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javeree Guru
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 453
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:34 pm Post subject: can't get wlan to work as hostap with baselayout2 [solved] |
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The network setup I want to make is
ppp0 for access to internet (using dhcp)
eth0 for wired access from other PCs (192.168.0.1/24)
wlan0 working as an access point for other PCs (192.168.9.1/24)
With the new baselayout, I got ppp0 and eth0 working as desired, but wlan and hostapd fail.
I suspect something is wrong in the /etc/conf.d/net file, but could not find a solution.
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# /etc/conf.d/net
# ppp0 related entries have been removed
# userid and password related entries adapted
modules="iproute2"
modules_wlan=" \
!iwconfig \
!wpa_supplicant \
!plug \
!netplug \
"
config_wlan="192.168.9.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
"
config_lan="192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
dhcp_lan="release"
postdown() {
# Enable Wake-On-LAN for the lan interface
# Probably a good idea to set RC_DOWN_INTERFACE="no" in /etc/conf.d/rc
# as well ;)
einfo "Calling postdown for ${IFACE}"
[[ ${IFACE} != "lo" ]] && ethtool -s "${IFACE}" wol pumbg
# Return 0 always
return 0
}
essid_wlan="MYSSID"
mode_wlan="Master"
channel_wlan="3"
key_Vereecke="s:MYSSIDPWD"
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Quote: | /etc/init.d/net.wlan --verbose start
* Bringing up interface wlan
* Loaded modules: apipa arping bonding br2684ctl tuntap bridge ccwgroup clip ethtool macchanger macnet netplugd wpa_supplicant ssidnet iproute2 pppd system vlan dhcpcd ip6to4
* Running preup ...
* Configuring wlan for MAC address 00:60:B3:94:1A:DD ... [ ok ]
* netplug does not work with wireless
* Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan ...
* Detaching to start `/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant' ... [ ok ]
* Starting wpa_cli on wlan ...
* Detaching to start `/usr/bin/wpa_cli' ... [ ok ]
* Backgrounding ... ...
* WARNING: net.wlan has started, but is inactive |
In the above, what amazes me is that this seems to try to call wpa_supplicant, and tries to plug, even though I've excluded these from the config.
Quote: | iwconfig
wlan IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"VereeckeRouter"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off |
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#/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
interface=wlan
driver=nl80211
logger_syslog=-1
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=-1
logger_stdout_level=2
dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=0
ssid=MYSSID
hw_mode=g
channel=3
beacon_int=100
dtim_period=2
max_num_sta=255
rts_threshold=2347
fragm_threshold=2346
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wme_enabled=1
wme_ac_bk_cwmin=4
wme_ac_bk_cwmax=10
wme_ac_bk_aifs=7
wme_ac_bk_txop_limit=0
wme_ac_bk_acm=0
wme_ac_be_aifs=3
wme_ac_be_cwmin=4
wme_ac_be_cwmax=10
wme_ac_be_txop_limit=0
wme_ac_be_acm=0
wme_ac_vi_aifs=2
wme_ac_vi_cwmin=3
wme_ac_vi_cwmax=4
wme_ac_vi_txop_limit=94
wme_ac_vi_acm=0
wme_ac_vo_aifs=2
wme_ac_vo_cwmin=2
wme_ac_vo_cwmax=3
wme_ac_vo_txop_limit=47
wme_ac_vo_acm=0
eapol_key_index_workaround=0
eap_server=0
own_ip_addr=192.168.9.1
wpa=3
wpa_passphrase=MYSSIDPWD
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP |
Quote: | /etc/init.d/hostapd --verbose start
* WARNING: hostapd is scheduled to start when net.wlan has started |
I guess this is just a consequence of wlan not starting correctly
Can someone help me find the problem with my config ?
I've also seen there is a new configuration file for the network since baselayout2, called /etc/{init,conf}.d/network. I have not find documentation yet on how to move net.xxxx configuration to network.
P.S. the 'equivalent' configuration in baselayout 1 did work.
Last edited by javeree on Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:39 am; edited 1 time in total |
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javeree Guru
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 453
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Today, I rewrote my /etc/conf.d/net, and replaced
Quote: | modules_wlan=" \
!iwconfig \
!wpa_supplicant \
!plug \
!netplug \
" |
with
Quote: | modules_wlan="!iwconfig !wpa_supplicant" |
after this, wlan was correctly assigned a static IP address and hostapd ran correctly.
I am not sure if it as a spacing issue or somethign with the 'plug' statements I left out, and it was too late to test.
Just to let you know it is solved |
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jacques.bernardes n00b
Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 22
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Folks
The most important thing is include the following linis in your /etc/conf.d/net file
Quote: | mode_wlan0="master"
essid_wlan0="YourESSID"
channel_wlan0="01" |
Regards
Jacques |
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donjames Apprentice
Joined: 19 Dec 2004 Posts: 251 Location: 32°9'50" N 94°50'54" W
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:31 am Post subject: |
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jacques.bernardes wrote: | Hi Folks
The most important thing is include the following linis in your /etc/conf.d/net file
Quote: | mode_wlan0="master"
essid_wlan0="YourESSID"
channel_wlan0="01" |
Regards
Jacques |
Hi Jacques,
I have been trying for 3 days to configure my Gentoo Linux computer to be a wireless access point. When I added the three lines to /etc/conf/net, that you recommended, it starting working!
Thanks very much for your input.
Sincerely,
Don James
Henderson, Texas, USA |
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donjames Apprentice
Joined: 19 Dec 2004 Posts: 251 Location: 32°9'50" N 94°50'54" W
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:36 am Post subject: |
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jacques.bernardes wrote: | Hi Folks
The most important thing is include the following linis in your /etc/conf.d/net file
Quote: | mode_wlan0="master"
essid_wlan0="YourESSID"
channel_wlan0="01" |
Regards
Jacques |
Hi Jacques,
I got my wireless access point to work after entering the 3 lines that you recommended.
Thanks,
Don James |
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