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How to setup Access Point (WiFi hotspot) on Debian
I'm trying to setup an AP got stuck. I'm using an Odroid U3 and the WiFi adapter is the Module 3 from Hardkernel. I'm also using a Debian Jessie.
Not, I've got it to almost work: the Odroid has ...
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Using iw to add a virtual wireless interface, getting the error "No such device (-19)"
I am trying to add a virtual wireless interface to my debian squeeze system using iw.
The output of iw list is shown below:
root@alix:~# iw list
Wiphy phy0
I am using the command:
iw dev phy0 ...
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How can I control switching between wireless APs on Linux?
Because the walls of my house are thick and tend to attenuate wireless signals badly, I have two access points in different parts of my house, configured on the same SSID with the same settings. Both ...
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Raspberry Pi won't bring up wlanX interface - multiple wireless interfaces
Let me jump straight in.
I am using a raspberry pi 3 running latest version of raspbian (pixel) as a router/wifi hotspot
I have 3 wireless interfaces:
built in wifi interface (brcmfmac)
TP-Link ...
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Wi-Fi Client MAC Address Scanning
In Linux, I would like to know if it's possible to get the MAC address of WiFi clients in close proximity, not configured for Ad-Hoc or as Access Points. For example, a mobile phone that just has Wi-...
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"iw" and some of its commands do not return any output
I've been trying to set up my ARM based computer so that it becomes
a hotspot and a client at the same time.
However all of the information I've found about such functionality mention
the iw command ...
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How to forget wireless networks from command line?
Using the command line on Debian, how can make the system forget the wireless networks I previously connected to?
Thanks.
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Wifi scan interval in Debian Wheezy, reconnect after sleep
I want to reconnect to a wireless network as fast as possible when waking up my computer from sleep mode. It always takes a while (usually 15-30 seconds) before there's even a listing of available ...
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Debian 7: "Failure of key exchange and association"
I'm installing Debian using the Live CD with GNOME and the non-free packages. The internet works just fine when using the live CD, but when you try to open the installer and select a network, it gives ...
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Can't set-up Wifi Adhoc on my Raspberry Pi with an USB dongle
I am trying to set-up an access point (ad-hoc) for my Raspberry Pi. That means I'm trying to "share" the ethernet connection over Wi-Fi. I am doing this using my Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501/RT2573 ...
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Use two network interfaces simultaneously
I often use Wi-Fi from some public networks which don't allow some protocols (like torrent or IRC - next I will only speak about IRC). If I want to use one of those protocols, I have to use my phone ...
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Reaver used to work so fluently, im getting FAILED TO ASSOCIATE.?
I am running debian the latest with amd64 on a dell inspiron 1564 with a Broadcom pci adapter BCM4312
part of the B43xx family.
im also running the latest version of reaver
now I know this adapter I ...
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Is it possible to add 2 interfaces to my wireless NIC to run as a wireless mesh node and an wireless AP
I want to create a virtual wireless access point on my board so I can run it as an AP and a node in a mesh network at the same time.
Has anyone ever done something like this? Is it possible?
I am ...
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Installing TP-Link AC1200 T5E PCIe Adapter on Debian 11
There's a lot of info online about how to install the TP-Link AC1200 T4UH version, or similar, but nothing on the T5E as far as I could find.
How do you setup the TP-Link AC1200 T5E PCIe Adapter on ...
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Intel Wireless-AC 8260 not exposed as network interface on Debian 8
I have been unable to get Debian 8 (Jessie) to install my Wifi Card (GigaByte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2) as a network adapter. The card is reported as "Supported" by The latest release of Intel's Linux ...
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