2.3-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 16.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-7.2-x86_64
    root=UUID=9911c2cd-3714-4bc5-92cf-cd7d98e17a58 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet splash apparmor=1 security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
    intel_iommu=on
  Desktop: GNOME v: 50.4 tk: GTK v: 3.24.52 wm: gnome-shell
    tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy dm: GDM v: 50.3 Distro: Manjaro
    base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: XPS 13 9310 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0MRT12 v: A00 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0991
    uuid: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI vendor: Dell v: 3.37.0
    date: 05/25/2026
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 37.2 Wh (93.8%) condition: 39.7/51 Wh (77.9%)
    health: good temp: 27.5 C volts: 7.72 min: 7.6 model: SMP DELL WN0N012
    made: 2021-02-26 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> charging:
    status: not charging control: start: 50% end: 90% type: custom
    avail: adaptive,custom,fast,standard,trickle cycles: N/A
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 31.06 GiB used: 8.9 GiB (28.7%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 8 modules: 8 EC: None
    max-module-size: 4 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-2: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-3: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-4: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-5: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-6: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-7: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
  Device-8: Motherboard type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 4267 MT/s volts: curr: 0.6 width (bits): data: 16 total: 16
    manufacturer: N/A part-no: N/A serial: N/A
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Tiger Lake gen: core 11 level: v4 note: check built: 2020
    process: Intel 10nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8C (140) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0xBE
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 320 KiB desc: d-4x48 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 5 MiB
    desc: 4x1.2 MiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1147 min/max: 400/3000 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 1147 2: 1147 3: 1147 4: 1147 5: 1147 6: 1147
    7: 1147 8: 1147 bogomips: 47923
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx512_bitalg avx512_vbmi2
    avx512_vnni avx512_vp2intersect avx512_vpopcntdq avx512bw avx512cd
    avx512dq avx512f avx512ifma avx512vbmi avx512vl bmi1 bmi2 bts cat_l2
    cdp_l2 clflush clflushopt clwb cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16
    cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority
    flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr gfni ht hwp hwp_act_window hwp_epp
    hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ibt intel_pt invpcid
    lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe movdir64b movdiri msr mtrr
    nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs
    pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp
    rep_good sdbg sep sha_ni smap smep smx split_lock_detect ss ssbd sse sse2
    sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tme tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust
    tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq umip user_shstk vaes vme vmx vnmi
    vpclmulqdq vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology
    xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: ghostwrite status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection mitigation: Aligned branch/return thunks
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: old_microcode status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
    conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
  Type: vmscape status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] vendor: Dell
    driver: i915 v: kernel alternate: xe arch: Xe process: Intel 10nm
    built: 2020-21 ports: active: DP-5,DP-6 off: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2,
    DP-3, DP-4, DP-7, HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9a49
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.24 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.13
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa
    dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DP-5 model: Lenovo G27qe-20 serial: <filter> built: 2022
    res: 2560x1440 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.671 y: 0.325 green:
    x: 0.294 y: 0.627 blue: x: 0.141 y: 0.051 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329
    size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9
    modes: 2560x1440, 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1600x900, 1280x1024, 1440x900,
    1152x864, 1280x720, 1024x768, 832x624, 800x600, 720x576, 720x480,
    640x480, 720x400
  Monitor-2: DP-6 model: Lenovo G27qe-20 serial: <filter> built: 2022
    res: 2560x1440 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.671 y: 0.325 green:
    x: 0.294 y: 0.627 blue: x: 0.141 y: 0.051 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329
    size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9
    modes: 2560x1440, 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1600x900, 1280x1024, 1440x900,
    1152x864, 1280x720, 1024x768, 832x624, 800x600, 720x576, 720x480,
    640x480, 720x400
  Monitor-3: eDP-1 model: Sharp 0x14fa built: 2020 res: 3840x2400 dpi: 339
    gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.663 y: 0.322 green: x: 0.286 y: 0.631 blue:
    x: 0.149 y: 0.051 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 288x180mm (11.34x7.09")
    diag: 340mm (13.4") ratio: 16:10 modes: 3840x2400
  EDID-Warnings: 1: parse_edid: unknown flag 0
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris wayland:
    drv: iris x11: drv: iris
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 26.2.2-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Iris Xe Graphics (TGL GT2)
    device-ID: 8086:9a49 memory: 30.33 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :0.0
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo x11: xprop,xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 500 Series Family On-Package High Definition Audio
    vendor: Dell driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl alternate: snd_soc_avs,
    snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl, snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a0c8
    class-ID: 0401
  API: ALSA v: k7.2.3-2-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.8 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm QCA6390 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Rivet Networks
    driver: ath11k_pci v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 link-max:
    gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 72:00.0 chip-ID: 17cb:1101 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp114s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter driver: r8152 type: USB
    rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 bus-ID: 2-3.4:4
    chip-ID: 0bda:8153 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: enp0s13f0u3u4 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  IF-ID-1: br-d1d778d50376 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: unknown
    mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> virtual: proto kernel_ll scope: link
  IF-ID-2: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IF-ID-3: veth15ea097 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-4: veth3b0597b state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-5: veth62f5948 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-6: veth75afc59 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-7: veth7a5d0b7 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-8: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  Info: services: apache2, NetworkManager, sshd, systemd-timesyncd,
    wpa_supplicant
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Message: No bluetooth data found.
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 292.61 GiB (30.7%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: KIOXIA model: KXG60ZNV1T02 NVMe
    1024GB size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
    speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 10604107
    temp: 36.9 C scheme: GPT
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 250 GiB size: 250 GiB (100.00%) used: 194.75 GiB (77.9%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4 label: N/A
    uuid: 9911c2cd-3714-4bc5-92cf-cd7d98e17a58
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 500 MiB size: 496 MiB (99.20%)
    used: 111.1 MiB (22.4%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
    label: ESP uuid: F8A5-9CAB
  ID-3: /mnt/daten raw-size: 244.33 GiB size: 244.33 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 97.75 GiB (40.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p9 maj-min: 259:9
    label: Daten uuid: 0d3b4dd6-e1ba-4c32-ac2f-f2faf061e945
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
    compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 33.2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    priority: -1 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5 label: N/A
    uuid: cc542564-aeb1-4ce7-a998-20a224039cdc
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 244.14 GiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
    uuid: 0E4C91B64C919953
  ID-3: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:6 size: 1.2 GiB fs: ntfs
    label: WINRETOOLS uuid: 76F671D3F6719459
  ID-4: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7 size: 10.68 GiB fs: ntfs label: Image
    uuid: D8B6AB9AB6AB77A0
  ID-5: /dev/nvme0n1p8 maj-min: 259:8 size: 1.41 GiB fs: ntfs
    label: DELLSUPPORT uuid: C460AD6060AD59C6
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-3: 2-3:2 info: Realtek Dell dock ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 0bda:0487
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 2-3.3:3 info: Realtek Dell dock ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 0bda:0413
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 2-3.4:4 info: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    type: Network driver: r8152 interfaces: 1 rev: 3.0
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 288mA
    chip-ID: 0bda:8153 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  Hub-5: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-3:2 info: Shenzhen Goodix FingerPrint type: <vendor specific>
    driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 1.1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 27c6:533c class-ID: ff00
  Hub-6: 3-4:3 info: Realtek Dell dock ports: 5 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 0bda:5487
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-7: 3-4.3:4 info: Realtek Dell dock ports: 6 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 0bda:5413
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-4.3.2:6 info: CHERRY Corded Device type: keyboard,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 046a:c098 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: 3-4.3.3:7 info: Logitech G303 Gaming Mouse type: mouse,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 300mA chip-ID: 046d:c080 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 3-4.3.5:8 info: Dell dock type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 413c:b06f class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Device-4: 3-4.5:5 info: Dell Dock WD19S type: HID,billboard
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 413c:b06e class-ID: 1100 serial: <filter>
  Hub-8: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: 41.0 C sodimm: 36.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0 fan-2: 0
Repos:
  Packages: 2065 pm: pacman pkgs: 2044 libs: 545
    tools: gnome-software,pamac,yay pm: rpm pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 21
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: https://mirror.23m.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://mirror.it4i.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://ftp.psnc.pl/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    4: https://ftpmirror1.infania.net/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    5: https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    6: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
    7: https://ftp.tsukuba.wide.ad.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    8: https://kartolo.sby.datautama.net.id/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 405
  1: cpu: 29.2% command: phpstorm pid: 6584 mem: 3300.7 MiB (10.3%)
  2: cpu: 14.2% command: firefox pid: 9517 mem: 899.7 MiB (2.8%)
  3: cpu: 6.6% command: gnome-shell pid: 3166 mem: 307.9 MiB (0.9%)
  4: cpu: 4.4% command: jetbrains-toolbox pid: 3350 mem: 395.7 MiB (1.2%)
  5: cpu: 3.2% command: code pid: 12366 mem: 340.2 MiB (1.0%)
  Memory top: 5 of 405
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  2: mem: 899.7 MiB (2.8%) command: firefox pid: 9517 cpu: 14.2%
  3: mem: 427.8 MiB (1.3%) command: chromium pid: 6161 cpu: 2.0%
  4: mem: 398.4 MiB (1.2%) command: mysqld pid: 1417 cpu: 0.6%
  5: mem: 395.7 MiB (1.2%) command: jetbrains-toolbox pid: 3350 cpu: 4.4%
Info:
  Processes: 405 Power: uptime: 18m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle
    wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume
    image: 12.36 GiB services: gsd-power, power-profiles-daemon, upowerd
    Init: systemd v: 261 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: clang: 22.1.8 gcc: 16.2.1 Shell: fish v: 4.9.1
    running-in: terminator inxi: 3.3.41
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:thinking:

To see if I can replicate your issue, I have done the following steps - using NetworkManager GUI on my Manjaro workstation. (workstation is using Manjaro kernel 7.2.8)

Attached a USB network adapter TP-LINK TL-WN725N which is identified by the kernel as

Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n

I have

  • New connection using the Wi-Fi (shared) profile and with SSID Hotspot
  • The connection name is Hotspot
  • The connection has no authentication - basically a public hotspot

The content of the NetworkManager configuration file in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

# cat Hotspot.nmconnection 
[connection]
id=Hotspot
uuid=98cc1d12-6feb-4f48-afd4-8be90e7ab6e2
type=wifi
autoconnect=false
permissions=user:fh:;

[wifi]
mac-address=A0:F3:C1:24:72:84
mode=ap
ssid=Hotspot

[ipv4]
method=shared

[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
method=auto

[proxy]

Start the connection

 $ nmcli conn up Hotspot
Connection successfully activated (D-Bus active path: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/3)

Moving to a Tuxedo laptop running TuxedoOS and connecting to the Hotspot SSID.

Connection succeeds - no issues - IP address, dhcp and route has been succesfully assigned and a working internet connection is up.

As you cannot use the wi-fi card on more than one connection at a time, I suggest you check if the wi-fi card has another active connection or attached profile as this may interfere with your intended use.

To release other profiles or connections, you may need to restart the NetworkManager service.

sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
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thank you for testing (trying to reproduce). I also don’t have this issue when i boot Manjaro from USB. I only have the problem with my current installed (and well updated) setup.
Notice: I’ve tested the last five kernels, but hotspot is still not working.

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Then the time has come for you to consider other causes, right?

As I have replicated your connection naming you should expect a response somewhat similar - with a succesful start it would likely contain a different connection number or you would get an error message - a message you have yet to provide

So what is the error message?

Do you obfuscate your wi-fi mac-address?

Does your wi-fi card support ap-mode?

10

Yes: it support AP. Wifi and also Wifi Hotspot is usually working very well. I can connect with my Phone, but can’t reach anything. Even not the Wifi Gateway address (same network)

paul@xps-9310 ~ [10]> nmcli conn up Hotspot
Connection successfully activated (D-Bus active path: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/8)
11

What do you mean - cannot reach anything?

Have you tried to install a terminal application on your phone and used ping 10.42.0.1 or whatever the gateway might be?

12

Exactly. After connection is made, my Phone is within the network of wlp114s0 (10.42.0.1/24). But “ping” the network gateway address (10.42.0.1) results in 100% package loss.

13

That is likely an issue on your phone.

I have checked with the Termux application on an Android phone using the un-secured network I created.

I can ping the gateway IP and a domain name without any issues.

14

I don’t think so, because when i reinstall Manjaro (or use the live usb stick), everything is working well!

15

To me it is obvious your issue is a configuration issue and I would check the configuration file for the Hotspot connection.

It is stored in the folder /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections but only accessible in root context - or using the Network Manager GUI.

Try changing the Wi-Fi security tab to use None for security then restart the connection.

If you can connect without passphrase it is related to your chosen security model.

16

yes, i’ve seen this files and everything should be fine:

paul@xps-9310 ~ > sudo cat /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Hotspot.nmconnection
[sudo] password for paul: 
[connection]
id=Hotspot
uuid=9beb953d-008a-413f-911f-b0af7a0723ab
type=wifi
autoconnect=false
interface-name=wlp114s0

[wifi]
mode=ap
ssid=xps-9310

[wifi-security]
group=ccmp;
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
pairwise=ccmp;
proto=rsn;
psk=QtSABzc2

[ipv4]
method=shared

[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=default
method=auto

[proxy
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For comparison - I changed my connection to use wpa2/wpa3 personal and my - still - working configuration now looks like

[connection]
id=Hotspot
uuid=98cc1d12-6feb-4f48-afd4-8be90e7ab6e2
type=wifi
autoconnect=false
permissions=user:fh:;

[wifi]
mac-address=A0:F3:C1:24:72:84
mode=ap
ssid=Hotspot

[wifi-security]
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
psk=12345678

[ipv4]
method=shared

[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
method=auto

[proxy]

I suggest you delete the profile and recreate it.

I am thinking that your configuration is causing the issue here

18

I have deleted the profile already 1000 times but didn’t have any success (nmcli conn delete Hotspot).

can you create and start a wifi hotspot from nmcli?

paul@xps-9310 ~> nmcli dev wifi hotspot
Error: Connection activation failed: 802.1X supplicant took too long to authenticate.
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  • Please stay on topic…
  • Your issue is that your hotspot is not working…
  • I suggest you look at your configuration…
  • Please compare your configuration with my working configuration…

Try a configuration with Security=None - then procceed from there…

But yes - I can - and it is working…

 $ nmcli dev wifi hotspot
Device 'wlp4s0f1u3' successfully activated with '71ff483f-8bf7-4724-9993-2b4ab60cae0e'.
Hint: "nmcli dev wifi show-password" shows the Wi-Fi name and password.

And the content…

# cat Hotspot.nmconnection 
[connection]
id=Hotspot
uuid=71ff483f-8bf7-4724-9993-2b4ab60cae0e
type=wifi
autoconnect=false
interface-name=wlp4s0f1u3

[wifi]
mode=ap
ssid=Hotspot-tiger

[wifi-security]
group=ccmp;
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
pairwise=ccmp;
proto=rsn;
psk=ZafkjMJUUnNq

[ipv4]
method=shared

[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=default
method=ignore

[proxy]

And wireless connections from phone and laptop creates a working internet connection.

20

no success. Hotspot is online, but from client side the network is also unreachable

this was just a temporary problem - after reload module ath11k_pci its working again

21

I have a Thinkpad X13 with a Qualcomm QCNFA765 wifi and a Quectel EM05-G wwan module.

I can easily create a hotspot using the wifi and connect from my workstation via the TP-LINK wifi adapter using the hotspot created on the Thinkpad and access the internet via the laptop’s WWAN connection.

I have not been able to reproduce your issue in any way - on the contrary - which points to an issue local to your system.

I cannot make any conclusions as to why you are having the issue.

From the kernel version in your inxi, it seems you are using a kernel on stable branch

and your Wi-Fi network device is

It cannot be ruled out if it is related to Dell’s (or Rivet Networks) implementation of the Wi-Fi module and the kernel drivers for Qualcomm QCA6390 provided by the 7.2.3 kernel.

You could try compiling a custom kernel using the PKGBUILD available from Manjaro packages repo.

This is easily accomplished, with the benefit of being maintained as a separate package. Please see [How To] Compile a custom Manjaro kernel for more information.

EDIT
Just a quick thought - try disabling IPv6 on the hotspot…