{"id":10594,"date":"2014-08-02T05:50:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T05:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10594"},"modified":"2014-08-02T05:50:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T05:50:13","slug":"script-to-create-a-wireless-hotspot-on-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10594","title":{"rendered":"Script to create a wireless hotspot on a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.truconnect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/what-is-a-wifi-hotspot.jpg?resize=280%2C280\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simon Walters has written a nice script which automagically turns your Pi into a wireless hotspot. 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