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Trouble Setting Access Point 2.4GHz Orange Pi Zero 2
I'm setting up a WiFi Access Point using bridge mode. I successfully configured the bridge mode and it's working. Then, I managed to set up the WiFi Access Point for 5GHz as well. But why did I fail ...
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Hostapd kills ethernet connection
Dealing with the exact same issue like this guy:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=159306
Interesting that how this never answered and/or the issue still exist in 2023 but can be specific to ...
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Setting up dual band concurrent AP with hostapd
I have an MT7615 based wireless network adapter which apparently supports dual band concurrent mode. So how would I go about setting up two access points one on 2.4GHz frequency and another one on ...
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How can I use the same wifi interface in AP mode and station mode simultaneously?
I am trying to use a single wifi interface on a YOCTO Linux device to create an access point and to connect to an existing wifi simultaneously. The AP is successfully created and clients can connect ...
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tcpdump doesn't capture WiFi-to-WiFi traffic
I have configured a transparent bridge on a network that should capture all the traffic of its connected devices with tcpdump (see diagram 1).
The bridge is configured on a Debian 11 server and has an ...
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hostapd: how to block only NetBIOS broadcasts to clients in same WLAN by applying network restrictions
I have set up a Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi hotspot via hostapd, dnsmasq and iptables routing using this excellent tutorial: https://thepi.io/how-to-use-your-raspberry-pi-as-a-wireless-access-point/.
Although ...
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Using Hostapd on Ubuntu 20.04 to create 5GHz access point, "Channel 153 (primary) not allowed for AP mode, flags: 0x20073 NO-IR"
I'm attempting to create a 5GHz access point running off of Ubuntu 20.04. My wireless adapter is the Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP CNVi.
Side note: 2.4GHz access points work all day long, but I ...
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How do I tell OpenWrt / hostapd to use a channel other than 1?
I have a wireless router running OpenWrt 19.07.7 r11306-c4a6851c72. It is both an access point and a client (station). /etc/config/wireless looks like this (sensitive values redacted):
config wifi-...
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Established a hotspot via hostapd (that uses SIM network) and station can connect but can't browse
I have established a hotspot via hostapd that is using a SIM network (through datacall), and I can connect to the network from my phone but I can't browse anything. My suspicion is the packets ...
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Linux | Intel AC 8265 | Creating 5GHZ Wifi Network with Hostapd
I am trying to setup a 5GHZ Wifi Network with Hostapd. The problem is that I cant select a channel because all my 5ghz channels have the no-ir flag, and I can't fix that. I tried every single ...
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How to configure the channel for Access Point 5Ghz in hostapd?
I try to create a WIFI Access Point with hostapd. I have the following Wireless adapter :
Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
It supports WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n ...
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Hostapd - detect and execute command when a device is connected - error
I am trying to execute a command on hostapd when there is a new connection established.
I used this example:
hostapd: execute a command when there is new connection established
But when I start the ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 hostapd hotspot not visible
I am trying to create a hotspot with my new Raspberry Pi 4 B. The problem is, when running hostapd with its configuration, no AP (with SSID) appears and I have no idea why.
I have been using this ...
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How to create multiple hotspots with hostapd?
I would like to create two hotspots with two SSIDs with hostapd (or, in case it's not directly possible, I can accept alternatives). They must share channel (since I only have one Wi-Fi adapter/...
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Linux-Create AP that gets internet from client
I'd like to create access point that will take the internet from one of its clients. In other words, is there a way to create a bridge with a client?
I know how to create AP and bridge it with ...
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Ralink RT5572 based wireless adapter not working in AP mode in 5 GHz band with DFS
Objective:
Get a CSL USB 2.0 WLAN adapter work in AP mode in the 5 GHz band, in a Linux-based system (in particular, Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS, kernel 4.13).
The USB adapter is based on a chipset from ...
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Raspberry pi : hostapd driver error
I'm trying to setup an Access Point on my raspberry pi using hostapd, dnsmasq and two tp link wifi dongles (TL-WN722N 2.0) When I start hostapd, I get this error :
nl80211: Driver does not support ...
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Using two USB wifi adapters as one single WAP (wireless access point)
I'm wondering if this is possible or anyone has done this.
I'm building a linux router/WAP for my house, I'm not completly sold on the distro yet probably going to use either: openWRT/DD-WRT x86, ...
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systemd run script before network up
I am setting up an old laptop as a wireless router/extender and I need to split the network interface before hostapd starts and before netctl runs
# iw dev wlan0 interface add wlan0_sta type managed ...
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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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802.11N in TP-LINK TL-WN722N
I'm using usb dongle TL-WN722N as Acess Point on my Raspberry Pi B 2. It works as AP but I can't get 802.11N speeds to work. My max Bit Rates is 65 Mb/s. Is this correct?
sudo iw list:
Wiphy phy0
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Where does device mode and state output come from, and how do I disable it?
Whenever I change my wlan broadcasting details with hostapd I get some output like this:
[ 6706.929857 ] device wlan0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 6707.986991 ] br0: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding ...
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How does wlan interface receive 802.11 management frames?
From what I have read, hostapd (its used for creating a wifi access-point) creates a mon0.wlan0 interface to send and receive wifi management frames (http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2012-May/...
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clients can't connect to hostapd on raspberry pi
I can't get any device (Win7, Win8 or Android) to connect to my poor man's wireless access point (raspberry pi + rtl8192cu chipset USB adapter (Belkin N300 micro) + hostapd + dnsmasq). After clicking/...
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Hostapd requires manual restart for devices to connect
I am currently setting up a WiFi hotspot for the padres using their NAS with WiFi card.
Setup: Ubuntu 13.10
Hostapd is bridged with eth0 (br0), and works great if manually restarted
sudo service ...
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really disable power save in linux wifi
I've got a laptop with an Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34) (using iwlwifi kernel module). Although power_save (a module parameter) is disabled, I can see 802.11 ...
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How can i setup multiple access points with multiple wifi cards on linux
I've got an old PC with debian on it, which works as some kind of router. It is set up as wireless access point using hostapd.
I want to setup multiple access points, one on old wifi card with 2.4hz, ...
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How to create bridge with hostapd
I want to bridge traffic between wired eth and WiFi interfaces in the same PC. WiFi interface I want to operate as access point. I use hostapd for it.
Using brctl I create bridge and add eth0 ...
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hostapd: clients cannot connect
I built a small Linux system based on Buildroot. I'd like to configure Buildroot and hostapd so that the machine works as a WPA2 access point. Unfortunately, my laptop (the client) cannot connect. ...
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How to connect my Linux netbook (BCM4313) and Windows XP (Ralink USB) wirelessly?
BCM4313 is handled only by staging brcm80211, Windows XP cannot into master mode.
Master mode on netbook (with brcm80211 driver) don't work: hostapd can't start, airbase-ng works only in one ...
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