On Saturday, August 01, 2015 8:50:21 PM Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > Hello, > > After installing hostapd I can successfully connect to the AP, I can get DHCP > from it, but I cannot access the network through it (neither lan or internet). > This is an existing router box so iptables and everything else is already > properly configured. > > I'm using this minimal config: > > interface=wlp0s10 > #driver=nl80211 > hw_mode=g > channel=6 > #ieee80211d=1 > #country_code=FR > #ieee80211n=1 > #wmm_enabled=1 > > ssid=LinuxAP > auth_algs=1 > wpa=2 > wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > rsn_pairwise=CCMP > wpa_passphrase=hello linux ap > > iw list shows the following supported modes: > * IBSS > * managed > * AP > * AP/VLAN > * monitor > > The ebuild warns that in order for hostapd to work I need to set the card in > master mode (the wiki makes no mention of it). But when I try to do that > (either through the net init scripts or through iwconfig) I get the following > error: > > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device wlp0s10 ; Invalid argument. > > However after starting hostapd it appears that it was able to set the card to > master mode according to iwconfig: > > wlp0s10 IEEE 802.11bg Mode:Master Tx-Power=20 dBm > Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > > So, is this card supported or not? Will I be able to connect and get dhcp from > the server if it didn't? Avahi also _sortof_ works. If I add the wifi card to > the deny-interfaces list on avahi-daemon.conf and try to ping the AP using the > avahi name the avahi daemon (on the AP) logs the following: > > Received packet from invalid interface. > > > This is the output of rc-service hostapd start: > > Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf > Using interface wlp0s10 with hwaddr 00:14:a5:cb:4d:8a and ssid "LinuxAP" > wlp0s10: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED > wlp0s10: AP-ENABLED [ ok ] > > > Any suggestions? > >
Forgot to mention, the card is: Qualcomm Atheros AR2413/AR2414 Wireless Network Adapter It uses ath5k driver. -- Fernando Rodriguez
