Trying to create a Hostpo - no DNS working [Solved]

[~FLOW~]

Greetings my excellent friends,
I'm trying to create a quick Hotspot on my laptop and it's driving me insane.
In KDE you cand create it via gui Networks with the designeted button "Hotspot".
The problem is that I don't have internet in that hotspot. I cand connect to it, ping 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 and even 142.250.72.197 , but no links do not work. So I presume the problem is the DNS ?
BTW I booted up with Linux Mint and it works flawlessly.
Another thing is that I don't understand how hotspots work, who is the DHCP server ? I'm trying to create a temporarily and quick hotspot with a separate netwok. No permanent settings needed.

I tried soooo many methods, even with 3 AI clients but I get the sam results. Even got scripts with 300 lines ... with options menu, backing up, restoring files ..
The thing is that a newbie when it comes to iptables or ip forwarding so I'm afraid I'll mess up my os.
So I want to start from scretch with you :)
What do you suggest ?
Thank you

[Eadwine Rose]

With all requests, as per forum rules (which, if you haven't, please read), please share your full Quick System Info, do not edit.
If need be, you can do this using the LiveUSB, thanks.

[~FLOW~]

sry, my bad

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Snapshot created on: 20241027_0900
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.6-amd64 [6.12.6-1~mx23ahs] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.12.6-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet
    init=/lib/systemd/systemd
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.4_KDE_x64 Libretto
    September 15 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 3542 v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 8 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0926J6 v: A16 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell v: A16 date: 09/02/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 20.0 Wh (100.0%) condition: 20.0/41.4 Wh (48.1%) volts: 16.5 min: 14.8
    model: SANYO DELL 4WY7C45 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: full
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech K520 serial: <filter> charge: 70% (should be ignored)
    rechargeable: yes status: discharging
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech G603 Wireless Gaming Mouse serial: <filter>
    charge: 50% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: N/A
  Device-3: hidpp_battery_2 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse serial: <filter>
    charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-4210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell gen: core 4 level: v3
    note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x45 (69) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0x26
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB
    desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 798 min/max: 800/2700 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil
    cores: 1: 798 2: 798 3: 798 4: 798 bogomips: 13567
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  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: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5
    process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 off: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0a16 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] vendor: Dell
    driver: N/A alternate: nouveau non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~late 2022)
    arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 4
    link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1140 class-ID: 0302
  Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-1.5:5
    chip-ID: 064e:9205 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x720 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 337x190mm (13.27x7.48") s-diag: 387mm (15.23")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: primary model: Samsung serial: <filter> built: 2010
    res: 1280x720 hz: 60 dpi: 203 gamma: 1.2 size: 160x90mm (6.3x3.54") diag: 1021mm (40.2")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 note: disabled model: LG Display 0x0456 built: 2014 res: 1280x720 dpi: 101
    gamma: 1.2 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
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    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0a0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio vendor: Dell 8 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9c20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.6-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Dell driver: ath9k
    v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:0036
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-3: TP-Link UE300 10/100/1000 LAN (ethernet mode) [Realtek RTL8153] type: USB
    driver: r8152 bus-ID: 3-1.4:4 chip-ID: 2357:0601 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: eth1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-1.6:8
    chip-ID: 0cf3:0036 class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down bt-service: N/A rfk-block: hardware: no
    software: no address: <filter>
  Info: acl-mtu: 1022:8 sco-mtu: 183:5 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff
    link-mode: peripheral accept
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.49 TiB used: 1.65 TiB (66.3%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
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Partition:
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  ID-2: /boot raw-size: 1024 MiB size: 973.4 MiB (95.06%) used: 419.6 MiB (43.1%) fs: ext4
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  ID-3: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 274 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
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Swap:
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Sensors:
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  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
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  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list
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Info:
  Processes: 242 Uptime: 1h 30m wakeups: 27 Memory: 7.67 GiB used: 3.15 GiB (41.0%) Init: systemd
  v: 252 target: graphical (5) default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

[j2mcgreg]

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Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Dell driver: ath9k
    v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:0036
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-3: TP-Link UE300 10/100/1000 LAN (ethernet mode) [Realtek RTL8153] type: USB
    driver: r8152 bus-ID: 3-1.4:4 chip-ID: 2357:0601 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: eth1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  

You are using an Ethernet to USB adaptor rather than either of the onboard devices, why? Are they non-functional? In order to create a hot spot, you are going to need a working WiFi card.

[~FLOW~]

yes, the onboard card is only 100 Mb, the adaptor is gigabit.
With the same setup in LM woks fine - no config needed - so it must be something from this os

[j2mcgreg]

yes, the onboard card is only 100 Mb, the adaptor is gigabit.
With the same setup in LM woks fine - no config needed - so it must be something from this os

In that case, I'd suspect a conflict between eth0 and your USB card. Access your bios and see if it's possible to disable the onboard card.

[~FLOW~]

yes, the onboard card is only 100 Mb, the adaptor is gigabit.
With the same setup in LM woks fine - no config needed - so it must be something from this os

In that case, I'd suspect a conflict between eth0 and your USB card. Access your bios and see if it's possible to disable the onboard card.

I disable it, but it's the same, "no internet" just ping to IPs

[dreamer]

Regardless of desktop environment I always use this:
https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot

It's easy to install and easy to configure. Maybe firewall can be a problem, but I don't think so. It's just as easy as creating a hotspot in Windows. It says you can also share Wifi to Wifi using the same adapter, something that most desktop environments can't do.

You write you had good luck with Linux Mint. My experience with the built-in hotspot functionality in Cinnamon hasn't been great.

[~FLOW~]

already tried that, let me show you ...

Screenshot_20250104_163957.png

[j2mcgreg]

Have you confirmed that your WiFi card is actually working with MX?