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#tldr : #TODO Resources:
- https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=Wifi_NetworkManager#Configuring_WiFi_Access_Point
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dnsmasq
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/docs/dnsmasq-man.html
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/docs/FAQ
Configuring WiFi Access Point with NetworkManager
NetworkManager can also be used to turn WiFi interface into Access Point.
The benefit of using NetworkManager in this scenario is the complete automation of WiFi, DHCP server and NAT configuration.
Disabling standalone dnsmasq service
Dnsmasq is a lightweight DNS forwarder and DHCP server.
By default dnsmasq runs as a standalone service and will conflict with dnsmasq instance launched by NetworkManager.
To prevent the conflict, disable dnsmasq service by running the following commands:
systemctl disable dnsmasq
systemctl stop dnsmasq
For NetworkManager to run dnsmasq as a local caching DNS server, edit/create /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and add the following
[main]
dns=dnsmasq
#note: Maybe must disable #NetworkManager #dnsmasq and enable system service dnsmasq.