Questions tagged [hostapd]
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Pi (2 or 4) stops responding when using RaspAp with EW-7811Un
I have a Pi2 and a Pi4 and also two EW-7811Un adapters. I can install Raspbian on both systems with either EW-7811Un and it will run without issue in that state including using the EW-7811Un. I can ...
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DNSMasq unknown interface wifi0 - failed to start
Introduction
I am trying to use my Ubuntu Core-RaspberryPi as a Wifi Access point. Therefore, I am using hostapd and dnsmasq. I followed this tutorial in order to setup everything.
I start them ...
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Unable to Create 2.4 Ghz wifi Access Point on the Raspberry Pi 4
I am trying to create a wifi repeating Access Point on the Pi 4.
I used this guide to setup the AP using hostapd.
It says here that the hostapd.conf option hw_mode=g should ensure using the 2.4 ...
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Utilising a Raspberry Pi as a wireless access point and a webserver
I have followed the official Raspberry Pi documentation's guide to setting up my Raspberry Pi as a wireless access point, with a shared internet connection using the bridge functionality discussed at ...
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I can't see any client in dnsmasq.leases
I'm using a Rpi 3 with a bridge using hostapd, dnsmasq and bridge-utils. I would like to get the IP from /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases but the problem is that it shows nothing. The hotspot works fine, ...
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Using pi to host small wireless network - Hostapd configuration not working
I am trying to set up a small wifi network (offline) using the guide found here.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/access-point.md
Below I have given my terminal ...
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Hostapd and dnsmasq are set up but i dont get any signal on my devices
i have set up hostapd and dnsmasq and ran into some issues. at first the issue was that hostapd didn't recognized the driver. after i deleted that line it did start up. then dnsmasq told me that there ...
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RPI 3 B+ configured as wireless extender (AP + client) troubleshooting
Im trying to configure my RPi 3 B+ as a wireless extender using the internal wifi chip aacting as the client and AP. Ive been following this guide as it seems most suitable for os/model/application ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 wireless access point from Enterprise Network ethernet not working (hostapd)
I am currently trying to setup my raspberry pi 3 to be a wireless access point. It is connected to an Enterprise WPA2 802.1x network via Ethernet. I have credentials for the network but it was easier ...
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Why is hostapd masked after installation?
My question is somehow related to this question: hostapd doesent work anymore
I have a fresh Raspbian Stretch system and then install hostapd via sudo apt-get install hostapd there are no error ...
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Raspberry Pi Model B for a Wireless AP: nl80211 driver initialization failed
I'm trying to setup my Raspberry Pi Model B to act as a standalone Wireless AP using a Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter. However, starting hostapd presents me with this error.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo ...
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Creating router without using ethernet
I would like to make router from my Raspberry Pi 3B+ using built-in wifi.
After installing the OS, I made update, upgrade and installed packages:
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y &...
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hostapd doesent work anymore
I was running hostapd and it worked fine but i had to reinstall the os and copied the config but now it gives me some problems.
First of all hostapd was masked, then i unmasked it and tried to start ...
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hostapd accesspoint with connman
I want to use me linux IMX7 device as wifi repeater (access point wifi client):
wifi wifi wan
TABLET <~.~.~.~.~> (ap0) IMX7 (wlan0) <.~.~.~.~.>...
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hostapd acces point configuration file
I'm using this to turn my raspberry pi into an access point https://github.com/Phoenix1747/RouteryPi
This is my hostapd.conf file:
# Bridge mode
bridge=br0
# Networking interface
interface=wlan0
# ...
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Wifi Repeater – Set Interface down by Default (dhcpcd)
I use a RPI 1 as wifi repeater with two wireless dongles. I configured it using hostapd and dnsmasq.
I want the pi only to be connected to the internet if there is somebody connected to my access ...
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What is Hostapd interworking? How to use it?
I am very excited to use the interworking functionality of hostapd! I aim to do a network redirection once a client connects to my RPI access point. I am following this tutorial for RPI AP. In the ...
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Raspberry Pi WiFi hotspot - Assign address from Wireless network IP range to eth0
I have hostapd and dnsmasq running on a RPi which I have configured to broadcast a local wifi network and assign connected wireless devices an address in the 192.169.1.x range.
What I want to achieve ...
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Hostapd interworking http redirection not working on RPI access point
I am trying to redirect a client on node web server once connected to the RPI accesspoint. I am using hostapd as the access point on my RPI stretch. My goal is for a client's browser to open to my ...
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Problem with Setting up Raspberry Pi 3B+ as WPA2 Enterprise access point
NOTE: Although this seems to be a hostapd problem, however, this problem exists on RP only and that's why I'm posting it here. So please do not downvote because it seems like a hostapd problem and not ...
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Waveshare 7'' LCD conflicts with WIFI (hostapd)
I have bought a Waveshare 7'' LCD (C) (https://www.waveshare.com/7inch-HDMI-LCD-C.htm) and it seems to work correctly on Raspberry PI 3B+ following the instructions on the site (it doesn't require ...
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Connecting to raspberry pi to set up wireless access point
I am using the following link :https://thepi.io/how-to-use-your-raspberry-pi-as-a-wireless-access-point/ to set up my raspberry pi to act like a wireless router. So far I have installed raspbian on a ...
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Devices connected to raspi router are not lan visible
I have recently setup a RPi0W as a means to connect my Echo Dot to my University's WPA-Enterprise network (MSCHAPv2). I was successful in doing so following this Wifi Repeater Guide and modifying the ...
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Raspberry Pi 3b+ as a wireless access point: nl80211 driver initialization failed
I'm trying to set up a Raspberry Pi 3b+ (running Raspbian Stretch) as a wireless access point (using the built-in wireless interface) following the official documentation.
After setting up /etc/...
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Functioning Script for Access Point Which Fails When Run as a Service
In order to reach my Raspberry Pi 3 B +, I need it to broadcast an access point upon booting.
I am aware that there are common issues with crontab @reboot and systemctl running when networking is ...
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hostapd_cli seems to make AP unstable
I use my RPI as wifi repeater using hostapd and dnsmasq.
Since I'm using hostapd_cli to disconnect the pi from the internet if the repeater is not in use, I often can’t connect to my access point ...
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hostapd 802.11n/ac bandwith [closed]
Some 802.11* standards support multiple bandwiths (20MHz-40MHz-...) and accordingly higher bandwith (in Mb/second)...
with this hostapd configuration file, its not entirely clear if we can manually ...
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How to configure hostapd for a 5Ghz network
https://github.com/Phoenix1747/RouteryPi
How can i change this to get 5Ghz? I tried to change mode to ac, but that doesn't seem to work. Where can i get descent information on the parameters in this ...
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How to setup hostapd to send DNS server address during DHCP session start on RPizeroW wifi repeater
I have attempted to set-up a Wifi repeater on a Raspberry pi zero W using this very good tutorial :
Access point as WiFi repeater, optional with bridge
Meanwhile i have 2 problems :
No IP address ...
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Interface (wlan) down after booting – have to restart hostapd service
I configured my raspberrypi as a wifi repeater using hostapd and dnsmasq. I did not touch my /etc/network/interfaces, just added
interface wlan0
static ip_address=192.168.42.1/24
to /etc/dhcpcd.conf ...
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hostapd - using Pi 3 as access point while maintaining Ethernet connection (no bridge)
Currently I have my Pi setup as an access point; It creates its' own network with an SSID and my other devices can connect and exchange messages. For this, I use hostapd and dnsmasq thru wlan0. ...
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OVS + Hostapd Raspberry pi setup
My experimental aim is to create OVS+Hostapd on raspberrypi 3B Module connected to PC as sdn controller.
initial ovs configuration is
ovs-vsctl add-br0 br0
ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth0
Setting up ...
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Connect Android and Pi 3 via network socket using Pi 3 as an access point
Cross post with https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52596484/connect-android-and-pi-3-via-network-socket-using-pi-3-as-an-access-point, please delete if this isn't allowed.
My plan here is to create ...
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How to use AP and Managed wifi?
How can I use wifi connections as an access point while at the same time connecting to an existing wifi network ?
My experiment:
sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add uap0 type __ap
service dnsmasq ...
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hostapd don't start at boot
I spend the whole day to understand how to use the Raspberry (1 B+) as access point with the awus036nha with scratch, following this guide, Setting up a Raspberry Pi as an access point in a standalone ...
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Unable to configure Raspberry pi 3 B+ as a 5Ghz AP using 802.11ac in India
I have been trying to configure my Raspberry pi 3 B+ as a 5Ghz access point but I'm unable to do so. Here is my hostapd
country_code=IN
ieee80211d=1
ieee80211h=1
interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
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hostapd is adding a route and default gw on wlan interface
I'm having a race condition where I'm starting hostapd before I'm able to set up my internet connection (through a GSM USB dongle). If this happens, hostapd is adding a route and default GW to the ...
