SUMMARY Currently, plasma-nm does not allow a network card to run in both AP and managed modes. In order for an active connection to be shared, there must be a second wifi interface available. Some network cards are able to do both simultaneously, such as all recent intel cards. This can be checked with iw phy | grep -A 2 "interface combinations" , which returns * #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1, total <= 3, #channels <= 2 with an intel ax210 card. Accordingly, plasma-nm should support configuring the network card to run in both managed and AP. This has an obvious use case, as well as an implementation in windows for precedent. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Connect to a network (must be on a device with one wifi card and no wwan, usually a laptop) 2. Hotspot button disappears 3. Can't create hotspot OBSERVED RESULT The hotspot button disappears, and no hotspot can be created EXPECTED RESULT Dependent on the hardware capabilities, the current wifi connection can be shared through a hotspot. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.17.2 (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: Master KDE Frameworks Version: Master ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bulk transfer as requested in T17796