[gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Meino . Cramer
Hi, shocked from over 1000 lines of configurational stuff in wpa_supplicant.conf I have manovered to this point The USB Wifi-dongle now is a TP-LINK WN722N with Atheros chipset AR9271 802.11n (thanks for the hint!) which driver is by far easier to compile and use as the hassle with this other on

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Todd Goodman
Hi Meino, I don't think you need to worry about the "rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device" message. I believe that's for getting status of rfkill switches (the switches on laptops to disable the WiFi radio.) A USB WiFi-dongle doesn't generally have those (at least the ones I've used) and ne

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Mick
On Monday 27 Jul 2015 19:13:03 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > shocked from over 1000 lines of configurational stuff in > wpa_supplicant.conf I have manovered to this point > > The USB Wifi-dongle now is a TP-LINK WN722N with Atheros chipset AR9271 > 802.11n (thanks for the hint!) which dri

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Meino . Cramer
Mick [15-07-27 21:04]: > On Monday 27 Jul 2015 19:13:03 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > shocked from over 1000 lines of configurational stuff in > > wpa_supplicant.conf I have manovered to this point > > > > The USB Wifi-dongle now is a TP-LINK WN722N with Atheros chipset AR9271 > >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* meino.cra...@gmx.de [150727 23:07]: [..SNIP..] > I tried the stripped down version of wpa_supplicat.conf with mixed > results. I changed it as follows: > > hw_mode=n # a simply means 2.4GHz > channel=0 # the channel to use, 0 means the AP will search for > the channel w

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Todd Goodman [15-07-28 17:01]: > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150727 23:07]: > [..SNIP..] > > I tried the stripped down version of wpa_supplicat.conf with mixed > > results. I changed it as follows: > > > > hw_mode=n # a simply means 2.4GHz > > channel=0 # the channel to use, 0

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Thanasis
On 07/28/2015 06:27 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: By the way...While tumbling down the google hole ;) I came across "hostapd" which exactly seems to be build for the purpose I want: An access point. BUT: I could not decide, what tutorial is correct: Do I still need wpa_supplicant with hostapd

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Thanasis [15-07-28 18:08]: > On 07/28/2015 06:27 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > >By the way...While tumbling down the google hole ;) I came across > >"hostapd" which exactly seems to be build for the purpose I want: An > >access point. > > > >BUT: > >I could not decide, what tutorial is corr

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 11:28]: [..SNIP..] > Hi Todd, > > thanks for your help! :) > > I will to adjust the config file and see what will happen... > Dont worry about the password...it is a fake one. If everything is > running fine, if will choose a more random one. > > By the way...While

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Thanasis
On 07/28/2015 07:36 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: When starting hostapd, it says: * Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ] * Bringing up interface wlan0 * Running preup ... * Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0 ... *

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Todd Goodman [15-07-28 19:08]: > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 11:28]: > [..SNIP..] > > Hi Todd, > > > > thanks for your help! :) > > > > I will to adjust the config file and see what will happen... > > Dont worry about the password...it is a fake one. If everything is > > running fine, if will

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 13:25]: > Todd Goodman [15-07-28 19:08]: > > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 11:28]: > > [..SNIP..] > > > Hi Todd, > > > > > > thanks for your help! :) > > > > > > I will to adjust the config file and see what will happen... > > > Dont worry about the password...it

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Todd Goodman [15-07-28 19:48]: > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 13:25]: > > Todd Goodman [15-07-28 19:08]: > > > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 11:28]: > > > [..SNIP..] > > > > Hi Todd, > > > > > > > > thanks for your help! :) > > > > > > > > I will to adjust the config file and see what will h

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 14:08]: [..SNIP..] > Hi Todd, > > I unblocked with rfkill and I am a step further: > The SSID is shown on my tablet together with a > boobastic signal strength (no wonder: distance is below 30 cm...;) > BUT: No connect...: > > I start hostapd by hand since wpa_supp

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Todd Goodman [15-07-28 20:24]: > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 14:08]: > [..SNIP..] > > Hi Todd, > > > > I unblocked with rfkill and I am a step further: > > The SSID is shown on my tablet together with a > > boobastic signal strength (no wonder: distance is below 30 cm...;) > > BUT: No connect

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Thanasis [15-07-28 19:28]: > On 07/28/2015 07:36 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > >When starting hostapd, it says: > > * Caching service dependencies ... > >[ ok ] > > * Bringing up interface wlan0 > > * Running preup ... >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 14:44]: [..SNIP..] > Hi Todd, > > ok, I've fixed that...now it displays another error: > > >/usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf > Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf > wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE > Using interface wlan0 wit

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Todd Goodman [15-07-28 21:16]: > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 14:44]: > [..SNIP..] > > Hi Todd, > > > > ok, I've fixed that...now it displays another error: > > > > >/usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf > > Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf > > wlan0: interface state UNINITI

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Todd Goodman
* meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 15:31]: [..SNIP..] > Hi Todd, > > thanks for all your help and patience... :)) > > The recursive(recursive(recursive).problem.).problem).problem has > been solved by rebooting my PC (due to the new kernel) and restarting > the tablet PC. > > Now I am fighting again

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote: > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 15:31]: > [..SNIP..] > > > Hi Todd, > > > > thanks for all your help and patience... :)) > > > > The recursive(recursive(recursive).problem.).problem).problem has > > been solved by rebooting my PC (due to the n

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Mick [15-07-29 03:32]: > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote: > > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 15:31]: > > [..SNIP..] > > > > > Hi Todd, > > > > > > thanks for all your help and patience... :)) > > > > > > The recursive(recursive(recursive).problem.).problem).problem has > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Meino . Cramer
Mick [15-07-29 03:32]: > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote: > > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 15:31]: > > [..SNIP..] > > > > > Hi Todd, > > > > > > thanks for all your help and patience... :)) > > > > > > The recursive(recursive(recursive).problem.).problem).problem has > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-28 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 03:42:56 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Mick [15-07-29 03:32]: > > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote: > > > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 15:31]: > > > [..SNIP..] > > > > > > > Hi Todd, > > > > > > > > thanks for all your help and patience... :)) > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Thanasis
On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: <...snip...> 2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. At the end of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf add a line like host mytablet { hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx; fixed-address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx; } 3) How I can change the MAC on my tablet.

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 29 July 2015 06:40:51 Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 03:42:56 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Still I have to figure out: > > > > 1) What create_ap does differently (and more correctly). > > It also sets up a DNS repeater, DHCP server and configures iptables on your > PC. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:54:53 AM Thanasis wrote: > On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > <...snip...> > > > 2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. > > At the end of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf add a line like > > host mytablet { hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx; fixed-a

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Meino . Cramer
Mick [15-07-29 16:38]: > On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 03:42:56 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Mick [15-07-29 03:32]: > > > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote: > > > > * meino.cra...@gmx.de [150728 15:31]: > > > > [..SNIP..] > > > > > > > > > Hi Todd, > > > > > > > > > > thanks for

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Meino . Cramer
Peter Humphrey [15-07-29 16:38]: > On Wednesday 29 July 2015 06:40:51 Mick wrote: > > On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 03:42:56 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > Still I have to figure out: > > > > > > 1) What create_ap does differently (and more correctly). > > > > It also sets up a DNS repeater, DHCP s

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Meino . Cramer
Thanasis [15-07-29 16:38]: > On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > <...snip...> > >2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. > > At the end of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf add a line like > > host mytablet { hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx; fixed-address > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx; } >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Meino . Cramer
J. Roeleveld [15-07-29 16:39]: > On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:54:53 AM Thanasis wrote: > > On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > <...snip...> > > > > > 2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. > > > > At the end of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf add a line like > > > > host mytabl

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 16:05:10 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Thanasis [15-07-29 16:38]: > > On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > <...snip...> > > > > >2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. > > > > At the end of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf add a line like > > > > host mytabl

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-29 Thread Meino . Cramer
Mick [15-07-29 20:08]: > On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 16:05:10 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Thanasis [15-07-29 16:38]: > > > On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > <...snip...> > > > > > > >2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. > > > > > > At the end of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.c

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-30 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 05:10:02 PM meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > J. Roeleveld [15-07-29 16:39]: > > On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:54:53 AM Thanasis wrote: > > > On 07/29/2015 05:42 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > <...snip...> > > > > > > > 2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. >

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-31 Thread Mick
Some info on lollipop FYI: http://pulse.ng/tech/biggest-flaw-ever-you-can-hack-an-android-device-with-a-text-message-id4018313.html On 30 July 2015 at 12:53, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 05:10:02 PM meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > J. Roeleveld [15-07-29 16:39]: > > > On Wed

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-31 Thread Meino . Cramer
Hi Mick, thanks a lot for linking this informations for me :) My Lollipop device is a pure tablet. I choose intentionally a no-gsm/no-phone device...of smartphones I only like the smart part. And yesterday evening I put Linux on it...currently only as chroot environment (since nobody has current