Has anybody recently set up ad hoc WiFi connections in Linux Mint, Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution?
Windows 10 does not support that mode any more and the new WiFi chips like the one in my work laptop do no longer support ad hoc mode either. Thank you Microsoft.
Problem is I might need to connect to so called WiFi batteries (battery with a SBC) for infusion pumps. Per default the WiFi adapter offers an ad hoc network that can be used to change the settings.
Now with Windows 10 and new hardware this possibility is usable any more.
Yes, there is a workaround for that in general but there is one situation when only the ad hoc connection is all that is left. This is when the battery goes into fallback mode. It happens rarely but it works.
I have read all kinds of tips on the internet, but nothing worked. I am using two UGWDR82NUH50A dongles who feature Realtek RTL8191SU which support the ad hoc mode to make sure at least the hardware should be working.
I can setup an ad hoc network on one computer and the network is visible on the other computer. When I want to connect with the network via ad hoc a connection cannot be established.
Connections to my existing router work fine
Kind regards,
Bernd Braemer
