Tethering not working: Activation failed
I am trying to connect to the internet on my mobile phone through tethering. I cannot seem to do this through any of the three methods: bluetooth, wifi hotspot, or usb.
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and a Huawei Nova.
The phone shows that a device is connected when using bluetooth and wifi tethering but Ubuntu cannot seem to connect. I keep getting an Activation failed message.
Might this have to do with the minimal installation? Some package might not be installed?
18.04 huawei tethering
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I am trying to connect to the internet on my mobile phone through tethering. I cannot seem to do this through any of the three methods: bluetooth, wifi hotspot, or usb.
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and a Huawei Nova.
The phone shows that a device is connected when using bluetooth and wifi tethering but Ubuntu cannot seem to connect. I keep getting an Activation failed message.
Might this have to do with the minimal installation? Some package might not be installed?
18.04 huawei tethering
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
Do you have dnsmasq installed and configured?dpkg -l dnsmasq
– heynnema
yesterday
No it was not installed. I installed it however it still fails to connect. Moreover, during booting of the system there's a[Failed] Failed to start dnsmas.
– user10853
22 hours ago
What kind of configuration?
– user10853
22 hours ago
/etc/dnsmasq.conf, and you canman dnsmasq.
– heynnema
13 hours ago
add a comment |
I am trying to connect to the internet on my mobile phone through tethering. I cannot seem to do this through any of the three methods: bluetooth, wifi hotspot, or usb.
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and a Huawei Nova.
The phone shows that a device is connected when using bluetooth and wifi tethering but Ubuntu cannot seem to connect. I keep getting an Activation failed message.
Might this have to do with the minimal installation? Some package might not be installed?
18.04 huawei tethering
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
I am trying to connect to the internet on my mobile phone through tethering. I cannot seem to do this through any of the three methods: bluetooth, wifi hotspot, or usb.
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and a Huawei Nova.
The phone shows that a device is connected when using bluetooth and wifi tethering but Ubuntu cannot seem to connect. I keep getting an Activation failed message.
Might this have to do with the minimal installation? Some package might not be installed?
18.04 huawei tethering
18.04 huawei tethering
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
asked yesterday
user10853
5011426
5011426
Do you have dnsmasq installed and configured?dpkg -l dnsmasq
– heynnema
yesterday
No it was not installed. I installed it however it still fails to connect. Moreover, during booting of the system there's a[Failed] Failed to start dnsmas.
– user10853
22 hours ago
What kind of configuration?
– user10853
22 hours ago
/etc/dnsmasq.conf, and you canman dnsmasq.
– heynnema
13 hours ago
add a comment |
Do you have dnsmasq installed and configured?dpkg -l dnsmasq
– heynnema
yesterday
No it was not installed. I installed it however it still fails to connect. Moreover, during booting of the system there's a[Failed] Failed to start dnsmas.
– user10853
22 hours ago
What kind of configuration?
– user10853
22 hours ago
/etc/dnsmasq.conf, and you canman dnsmasq.
– heynnema
13 hours ago
Do you have dnsmasq installed and configured?
dpkg -l dnsmasq– heynnema
yesterday
Do you have dnsmasq installed and configured?
dpkg -l dnsmasq– heynnema
yesterday
No it was not installed. I installed it however it still fails to connect. Moreover, during booting of the system there's a
[Failed] Failed to start dnsmas.– user10853
22 hours ago
No it was not installed. I installed it however it still fails to connect. Moreover, during booting of the system there's a
[Failed] Failed to start dnsmas.– user10853
22 hours ago
What kind of configuration?
– user10853
22 hours ago
What kind of configuration?
– user10853
22 hours ago
/etc/dnsmasq.conf, and you can man dnsmasq.– heynnema
13 hours ago
/etc/dnsmasq.conf, and you can man dnsmasq.– heynnema
13 hours ago
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after installing dnsmasq, you need to configure it. Check /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
you can temporarily try setting a unused static IP/DNS addresses in the phone, and see if you can reach the Internet then.
if you're running both dnsmasq and systemd-resolved...
Do a ps auxc | grep -i dns and ps auxc | grep -i resolv and look for dnsmasq and systemd-resolved, and if both are running, you need to disable the DNS part of systemd-resolved by editing /etc/systemd/resolved.conf and...
change:
#DNSStubListener=yes
to:
DNSStubListener=no
answered 20 hours ago
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after installing dnsmasq, you need to configure it. Check /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
you can temporarily try setting a unused static IP/DNS addresses in the phone, and see if you can reach the Internet then.
if you're running both dnsmasq and systemd-resolved...
Do a ps auxc | grep -i dns and ps auxc | grep -i resolv and look for dnsmasq and systemd-resolved, and if both are running, you need to disable the DNS part of systemd-resolved by editing /etc/systemd/resolved.conf and...
change:
#DNSStubListener=yes
to:
DNSStubListener=no
answered 20 hours ago
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after installing dnsmasq, you need to configure it. Check /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
you can temporarily try setting a unused static IP/DNS addresses in the phone, and see if you can reach the Internet then.
if you're running both dnsmasq and systemd-resolved...
Do a ps auxc | grep -i dns and ps auxc | grep -i resolv and look for dnsmasq and systemd-resolved, and if both are running, you need to disable the DNS part of systemd-resolved by editing /etc/systemd/resolved.conf and...
change:
#DNSStubListener=yes
to:
DNSStubListener=no
answered 20 hours ago
heynnema
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after installing dnsmasq, you need to configure it. Check /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
you can temporarily try setting a unused static IP/DNS addresses in the phone, and see if you can reach the Internet then.
if you're running both dnsmasq and systemd-resolved...
Do a ps auxc | grep -i dns and ps auxc | grep -i resolv and look for dnsmasq and systemd-resolved, and if both are running, you need to disable the DNS part of systemd-resolved by editing /etc/systemd/resolved.conf and...
change:
#DNSStubListener=yes
to:
DNSStubListener=no
answered 20 hours ago
heynnema
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after installing dnsmasq, you need to configure it. Check /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
you can temporarily try setting a unused static IP/DNS addresses in the phone, and see if you can reach the Internet then.
if you're running both dnsmasq and systemd-resolved...
Do a ps auxc | grep -i dns and ps auxc | grep -i resolv and look for dnsmasq and systemd-resolved, and if both are running, you need to disable the DNS part of systemd-resolved by editing /etc/systemd/resolved.conf and...
change:
#DNSStubListener=yes
to:
DNSStubListener=no
answered 20 hours ago
heynnema
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Do you have dnsmasq installed and configured?
dpkg -l dnsmasq– heynnema
yesterday
No it was not installed. I installed it however it still fails to connect. Moreover, during booting of the system there's a
[Failed] Failed to start dnsmas.– user10853
22 hours ago
What kind of configuration?
– user10853
22 hours ago
/etc/dnsmasq.conf, and you canman dnsmasq.– heynnema
13 hours ago